February 12, 1860 ~ Sunday

132^th ^1860^
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning we had a full comp-
any. I attended meeting at the Tabernacle O Hyde Preached upon the
concentration of the mind followed by O. Pratt upon the same subjet
He spoke of the great acheivments of Sir Isaac Newton upon this princi-
ple and many others had accomplished great things by the great concen-
rtration of the mind which could not be accomplished upon any other
Principle this principle should be applyied in all our spiritual devotions
mathimatics was an excellent subject tho disipline the mind upon

I called upon President Wells who has an attack of the inflamatory
rhemumatism I administered to him by the laying on of hands. I then
went to the 14^th ward meeting D Candland Preached a good sermon
I follow him

February 13, 1860 ~ Monday

143 We had an Eastern paper mail this morning I got 2 Tribunes not
much News No organizations of the House yet. I spent the day in the
office and the night till 2 oclock in the Seventies Hall, with the Twelve and
others the time was spent in singing Dancing & speaking

February 14, 1860 ~ Tuesday

14 I called upon President Wells he is still sick his rheumatics have
moved down into his knees. it has been thawing for several days it is
snowing vary hard to day I spent the day in the office

February 15, 1860 ~ Wednesday

15 It is warm & thawing to day I spent the day in the office reading
Letters I read the Letters of two months I spent one hour of the evening
with President D. H. Wells who has the inflamitory rheumatism. he
conversed vary freely upon a variety of subjects of past days. I then
called upon President Young I found him & Brother Kimball &
Bishop Hunter together after an hour O Hyde & W^m Price came in
President Young O Hyde W. Woodruff & Edward Hunter laid hands
upon W^m Price & ordained him a Bishop to presidee over the Goshen
Brance [Branch] President Young was mouth. He gave him good advice

February 16, 1860 ~ Thursday

16 I spent the time in the office. I wrote a Letter to John King concerning
sheep Brother Stocking says that I have over 30 lambs and two lost

February 17, 1860 ~ Friday

17 A plesant morning I spent the day in the office President Young
called into the office at about 1 oclok. He said when he come in
I want to ask a question and that is what do the clerks do in this
and how much do they do in a day I told him as near as I could
Brother Richard Britain came in with President Young & told all
his misfortunes He said he had broke many of his bones. he said nothing
prospered that He touched if he sowed any seed in the ground it would not grow

February 12, 1860 ~ Sunday

12th1860 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning we had a full company. I attended meeting at the Tabernacle O Hyde Preached upon the concentration of the mind followed by O. Pratt upon the same subject He spoke of the great acheivments of Sir Isaac Newton upon this principle and many others had accomplished great things by the great concentration of the mind which could not be accomplished upon any other Principle this principle should be applyied in all our spiritual devotions mathimatics was an excellent subject to disipline the mind upon

I called upon President Wells who has an attack of the inflamatory rheumatism I administered to him by the laying on of hands. I then went to the 14th ward meeting D Candland Preached a good sermon I follow him

February 13, 1860 ~ Monday

13 We had an Eastern paper mail this morning I got 2 Tribunes not much News No organization of the House yet. I spent the day in the office and the night till 2 oclock in the Seventies Hall, with the Twelve and others the time was spent in singing Dancing & speaking

February 14, 1860 ~ Tuesday

14 I called upon President Wells he is still sick his rheumatics have moved down into his knees. it has been thawing for several days it is snowing vary hard to day. I spent the day in the office

February 15, 1860 ~ Wednesday

15 It is warm & thawing to day I spent the day in the office reading Letters I read the Letters of two months I spent one hour of the evening with President D. H. Wells who has the inflamitory rheumatism, he conversed vary freely upon a variety of subjects of past days. I then called upon President Young I found him & Brother Kimball & Bishop Hunter together after an hour O Hyde & Wm Price came in President Young O Hyde W Woodruff & Edward Hunter laid hands upon Wm Price & ordained him a Bishop to preside over the Goshen Branch President Young was mouth. He gave him good advice

February 16, 1860 ~ Thursday

16 I spent the time in the office. I wrote a Letter to John King concerning [FIGURE] sheep Brother Stocking says that I have over 30 lambs and two lost

February 17, 1860 ~ Friday

17 A plesant morning I spent the day in the office President Young called into the office at about 1 oclok. He said when he come in I want to ask a question and that is what do the clerks do in this and how much do they do in a day I told him as near as I could Brother Richard Britain came in with President Young & told all his misfortunes He said he had broke many of his bones he said nothing prospered that He touched if he sowed any seed in the ground it would not grow