February 24, 1864 ~ Wednesday

Feb 24, ^1864^
I spent the day at home & in the office

February 25, 1864 ~ Thursday to February 26, 1864 ~ Friday

25 & 26 I spent the time at home mostly at work

February 27, 1864 ~ Saturday

27. I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endow[ments]
To 56 persons. H. C. Kimball sealed 11 couple & W Woodruff 26 couple
President Young & Wells called a short time & then went away

February 28, 1864 ~ Sunday

28. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting in the Tabernacle President Young attended all day
Brother Musser Preached in the morning & Elder O. Pratt in
the Afternoon. He preached a powerful sermon on the tessti-
mony of Joseph Smith being sent of God the first Evidence
was the congregation before us if he had not been sent of God
the congregation would not be here. He presented the 3 witnesses
who saw the Angel, spoke of the fulfillment of the revelation of
Joseph Smith, of the war begining in South Carlialinia as
the prophet said it would, & much testimony was brought [Doctrine and Covenants 87:1-4]
I met in the Afternoon with President Young O. Pratt
J Taylor & E T Benson for Prayer. I Preached in the 14 ward
after J. V. Long

February 29, 1864 ~ Monday

29. I spent the day cleaning out my barn yard & putting
the manure onto my garden. In the Evening I met with
the Presidency & 12 at President Youngs office & the Presidency
set Apart E. T. Benson Lorenzo Snow Joseph F Smith, Wm
W Cluff, & Alma M. Smith for a mission to the Sandwich
Islands & James Townsend & Brigham Kimball for a
mission to England

March 1, 1864 ~ Tuesday

March 1^st 1864. This is again my birth day I am
657 years old this day. I was quite sick through most
of the day I got up in the Afternoon. My Indian Boy
Sarraqueets had stolen some $20 of money out of
my Pocket Book & had spent most of it among the
stores I spent some time in searching out othe matter
I received a letter from Wilford to day written to
to his mother & Phebe & Susan dated Jan 21.

March 2, 1864 ~ Wednesday

2nd I suppose spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House
we gave Endowments to 8 persons W Woodruff sealed 5 couple
there was none of the Presidency Present Snow & Benson started for the Island

February 24, 1864 ~ Wednesday

Feb 24, 1864 I spent the day at home & in the office

February 25, 1864 ~ Thursday to February 26, 1864 ~ Friday

25 & 26 I spent the time at home mostly at work

February 27, 1864 ~ Saturday

27. I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments To 56 persons. H. C. Kimball sealed 11 couple & W Woodruff 26 couple President Young & Wells called a short time & then went away

February 28, 1864 ~ Sunday

28. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting in the Tabernacle President Young attended all day Brother Musser Preached in the morning & Elder O. Pratt in the Afternoon He preached a powerful sermon on the testimony of Joseph Smith being sent of God the first Evidence was the congregation before us if he had not been sent of God the congregation would not be here. He presented the 3 witnesses who saw the Angel, spoke of the fulfillment of the revelation of Joseph Smith, of the war begining in South Caralinia as the prophet said it would, & much testimony was brought I met in the Afternoon with President Young O. Pratt J Taylor & E T Benson for Prayer I Preached in the 14 ward after J. V. Long

February 29, 1864 ~ Monday

29. I spent the day cleaning out my barn yard & putting the manure onto my garden. In the Evening I met with the Presidency & 12 at President Youngs Office & the Presidency set Apart E. T. Benson Lorenzo Snow Joseph F Smith, Wm W Cluff, & Alma M Smith for a mission to the Sandwich Islands & James Townsend & Brigham Kimball for a mission to England

March 1, 1864 ~ Tuesday

March 1st 1864. This is again my birth day I am 57 years old this day. I was quite sick through most of the day I got up in the Afternoon My Indian Boy Sarraqueets had stolen some $20 of money out of my Pocket Book & had spent most of it among the stores I spent some time in searching outthe matter [FIGURE] I received a letter from Wilford to day written to to his mother & Phebe & Susan dated Jan 21.

March 2, 1864 ~ Wednesday

2nd I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 8 persons W Woodruff sealed 5 couple there was none of the Presidency Present Snow & Benson started for the Island