November 25, 1860 ~ Sunday

25^th Nov ^1860^
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning R. L. Campbell prayed
A. Hinkley was mouth. I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Phineas Young
preached followed by President B. Young in the forenoon in the afternoon
A. O. Smoot E. D. Woolley & President H. C. Kimball The Eastern Mail
came in at 1 oclock The Gentiles could get their papers but the
Saints could get Nothing. I spent the evening at President Youngs
Brother Kimball called a short time & went home being unwell D. H. Wells
read some papers

November 26, 1860 ~ Monday

26 We got the mail this morning The New York Herrald of Nov 1^st 1860
Howls Bitterly at the prospect of the desolution of the American Union
which is nigh the door as the signs of the times indicate. South Carolina
is the first to cecede according to the Revelation of the Lord through
Joseph Smith given December 25 1835. [Doctrine and Covenants 87] Four other states have already
signifyed their intention to follow The papers are full of the speeches
of southern statesmen calling upon the South to arm themselves againt
the North & to secede from the Northern States the times are quite warlike

November 27, 1860 ~ Tuesday

27 I spent the forenoon Journalizing

November 28, 1860 ~ Wednesday

28 I spent the day doctoring my sheep I had 122 I found but 4 in
the whole flock that showed any signs of the scab I used a decoction of tobaco

November 29, 1860 ~ Thursday

29^th I started for Box Elder this morning In company with Wilford
& my daughters Phebe & Bulah, & rode to Farmington & spent the night
with the Family of Ezra Clark I discoverd the bad Effects of the East wind 18 mil[es]

November 30, 1860 ~ Friday

30. I rode to Ogden upper road & spent the night with Lorin Farr 24 mils
I found many buildings Blown down & unrofofed 1/3 of the north side of the roof
of the Tabernacle the wind done much damage in ogden

December 1, 1860 ~ Saturday

Dec 1^st 1860. I drove to Brigham City via Ogden Hole I spent the
night with Lorenzo Snow I visited their Court House Mills & other impro-
vements the wind had done much damage to that place

December 2, 1860 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I preached to the people in the Court House during
the day and evening the spirit of the Lord was with us and we
had a good meeting.

December 3, 1860 ~ Monday

23rd I spent the day in Box Elder I attended a party in the
evening at the Court House of the young people I delivered them
a speech vary good order prevailed

December 4, 1860 ~ Tuesday

34th I drove to Ogden & preached to a full House in the evening I spent
the night at Bishop Wests 23 mils

November 25, 1860 ~ Sunday

25th Nov 1860 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. R. L. Campbell prayed A. Hinkley was mouth. I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Phineas Young preached followed by President B. Young in the forenoon in the afternoon A. O. Smoot E. D. Woolley & President H. C. Kimball. The Eastern Mail came in at 1 oclok. The Gentiles could get their papers but the Saints could get Nothing. I spent the evening at President Youngs Brother Kimball called a short time & went home being unwell D. H. Wells read some papers

November 26, 1860 ~ Monday

26 We got the mail this morning. The New York Herrald of Nov 1st 1860 Howls Bitterly at the prospect of the desolution of the American Union which is nigh the door as the signs of the times indicate. South Carolina is the first to cecede according to the Revelation of the Lord through Joseph Smith given December 25 1835. Four other States have already signifyed their intention to follow. The papers are full of the speeches of southern statesmen alling upon the South to arm themselves against the North & to secede from the Northern States the times are quite warlike

November 27, 1860 ~ Tuesday

27 I spent the forenoon Journalizing

November 28, 1860 ~ Wednesday

28 I spent the day doctoring my sheep I had 122 I found but 4 in the whole flock that showed any signs of the scab I used a decoction of tobaco

November 29, 1860 ~ Thursday

29th I started for Box Elder this morning In company with Wilford & my daughters Phebe & Bulah, & rode to Farmington & spent the night with the Family of Ezra Clark I discovered the bad Effects of the East wind 18 mil

November 30, 1860 ~ Friday

30. I rode to Ogden upper road & spent the night with Lorin Farr 24 mils I found many buildings Blown down & unroofed 1/3 of the north side at the roof of the Tabernacle the wind done much damage in ogden

December 1, 1860 ~ Saturday

Dec 1st 1860. I drove to Brigham City via Ogden Hole I spent the night with Lorenzo Snow I visited their Court House Mills & other improvements the wind had done much damage to that place

December 2, 1860 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I preached to the people in the Court House during the day and evening the spirit of the Lord was with us and we had a good meeting.

December 3, 1860 ~ Monday

3rd I spent the day in Box Elder I attended a party in the evening at the Court House of the young people I delivered them a speech vary good order prevailed

December 4, 1860 ~ Tuesday

4th I drove to Ogden & preached to a full House in the evening I spent the night at Bishop Wests 23 mils