February 1, 1862 ~ Saturday

Feb 1^st 1862

I spent most of the day in the Office

February 2, 1862 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. I attended
Meeting in the Tabernacle through the day President Young
Preached in the forenoon upon Temporal things. He wished
the People to get up their ox teams now the ground was
frozen and draw rock for the Temple so the stone masons
could be kept Employed. He wished to send 300 teams
or 1200 yoakke of Oxen to the States next spring to
bring up the poor and Machinery to this valley He wished
the people who had Means to unite & send to the States &
buy twenty Carding Machines, and spining Ginneys
we also want more Nail Factories. We want a machine
that will cut 20 penny nails and we want much machinery
in this Territory to be prepared to live within ourselves &
make all we consume for our trade will soon be cut off
from the Nations. I intend to send for a Machine to
make cards He treated mostly upon these subjects. In the
Afternoon H. S. Eldridge spoke followed by Lorenzo Young
& President Heber C. Kimball who spoke upon the same
subjects. I met with G. A. Smith & F. D. Richards at 5 oclk
for Prattyer. We agreed that when any one of the Quorum
of the Twelve were present at our time of prayer if he was
alone He should go and dress and pray at the Altar as a
representative of the Quorum. W. Woodruff Prayed &
G. A. Smith was Mouth. I attended meeting at the 14^th ward
Levi Richard spoke upon Machinery and Manufacturing
I followed him & spoke upon the same subject fFollowed by
F. D. Richard Br Harrison gave out an Appointm[en]t for teaching Architeck

February 3, 1862 ~ Monday

3rd I spent the day in the office reading & writing
Lectures are delivered twice a week in the 70^s Hall upon the
various sciences which are useful to the people.

February 4, 1862 ~ Tuesday

4 I spent the day in the office Journalizing

February 5, 1862 ~ Wednesday

5 I wrote a letter to J. M. Bernhisel send him a draft
of $405.76 from John M. Ballwinkle I spent the day
in the office and I attended a meeting at the 70^s Hall Brother
Joshua Terry delivered an address upon Psychology He made

February 1, 1862 ~ Saturday

Feb 1st 1862 I spent most of the day in the Office

February 2, 1862 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle through the day President Young Preached in the forenoon upon Temporal things. He wished the People to get up their ox teams now the ground was frozen and draw rock for the Temple so the Stone Masons could be kept Employed. He wished to send 300 teams or 1200 yoke of Oxen to the States next spring to bring up the poor and Machinery to this valley He wished the people who had Means to unite & send to the States & buy twenty Carding Machines, and spining Ginneys we also want more Nail Factories. We want a Machine that will cut 20 penny nails and we want much Machinery in this Territory to be prepared to live within ourselves & make all we consume for our trade will soon be cut off from the Nations. I intend to send for a Machine to Make cards He treated mostly upon these subjects. In the Afternoon H. S. Eldridge spoke followed by Lorenzo Young & President Heber C. Kimball who spoke upon the same subjects. I met with G. A. Smith & F. D. Richards at 5 oclk for Prayer. We agreed that when any one of the Quorum of the Twelve were present at our time of prayer if he was alone He should go and dress and pray at the Altar as a representative of the Quorum. W. Woodruff Prayed & G. A. Smith was Mouth. I attended meeting at the 14th ward Levi Richard spoke upon Machinery and Manufacturing I followed him & spoke upon the same subjentFollowed by F. D. Richard Br Harrison gave out an Appointment for teaching Architeck

February 3, 1862 ~ Monday

3rd I spent the day in the office reading & writing Lectures are delivered twice a week in the 70 Hall upon the various sciences which are useful to the people.

February 4, 1862 ~ Tuesday

4 I spent the day in the office Journalizing

February 5, 1862 ~ Wednesday

5 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to J. M. Bernhisel send him a draft of $405.76 from John. M. Ballwinkle I spent the day in the office and I attended a meeting at the 70 Hall Brother Joshua Terry delivered an address upon Psychology He made