July 3, 1869 ~ Saturday

July 3rd 1869

I met with the school & Attended the circus in the
Evening

July 4, 1869 ~ Sunday

4. Sunday I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle J W
Cummings Prayed G Q Cannon spoke one Hour G A Smith
14 Minutes. Afternoon Prayer By G. Q. Cannon
A sectarian Minister spoke 46 Minutes President
Young followed him & spoke 48 Minutes He said one of the
Greatest Blessings given to Man is to have the privilege to come
to such a sinful wicked world as this & then overcome
sin & the power of temptation & get an Exaltation in the
presence of God

July 5, 1869 ~ Monday

5 July we had a Great Celebration of the 4 to day
as the 4 came on Sunday We had a great display of
all the Mechanics Artizens tradesmen & Farmers
school children &c & A Long windy speech from
Judge Hawley on the Nigger Question & severall
Edifying speeches from others

July 6, 1869 ~ Tuesday to July 9, 1869 ~ Friday

6, 7, 8, 9. I spent the week Hoeing corn & potatoes

July 10, 1869 ~ Saturday

10. I attended the school of the prophets

July 11, 1869 ~ Sunday

11. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle
Prayer By A. H. Raleigh. C C Rich spoke 18 Minutes
G Q Cannon spoke 54 Minutes G A Smith spoke 6 M[inutes]
Afternoon Joseph W Young Prayed President Young
spoke one Hour & 15 minutes Some senators & the
Brother of President Grant & many strangers were presient
to Hear him among the Number was senator Trumble
I met with D A & M Society I wrote to A O Smoot

July 12, 1869 ~ Monday

^12 W Woodruff & P W Woodruff sealed for 9 couple see record^

[FIGURE] I spent the day in the Endowment House & gave Endowments
to 54 D. H. Wells sealed 11, W Woodruff 20, & J. F. Smith
23 couple I Entered a Quarter section of Land today

July 13, 1869 ~ Tuesday to July 16, 1869 ~ Friday

13 14 15 & 16 I spent the week Haying & work on the farm

July 17, 1869 ~ Saturday

17. I attended the school of the prophets Allexander &
David Smith two of the sons of Joseph Smith the prophet
Have arived in this City & Had an interview with President
Young their mission is to destroy the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints to destroy the work the foundation