May 2, 1862 ~ Friday

May 2nd 1862

I spent a part of the day in the office Journalizing

May 3, 1862 ~ Saturday

3 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowm[en]t House
we gave Endowm[en]ts to 44 person. D. H. Wells sealed 26 couple I
sealed 4 couple. President Young was unwell & did not attend

May 4, 1862 ~ Sunday

4 Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle. John Stockes
Thomas Taylor, Robert Pixton Miner G. Atwood & W^m John
Swanson & President Wells preached in the forenoon & Millen
Atwood & President H. C. Kimball in the afternoon. I met
with O. Pratt, J. Taylor G A Smith & F. D. Richards for prayer
F. D. Richard Prayed & O Pratt was mouth. in company with
F. D. Richards I visited A. O. Smoot who was vary sick
we laid hands upon him anointed him & rebuked his fever
and he began to amend from that Hour

May 5, 1862 ~ Monday

5 All the streams in Utah are vary High. The canyon creek
is doing much damage is washing away mill dams covering
wheat fields, carrying away fenses &c the New Bridge on
Webber is carried away & much damage is done. I spent
most of the day in the office filing my family papers

May 6, 1862 ~ Tuesday

6. I spent most of the day filing family papers or corresponding
Letters I visited Brother A. O. Smoot I found him vary sick
I laid hands upon him with Dr Jeter Clinton & prayed
for him. His family was discouraged about him fearing He
would die. On my return to the office I spoke to President
B Young about him He said He would be around again
in few days He saw him in a dream the night before &
thought He would soon get well

May 7, 1862 ~ Wednesday

7^th I finished filing & packing up my family letters & all
all corresponding letters at noom. In the afternoon
I rode in President Youngs carriage with Him & D. H. Wells
& Albert Carrington to Brother Abram O. Smoots who was
still vary sick President You[n]g said we ought to be cheerful
while among the sick. When we are well we ought to live our religion
and be faithful in our prayers and when we are sick be Jovial
& get a fiddle & not be cast down we all laid hands upon Brother Smoot
President Young was mouth & blessed him I then returned to
the office & read History to Geo A. Smith I visited Brother Smoot

May 2, 1862 ~ Friday

May 2nd 1862 I spent a part of the day in the office Journalizing

May 3, 1862 ~ Saturday

3 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 44 person. D. H. Wells sealed 26 couple I sealed 4 couple. President Young was unwell & did not attend

May 4, 1862 ~ Sunday

4 Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle. John Stockes Thomas Taylor, Robert Pixton Miner G. Atwood & John Swanson & President Wells preached in the forenoon & Millen Atwood & President H. C. Kimball in the afternoon. I met with O. Pratt, J. Taylor G A Smith & F. D. Richards for prayer F. D. Richard Prayed & O Pratt was mouth. in company with F. D. Richards I visited A. O. Smoot who was vary sick we laid hands upon him anointed him & rebuked his fever and he began to amend from that Hour

May 5, 1862 ~ Monday

5 All the streams in Utah are vary High. The canyon creek is doing much damage is washing away mill dams covering wheat fields, carrying away fenses &c the New Bridge on Webber is carried away & much damage is done. I spent most of the day in the office filing my family papers

May 6, 1862 ~ Tuesday

6. I spent most of the day filing family papers or corresponding Letters. I visited Brother A. O. Smoot I found him vary sick I laid hands upon him with Dr Jeter Clinton & prayed for him. His family was discouraged about him fearing He would die. On my return to the office I spoke to President B Young about him He said He would be around again in few days He saw him in a dream the night before & thought He would soon get well

May 7, 1862 ~ Wednesday

7th I finished filing & packing up my family letters & all all corresponding letters at noom. In the afternoon I rode in President Youngs carriage with Him & D. H. Wells & Albert Carrington to Brother Abram O. Smoots who was still vary sick President Young said we ought to be cheerful while among the sick. when we are well we ought to live our religion and be faithful in our prayers and when we are sick be Jovial & get a fiddle & not be cast down we all laid hands upon Brother Smoot President Young was mouth & blessed him I then returned to the office & read History to Geo A. Smith I visited Brother Smoot