January 1, 1857 ~ Thursday

JAN 1^st 1857 This new Years day come in with a tremendious
snow storm. I spent a good deal of the day with President Young &
F. D. Richards. President Young gave us good council & wished us to
become saviors upon mount Zion & told us in what way that we might
have a crown of Glory in the Eternal world I attended a meeting
in the 8^th word I went in company with S. M. Blair the House was full
notwithstanding the snow was deep I heard the Bishop & council speak I
followed in few remarks & gave good council but did not feel much like
speaking.

January 2, 1857 ~ Friday

2nd I met in the Legislative Council in the forenoon & done good deal of
business also read the 17 chapter of St John & 10 chapter Heb. Wethe spirit
of God was with us & many God [good] things said. I held a council
with President YoKimball & the 12 about the Missionaries & Bishop of the 13 ward
and at 65 oclok I called upon Edson Stowell who was vary sick with
the Lung fever. I laid hands upon him & blessed him. I then went to
the social Hall & met in council with the Twelve President Spencer & the
Bishop of the 13 ward we spent the time in council till midnight the object of
the meeting was to unite the feelings of the Bishop & council with the missionaries
we had a good time and all felt benefited when we left

January 3, 1857 ~ Saturday

3rd I spent the day in the office it was quite a thaw. H. C. Kimball came
in & read a letter to his Brother Solomon then He set down & taught us
good doctrin He said that He did not Believe in this custom of Adoption
that had been practiced in this Church no man should give his
Birthright to another but should keep his birthright in the linage
of his Fathers & go to & unite the link through the whole linage of their
fathers untill they come up to a man in the Linage who held the priesthood
like a Branch of a tree the branch of a vine still abides in the vine though
it comes out of it unless the vine is cut of[f] or the branch it will abide
in it. now unless a man is a poor cuss he should keep his priest-
hood & unite it with his Fathers & not give it to another, & the Lord will
save our Father. Evry man that gets his Patriarchal Blessings
& Priesthood He becomes the Patriarch of his own family & should
bless his own family.

I attended the High Priest Meetings in the evening John Young was
President. Orson Hyde addressed the meeting was followed By W Woodruff
& L. Snow the spirit of God rested upon us in power &
the vision of our minds was open upon the priesthood & its power
& Blessings. I told the people that they did not prize the priesthood
as they should & spoke of the great work which we had to perform
who bore the priesthood in preparing this generation for salvation
or damnation in redeeming our dead &c. we had about the
best meeting we have had since the refermation.

January 4, 1857 ~ Sunday

4^th Sunday I spent the day at the tabernacle. Lorenzo Snow
addressed the people & was followed by W. Woodruff in the fore part of the
day & O. Hyde & D Spencer in the afternoon the spirit of the Lord was
with us & we had a good day I attended the prayer circle in the evening
& went in company with S. M Blair to the 11^th ward & I preached to
the people & several others spoke we had a good meeting

Daniel H Wells was ordained to the Apostleship & as one of the first
5^th I spent thPresidency or 2nd councellor to president Brigham Young. He was ordained
under the Hands of Presidents Brigham Young & H C Kimball

January 1, 1857 ~ Thursday

JAN 1st 1857 This new Years day come in with a tremendious snow storm I spent a good deal of the day with President Young & F. D. Richards President Young gave us good council & wished us to become saviors upon mount Zion & told us in what way that we might FIGURES have a crown of Glory in the Eternal world I attended a meeting in the 8th word I went in company with S. M. Blair the House was full notwithstanding the snow was deep I heard the Bishop & council speak I followed in few remarks & gave good council but did not feel much like speaking.

January 2, 1857 ~ Friday

2nd I met in the Legislative Council in the forenoon & done good deal of business also read the 17 chapter of St John & 10 chapter Heb. the spirit of God was with us & many Good things said. I held a council with PresidentKimball & the 12 about the Missionaries & Bishop of the 13 ward and at 5 oclok I called upon Edson Stowell who was vary sick with the Lung fever I laid hands upon him & blessed him. I then went to the social Hall & met in council with the Twelve President Spencer & the Bishop of the 13 ward we spent the time in council till midnight the object of the meeting was to unite the feelings of the Bishop & council with the missionaries we had a good time and all felt benefited when we left

January 3, 1857 ~ Saturday

3rd I spent the day in the office it was quite a thaw. H. C. Kimball came in & read a letter to his Brother Solomon then He set down & taught us good doctrin He said that He did not Believe in this custom of Adoption [FIGURE] that had been practiced in this Church no man should give his Birthright to another but should keep his birthright in the linage of his Fathers & go to & unite the link through the whole linage of their fathers untill they come up to a man in the Linage who held the priesthood like a Branch of a tree the branch of a vine still abides in the vine though it comes out of it unless the vine is cut off or the branch it will abide in it. now unless a man is a poor Cuss he should keep his priesthood & unite it with his Fathers & not give it to another. & the Lord will save our Father. Evry man that gets his Patriarchal Blessings & Priesthood He becomes the Patriarch of his own family & should bless his own family.

I attended the High Priest meeting in the evening John Young was President. Orson Hyde addressed the meeting was followed By W Woodruff & L. Snow the spirit of God rested upon us in power & the vision of our minds was open upon the priesthood & its power & Blessings. I told the people that they did not prize the priesthood as they should & spoke of the great work which we had to perform who bore the priesthood in preparing this generation for salvation or damnation in redeeming our dead &c. we had about the best meeting we have had since the refermation.

January 4, 1857 ~ Sunday

4th Sunday I spent the day at the tabernacle Lorenzo Snow addressed the people & was followed by W. Woodruff in the fore part of the day & O. Hyde & D Spencer in the afternoon the spirit of the Lord was with us & we had a good day I attended the prayer circle in the evening & went in company with S. M Blair to the 11th ward & I preached to the people & several others spoke we had a good meeting

Daniel H Wells was ordained to the Apostleship & as one of the first Presidencyor 2nd councellor to president Brigham Young He was ordained under the Hands of Presidents Brigham Young & H C Kimball