I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
20 their endowment W. Woodruff sealed 14 couple I spent the afternoon
in the office writing I attended the Theater in the Evening
~ Sunday
7 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting at the Tabernacle. Henry I. Doremus & Joseph Young
spoke in the morning, & J McKnight & Wm Samuel Godby in
the Afternoon. I went to my Prayer Circle & Prayed I Preached
in the evening in the 3rd ward I called upon Mother Malin
85 years old she was a smart old Lady.
~ Monday
8. Monday it is a cold foggy frosty day I spent a little time
in the Presidents office in the afternoon, and I attended the
Lecture of Artemus Ward and it out humbugs all humbugs I
ever see or heard of in my life it was neithur fun nor good none-
sens every body felt sold.
~ Tuesday
9 It is a cold day. I spent a part of the day in the office I wrote a
Letter to G. Q. Cannon I visited his wife also sister Susan Conrad
or Wilconson. I conversed with her about Elder Lorenzo D Baran
~ Wednesday
10. I spent most of the day in the office writing.
~ Thursday
11. I spent most of the day in attending a funeral of
Mrs Summers aged som 65 years it was a vary cold windy
day. I spoke to the people a short time. There has been a
destructive storm of wind & snow North to day, it has destro-
yed many buildings. it carried away the Tower & roof
of the New Meeting house in Bountiful. The Patriarch John Young was in the storm & came near perishing
I went to the Theater in the Evening to see the performance
of Professor Sim^m^ons in his Magic & Mistic feats of
Necromancy. his performance did not consist of a great
variety, but a good deal of mystery
~ Friday
12 We had a hard wind through the night I spent most
of the day in the office
~ Saturday
13. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment. We
gave Endowments to 23. President Kimball sealed 4 couple &
W Woodruff 9 couple I spent the evening in the office
~ Sunday
14. I met with my Quorum in the morning. Attended
Meeting all day in the Tabernacle. G. B. Wallace spoke in the
I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
20 their Endowment W. Woodruff sealed 14 couple I spent the afternoon
in the office writing I attended the Theater in the Evening
~ Sunday
7 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting at the TabernacleHenry I. Doremus & Joseph Young
spoke in the morning, & J McKnight & Wm Samuel Godby in
the Afternoon. I went to my Prayer Circle & Prayed I Preached
in the evening in the 3rd ward I called upon Mother Malin
85 years old she was a smart old Lady.
~ Monday
8. Monday it is a cold foggy frosty day I spent a little time
in the Presidents office in the afternoon, and I attended the
Lecture of Artemus Ward and it out humbugs all humbugs I
ever see or heard of in my life It was neithur fun nor good nonesens every body felt sold.
~ Tuesday
9 It is a cold day I spent a part of the day in the office I wrote a
Letter to G. Q. Cannon I visited his wife also sister Susan Conrad
or Wilconson. I conversed with her about Elder Lorenzo D Baran
~ Wednesday
10. I spent most of the day in the office writing.
~ Thursday
11. I spent most of the day in attending a funeral of
Mrs Summers aged some 65 years It was a vary cold windy
day I spoke to the people a short time. There has been a
destructive storm of wind & snow North to day, it has destroyed many buildings, it Carried away the Tower & Roof
of the New Meeting house in Bountiful. The Patriarch
John Young was in the storm & came near perishing
I went to the Theater in the Evening to see the performance
of Professor Simmons in his Magic & Mistic feats of
Necromancy his performance did not consist of a great
variety, but a good deal of mystery
~ Friday
12 We had a hard wind through the night I spent most
of the day in the office
~ Saturday
13. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment we
gave Endowments to 23 President Kimball sealed 4 couple &
W Woodruff 9 couple I spent the Evening in the office
~ Sunday
14. I met with my Quorum in the morning. Attended
meeting all day in the Tabernacle. G. B. Wallace spoke in the
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