December 15, 1863 ~ Tuesday

Dec 15 1863

I spent the day in the Legislature to day we met in Joint session
and Received the Acting Govornors Message which was vary good
considering a Gentile Govornor

December 16, 1863 ~ Wednesday

16. I met with the council at one oclok & spent the Afternoon in the Lgislature
& in the Evening I Attended the Musical consort of O Calder, at
the Theater thare was 200 girls all dressed in white & 60 young men in
dressed coats white vests. It was one of the beautifulest sights I ever saw
they sung vary well

December 17, 1863 ~ Thursday

17 I spent the fore part of the day in the office the afternoon in the Legislature

December 18, 1863 ~ Friday

18. I spent the day in the Legislative Council

December 19, 1863 ~ Saturday

19 I preached the funeral sermon of Father Atwood at 10 oclok in the
assembly rooms. then went to the Endowment House & sealed 21 couple
we gave Endowments to 31 persons. I Attended the trial of Jason Luce

December 20, 1863 ~ Sunday

20. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting in the Tabernacle Lorenzo Snow spoke in the forenoon & I
spoke in the Afternoon. President Young was present. I met with my
the Quorum of the Twelve for Prayer in the Evening there were present
O Pratt, J Taylor, W Woodruff L. Snow, & Erastus Snow

December 21, 1863 ~ Monday

21. I spent the afternoon in the Legislative council

December 22, 1863 ~ Tuesday

22^nd. I spent the fore part of the day in writing my report to the Legislature
in the afternoon I attended the court & heard the Judge Elias Smith
sentence Jason Luce, who had been tried for murder & rendered
Guilty of Murder, in the first degree by a Jury of 12 men. The
Judge sentenced him to be shot on Tuesday the 12 of January
He made a few remarks & tryed to Justify himself by saying that
what he done He done in self defence &c when he was taken down
into his sell he wept like a child he told his brother that if He
was executed he must remember that Wm Hickman was the
cause & that he was now deserting him. Hickman & party are
holding out the hope to him that He will be reprieved

December 23, 1863 ~ Wednesday

23rd The Legislature met to day adjourned till Jan 4. Thare has
been a General drive of Horses & cattle from west of Jordon they
were drove into the public yards by hundreds some were killed &
maimed a large share of them find no owners it is a Bad time
of year for a public drive

December 24, 1863 ~ Thursday

24 we had a hard snow storm I spent most of the day in picking over Apples

December 15, 1863 ~ Tuesday

Dec 15 1863

I spent the day in the Legislature to day we met in Joint session and Received the Acting Govornors Message which was vary good considering a Gentile Govornor

December 16, 1863 ~ Wednesday

16. I met with the council at one oclok & spent the Afternoon in the Legislature & in the Evening I Attended the Musical consort of O Calder, at the Theater thare was 200 girls all dressed in white & 60 young men in dress coats white vests. It was one of the beautiful sights I Ever saw they sung vary well

December 17, 1863 ~ Thursday

17 I spent the fore part of the day in the office the afternoon in the Legislature

December 18, 1863 ~ Friday

18. I spent the day in the Legislative Council

December 19, 1863 ~ Saturday

19 I preached the funeral sermon of Father Atwood at 10 oclok in the assembly rooms, then went to the Endowment House & sealed 21 couple we gave Endowments to 31 persons. I Attended the trial of Jason Luce

December 20, 1863 ~ Sunday

20. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting in the Tabernacle Lorenzo Snow spoke in the forenoon & I spoke in the Afternoon Presidet Young was present. I met with the Quorum of the Twelve for Prayer in the Evening there were present O Pratt, J Taylor, W Woodruff L. Snow, & Erastus Snow

December 21, 1863 ~ Monday

21. I spent the afternoon in the Legislative council

December 22, 1863 ~ Tuesday

22nd. I spent the fore part of the day in writing my report to the Legislature in the afternoon I attended the court & heard the Judge Elias Smith sentence Jason Luce, who had been tried for murder & rendered Guilty of murder, in the first degree by a Jury of 12 men. The Judge sentenced him to be shot on Tuesday the 12 of January He made a few remarks & tryed to Justify himself by saying that what he done He done in self defence &c when he was taken down into his sell he wept like a child he told his brother that if He was Executed he must remember that Wm Hickman was the cause & that he was now deserting him. Hickman & party are holding out the hope to him that He will be reprieved

December 23, 1863 ~ Wednesday

23rd The Legislature met to day adjourned till Jan 4. Thare has been a General drive of Horses & cattle from west of Jordon they were drove into the public yards by hundreds some were killed & maimed a large share of them find no owners it is a Bad time of year for a public drive

December 24, 1863 ~ Thursday

24 we had a hard snow storm I spent most of the day in picking over Apples