February 25, 1865 ~ Saturday

Feb 25 1865
I spent the day at home as I was sick H. C. K & G. Q. Cannon
gave Endowments to 56 persons H. C. K sealed 5 persons G Q Cannon 18 persons

February 26, 1865 ~ Sunday

26. sunday I spent the day at home was sick with rheumatism
Joseph W. Young spoke in the morning & Robert Williams & G. B. Wallace [talked]

February 27, 1865 ~ Monday

27. I sent a load of wheat to the mill, & spent the evening at the office

February 28, 1865 ~ Tuesday

28 I received a letter from Wilford one to me, one to his Mother
one to Bulah, one to Robert & Susan. He also wrote one to Brother Cannon
a vary good one. I called a short time in the Presidents office I
married Emma Wardle to Lemuel L Williams at my house
in the Evening President Young hgave his consent

March 1, 1865 ~ Wednesday

March 1. my birth day I am 58 years of age this
day. I spent most of the day at my Farm taking care of
poor cattle I drew one poor cow half a mile on a sled
to get her to a stable to keep her from dying it is a vary
hard winter on stock

March 2, 1865 ~ Thursday

2nd I spent the forenoon in hearing Tullage, read my History, & afternoon
in writing. Brother G. A. Smith returned from the South. Brother Isaac
Laney gave an account of the Hawns Mill Massacree He shot one man
after he had been shot with several balls

March 3, 1865 ~ Friday

3rd I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 52 persons H. C. Kimball sealed 9, W. Woodruff 10 couple, & G. Q C. 1.
President H. C. Kimball said to C. W. West G. Q. Cannon & W Woodruff
{that President Young ordained his sons alone. He did not have his} 2 councellors {with him so that it is not legal and it will not stand. It will be broken up and come to naught. They have not the power of the First} presidency
{because the} 2 {counsellors did not lay hands upon their} Heads {and I say in the name of Christ it will not stand and I know it by} revelation {and God has shown it to me.} Why {did not President Young call upon his} 2 {counsellors because he was selfish in it it was not done by the Spirit of God and it will not stand and the Lord has told me so the Lord did not call him to do it and it will come to naught Wilford Woodruff write this and see if it does not come to pass and if it does not then cross it out this ordination was not legal because his} 2 Councellers {did not} officiate {with him they have not the same power that his other counsellors have but President Young wished to have his sons lead the Church if he died this was his} object {and why did he not ask his} Councellers {to join with him they would have done it if he had} required {it but I know it will not stand}

March 4, 1865 ~ Saturday

March 4. I spent most of the day in the Endowment House, we gave
Endowments to 67 persons H. C. K. sealed 7, & W. Woodruff 25 couple we
left about 3 oclok. There was a great celebration in the City on this

February 25, 1865 ~ Saturday

Feb 25 1865 I spent the day at home as I was sick H. C. K & G. Q. Cannon gave Endowments to 56 persons H. C. K sealed 5 persons G Q Cannon 18 persons

February 26, 1865 ~ Sunday

26. sunday I spent the day at home was sick with rheumatism Joseph W. Young spoke in the morning & Robert Williams & G. B. Wallace talked

February 27, 1865 ~ Monday

27. I sent a load of wheat to the mill, & spent the evening at the office

February 28, 1865 ~ Tuesday

28 [FIGURE] I received a letter from Wilford one to me, one to his Mother one to Bulah, one to Robert & Susan. He also wrote one to Brother Cannon a vary good one. I called a short time in the Presidents office I married Emma Wardle to Lemuel L Williams at my house in the Evening President Younggave his consent

March 1, 1865 ~ Wednesday

March 1. [FIGURE] my birth day I am 58 years of age this day. I spent most of the day at my Farm taking care of poor cattle I drew one poor cow half a mile on a sled to get her to a stable to keep her from dying it is a vary hard winter on stock

March 2, 1865 ~ Thursday

2nd I spent the forenoon in hearing Tullage, read my History, & afternoon in writing. Brother G. A. Smith returned from the South. Brother Isaac Laney gave an account of the Hawns Mill Massacree He shot one man after he had been shot with several balls

March 3, 1865 ~ Friday

3rd I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 52 persons H. C. Kimball sealed 9, W. Woodruff 10 couple, & G. Q C. 1. [FIGURE] President H. C. Kimball said to C. W. West G. Q. Cannon & W Woodruff {that President Young ordained his sons alone. He did not have his} 2 councellors {with him so that it is not legal and it will not stand. It will be broken up and come to naught. They have not the power of the First} presidency {because the} 2 {counsellors did not lay hands upon their} Heads {and I say in the name of Christ it will not stand and I know it by} revelation {and God has given it to me.} Why {did not President Young call upon his} 2 {counsellors? Because he was selfish in it. It was not done by the Spirit of God and it will not stand and the Lord has told me so. The Lord did not call him to do it and it will come to naught. Wilford Woodruff write this and see if it does not come to pass and if it does not then cross it out. This ordination was not legal because his} 2 Councellers {did not} officiate {with him. They have not the same power that his other counsellors have but President Young wished to have his sons lead the Church if he died. This was his} object {and why did he not ask his} Councellers {to join with him? They would have done it if he had} required {it but I know it will not stand.}

March 4, 1865 ~ Saturday

March 4. [FIGURE] I spent most of the day in the Endowment House, we gave Endowments to 67 persons H. C. K. sealed 7, & W. Woodruff 25 couple we left about 3 oclok. There was a great celebration in the City on this