February 6, 1857 ~ Friday

6^th I spent the day in the office & evening conversing with with the board
of Directors of the Agricultural society

February 7, 1857 ~ Saturday

7^th I spent the day in the office & the attended the High priests meeting
in the evening. W. Woodruff spoke first a short time & exhorted the
High priest to prize the priesthood & not trifle with it or any of the Blessings
which God has given you the spirit of God was upon me I was followed
by Lorenzo Snow who spoke well in the spirit of the Lord & was followed
by John Young & others

February 8, 1857 ~ Sunday

8^th ^Sunday^ I attended meeting at the Tabernacle we had a good day James Cummings
spoke in the morning had the spirit of the Lord & spoke much to edifycation
of the people was followed by President Brigham Young who spoke
at length in the power of God & gave a great deal of doctrin & informa
tion He was followed by H. C. Kimball all is published in the news
I attended the prayer Circle in the evening President Young in
speaking of a Blank in the History said that it was during that time in the
fall & winter of 1844 that Sidney Rigdon preached his great sermon when
he was going to take Queen Victoria by the nose. we done a good deal of
work at that time on the temple, & it was difficult to get bread for the hands
to eat. I told the people toor the committe who had charge of the temple means
to deal out all the flour they had & God would give them more & they done
so & it was but a short time before Brother Toronto come & brought me
twenty five hundred dollars in gold the committee & the Bishop met & I
met with them & they said that the Law was to lay the gold at the Apostles feet
yes I said & I will lay it at the Bishops feet so I opened the mouth of the bag
& took hold of the bottom end & gave it a yerk [jerk] towards the Bishop &
strewed the gold across the room at his feet & I said now go & buy flour
for the workmen on that temple & dont distrust the Lord any more for we will
have what we need

I went to the seventh ward to preach I found Bishops Hunter & Willie
W^m H Kimball S. M. Blair & others present to preach Bishop Hunter spoke
first I followed him & had much of the spirit of speaking I was followed
By Bishop Willie with a few remarks Brother Pack spoke first However

February 9, 1857 ~ Monday

9^th My Father Aphek Woodruff was taken vary sick this
morning with the Billious cholic He had a vary sick day I was with him
the Latter part of the day & all night I could not get any thing to pass
his bowels

February 10, 1857 ~ Tuesday

10^th I called upon President Young in the morning & told him I did not
think that my Father would live & thought I should spend the day with Him
^He^ said that I had better do it so I spent the day with him & done all I
could for him I gave him about 3 oz of castor oil & 4 drops of croton
oil injection evry hour of fedity lobelia &c still I could not get anything
to pass his bowels they bloated badly & all thought He would die Dr's
Dunyon & France both saw him & did not think that He would live I was
with him all day & night I continued to poltice his bowels & during the
night I got a passage & their seemed some prospect of his living

February 11, 1857 ~ Wednesday

11^th My Father had a thorough breaking up of his system & purging he was
thourely cleaned out & a fair prospect of his living I attended the female
relief society at the 14^th ward the House was full of females quilting sewing
&c Mrs Woodruff was president sisters Horn & Southworth councillers &
sister Pratt secretary Bishop Hoagland spoke a short time followed by W Woodruff

February 6, 1857 ~ Friday

6th I spent the day in the office & evening conversing with the board of Directors of the Agricultural society

February 7, 1857 ~ Saturday

7th I spent the day in the office & the attended the High priests meeting in the evening. W. Woodruff spoke first a short time & exhorted the High priest to prize the priesthood & not trifle with it or any of the Blessings which God has given you the spirit of God was upon me I was followed by Lorenzo Snow who spoke well in the spirit of the Lord & was followed by John Young & others

February 8, 1857 ~ Sunday

8th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle we had a good day. James Cummings spoke in the morning had the spirit of the Lord & spoke much to edifycation of the people was followed by President Brigham Young who spoke at length in the power of God & gave a great deal of doctrin & informa tion He was followed by H. C. Kimball all is published in the news I attended the prayer Circle in the evening. President Young in speaking of a Blank in the History said that it was during that time in the fall & winter of 1844 that Sidney Rigdon preached his great sermon when he was going to take Queen Victoria by the nose. we done a good deal of work at that time on the temple. & it was difficult to get bread for the hands to eat. I told the peopleor the committe who had charge of the temple means to deal out all the flour they had & God would give them more & they done so & it was but a short time before Brother Toronto come & brought me twenty five hundred dollars in gold the committee & the Bishop met & I met with them & they said that the Law was to lay the gold at the Apostles feet yes I said & I will lay it at the Bishops feet so I opened the mouth of the bag & took hold of the bottom end & gave it a jerk towards the Bishop & strewed the gold across the room at his feet & I said now go & buy flour for the workmen on that temple & dont distrust the Lord any more for we will have what we need

I went to the seventh ward to preach I found Bishops Hunter & Willie Wm H Kimball S. M. Blair & others present to preach Bishop Hunter spoke first I followed him & had much of the spirit of speaking I was followed By Bishop Willie with a few remarks Brother Pack spoke first However

February 9, 1857 ~ Monday

9th [FIGURE] My Father Aphek Woodruff was taken vary sick this morning with the Billious cholic He had a vary sick day I was with him the Latter part of the day & all night I could not get any thing to pass his bowels

February 10, 1857 ~ Tuesday

10th I called upon President Young in the morning & told him I did not think that my Father would live & thought I should spend the day with Him He said that I had better do it so I spent the day with him & done all I could for him I gave him about 3 oz of castor oil & 4 drops of croton oil injection evry hour of fedity lobelia &c still I could not get anything to pass his bowels they bloated badly & all thought He would die. Dr's Dunyon & Framd] both saw him & did not think that He would live I was with him all day & night I continued to poltice his bowels & during the night I got a passage & their seemed some prospect of his living

February 11, 1857 ~ Wednesday

11th My Father had a thorough breaking up of his system & purging he was thourely cleaned out & a fair prospect of his living I attended the female relief society at the 14th ward the House was full of females quilting sewing &c Mrs Woodruff was president sisters Horn & Southworth councillers & sister Pratt secretary Bishop Hoagland spoke a short time followed by W Woodruff