January 1, 1865 ~ Sunday

Sunday Jan 1^st 1865
Jan 1^st 1865 This is the commencment of a New Year
The past year has been an Eventful year in many respects
Esspecially in the history of the United States war has contine-
ued to rage with awful carnage through the year betwen the
North & South, and apparently with No prospect of peace.
All Nations steem to be prepareing for war and great calamity
await the wicked, yet Zion still prospers and God is with her
He defends Zion & sustains his servants

I met with my Quorum in the morning for prayer Attended
meeting in the Tabernacle all day. Lorenzo Snow preached in
the morning & G. Q. Cannon & E. D. Woolley in the afternoon I
I met with President Young & the 12 for prayer L. Snow prayer &
John Taylor was mouth I preached in the 7 ward in the Eve[ni]ng

January 2, 1865 ~ Monday

2nd I received a letter from Wilford I was suffering with
a cold I spent most of the day at home

January 3, 1865 ~ Tuesday

3rd I spent the forenoon in writing & after noon in the Legisla-
ture and attended to the business of the same

January 4, 1865 ~ Wednesday to January 5, 1865 ~ Thursday

4 & 5 I spent the time in the Legislative council

January 6, 1865 ~ Friday

6 I spent the time in the council

January 7, 1865 ~ Saturday

7. I spent the day in the Endowment House. We gave endow-
ment to 40 persons. H C K sealed 5 couple W W. 5 couple &
G. Q. Cannon 9. Total 19.

January 8, 1865 ~ Sunday

8. I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meet-
ing at the Tabernacle all day. E. T. Benson spoke in the morning
& President Young in the afternoon which was a vary interesting
discourse. He conveyed the idea that Adam & Eve done right
in partaking of the forbidden fruit they were sent to the Earth
to do it that man might know the contrast good & Evil
In the Evening we mightt for prayer 8 of the Twelve were pres-
ent. I preached in the 19 ward in the Evening

January 9, 1865 ~ Monday

9. I killed a calf in the forenoon & attended athe council in
the afternoon

January 10, 1865 ~ Tuesday

10. I wrote a letter to George Sims & attended athe
council in the afternoon

January 11, 1865 ~ Wednesday

11 I wrote a Letter to Wilford & sent him £9
Nine Pounds sterling £5 for W W & £4 for linen & 23 likenesses
^W. W., P. W. W. & Wilford Leslie^

January 1, 1865 ~ Sunday

Sunday Jan 1, 1865 Jan 1, 1865 This is the commencment of a New Year The past year has been an Eventful year in many respects Esspecially in the history of the United States war has contineued to rage with awful carnage through the year between the North & South, and apparently with No prospect of peace. All Nations seem to be prepareing for war and great calamity await the wicked. yet Zion still prospers and God is with her He defends Zion & sustains his servants

I met with my Quorum in the morning for prayer Attended meeting in the Tabernacle all day. Lorenzo Snow preached in the morning & G. Q. Cannon & E. D. Woolley in the afternoon I I met with President Young & the 12 for prayer L. Snow prayer & John Taylor was mouth I preached in the 7 ward in the Evening

January 2, 1865 ~ Monday

2nd [FIGURE] I received a letter from Wilford I was suffering with a cold I spent most of the day at home

January 3, 1865 ~ Tuesday

3rd I spent the forenoon in writing & after noon in the Legislature and attended to the business of the same

January 4, 1865 ~ Wednesday to January 5, 1865 ~ Thursday

4, & 5 I spent the time in the Legislative Council

January 6, 1865 ~ Friday

6 I spent the time in the Council

January 7, 1865 ~ Saturday

7. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowment to 40 persons H C K sealed 5 couple WW. 5 couple & G. Q. Cannon 9 Total 19.

January 8, 1865 ~ Sunday

8. I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting at the Tabernacle all day. E. T. Benson spoke in the morning & President Young in the afternoon which was a vary interesting discourse He conveyed the idea that Adam & Eve done right in partaking of the forbidden fruit they were sent to the Earth to do it that man might know the contrast good & Evil In the Evening we mit for prayer 8 of the Twelve were present. I preached in the 19 ward in the Evening

January 9, 1865 ~ Monday

9. I killed a calf in the forenoon & attendedthe Council in the afternoon

January 10, 1865 ~ Tuesday

10. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to George Sims & attendedthe council in the afternoon

January 11, 1865 ~ Wednesday

11 [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Wilford & sent him £9 Nine Pounds sterling £5 for WW & £4 for linen & 3 likenesses