November 13, 1861 ~ Wednesday

Nov 13 ^1861^

I spent the day in the office looking over scraps

November 14, 1861 ~ Thursday

14 I spent most of this day looking over scraps

November 15, 1861 ~ Friday

15 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowm[en]t House we gave Endw[men]ts
to 45 I sealed 11 couple & D H Wells about 20. I spent the afternoon
in the office scrap[p]ing the evening at the social Hall to see an Exhibition
of Disolving views and went home in a hard rain storm which
lasted till 10 'oclock

November 16, 1861 ~ Saturday

16 I spent the forenoon in the Endow[me]nt House we gave Endowm[en]ts to
63. D H Wells sealed 19 couple W Woodruff 14 couple I went to the
office in the evening & done some Journalizing. In the morning Before going
to the Endowm[en]t House. I dug up a peace of Ground & planted five dife[ren]t
kinds of Raspbury the Fastolf, Belle De Fontenay, Brincle Orange
White, 5 Kneveth Giant, & 1 Black.

November 17, 1861 ~ Sunday

17 ^Sunday^ I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment house we gave
Endowm[en]ts to some 35. I sealed 15 couple President Young 2 couple
one was the wife of Alpheus Gifford who carried the gospel to B Young
& H. C. Kimball. He has been dead several years but his wife never
had her Endowm[en]ts untill to day I attended meeting at the Tabernacle
in the afternoon. President Young spoke & gave a vary interesting
discourse upon the subjet of the unnatural and natural man, also the im-
portance of preserving our lives and the lives of our children of living
in such a way that when we are sick or any of our family that
we may have the spirit of revelation to teach us what to do. He
spoke of the impropriety of our partaking of the sacrament with
our gloves & hats on his instructions were of importance to the
people. I attended meeting in the 14 ward School House in the evening
& spoke to the people, & was followed By G. D. Watt in his pecul-
ier style He urged the people to wash their bodies, keep their
Houses clean & make clean bread He dwelt mostly upon clenli-
ness & the duties of wives to their Husbands.

November 18, 1861 ~ Monday

18 I spent a part of the day in the office I wrote some to Shuah Moulton
we now receive a Telegraphic dispatch almost daily from
Washington which keeps us posted upon the war Matters

November 19, 1861 ~ Tuesday

19 I spent the day in the office scrap[p]ing I spent the Evening in Presid[en]t Youngs office

November 20, 1861 ~ Wednesday

1220 I spent most of this day in the office looking of scraps

November 21, 1861 ~ Thursday

1321^st I spent the fore part of the Eday choreing the afternoon in the office

November 13, 1861 ~ Wednesday

Nov 13 1861 I spent the day in the office looking over scraps

November 14, 1861 ~ Thursday

14 I spent most of this day looking over scraps

November 15, 1861 ~ Friday

15 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 45 I sealed 11 couple & D H Wells about 20. I spent the afternoon in the office scrapping the evening at the social Hall to see an Exhibition of Disolving views and went home in a hard rain storm which lasted till 10 oclock

November 16, 1861 ~ Saturday

16 I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 63. D H Wells sealed 19 couple W Woodruff 14 couple I went to the office in the evening & done some Journalizing. In the morning Before going to the Endowment House. I dug up a peace of Ground & planted five diferent kinds of Raspbury the Fastolf, Belle De Fontenay, Brincle Orange White, 5 Kneveth Giant, & 1 Black.

November 17, 1861 ~ Sunday

17 Sunday I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowmets to some 35. I sealed 15 couple President Young 2 couple one was the wife of Alpheus Gifford who carried the gospel to B Young & H. C. Kimball. He has been dead several years but his wife never had her Endowments untill to day. I attended meeting at the Tabernac in the afternoon. President Young spoke & gave a vary interesting discourse upon the subjet of the unnatural and natural man, also the importance of preserving our lives and the lives of our children of living in such a way that when we are sick or any of our family that we may have the spirit of revelation to teach us what to do. He spoke of the impropriety of our partaking of the sacrament with our gloves & hats on his instructions were of importance to the people. I attended meeting in the 14 ward School House in the evening & spoke to the people, & was followed By G. D. Watt in his peculier style He urged the people to wash their bodies, keep their Houses clean & make clean bread He dwelt mostly upon clenliness & the duties of wives to their Husbands.

November 18, 1861 ~ Monday

18 I spent a part of the day in the office I wrote some to Shuah Moulton we now receive a Telegraphic dispatch almost daily from Washington which keeps us posted upon the war Matters

November 19, 1861 ~ Tuesday

19 I spent the day in the office scrapping I spent the Evening in President Youngs office

November 20, 1861 ~ Wednesday

20 I spent most of this day in the office looking of scraps

November 21, 1861 ~ Thursday

21day choreing the afternoon in the office