Brother Haven followed with interesting remarks in explaining
the principles of repentance, by A figure. If A Mother set two little
children at work, they should leave it & go to play & dirty their
clothes And when the Mother came [she] find they had not done the
work but been disobediant but promised forgiveness if they wo[uld]
go wash their face change their closes [clothes] & do the work one goes &
do as she is required the other follows her Mother & crys all day &
pleads with her to forgive her. When night comes one has cryed
all day for fiorgiveness, but has not done the thing required the other
has done the things required, which is most justifyed the
one that obeyed the Mother. So with Man it is not evry one [who]
says Lord, Lord, that shall enter into my Kingdom but He that
doeth the will of my father who is in Heaven.

I Administered the sacrament And confirmed two persons
And Blessed three children, And dismissed the meeting we had
A good time

March 5, 1849 ~ Monday

5^th President Taylor takes his seat to day I sent 13 school Boo[ks]
[FIGURE] By Br Haven to President Young & council for their exhami[n]
ation. I mailed Br Pratts letter & paid postage

March 6, 1849 ~ Tuesday

6^th [FIGURES] I wrote two letters one to James Ferguson & one to John Benb[ow]
Also one toI Mr Goodyier recieved from Br MCKenzie

March 7, 1849 ~ Wednesday

7^th I spent the day writing

March 8, 1849 ~ Thursday

8^th I went into Boston with Mrs Woodruff Br & sister Page called
at Br Barnes then upon Br Cannon 123 Washington street we
met Calvin I Foss in the streets He went home with us

March 9, 1849 ~ Friday

9^th I went into Boston with Calvin And assisted him in getting
his Calafornia outfit And returned home

March 10, 1849 ~ Saturday

10^th [FIGURE] I recieved 3 letters to day one from Br & Sister Luther Scammans
one from W. I. Appleby one from Br John Druce Haverstraw N.y.
I also recieved the Herald N york weekly, it contained the closing
& breaking up of Congress which was A disgraceful scene the
member got drunk, fought, knocked each other down had
bloody noses, cursed, damned &c which shows the state the
Government is runing into. Elders J. C. Little & E. Whipple called upon
me & spent the evening I had a good time with them

March 11, 1849 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday I recieved A visit from Br Joseph Crapo, Little, Whipple
& we all attended Meeting At Br Birds had A full house & good time
Br Whipple Addressed the meeting, And spoke well was followed by
Br Little, who spoke in the spirit of God, much to our Edifycation I
followed And spoke upon A variety of subjects we partook of the
sacrament & closed the meeting Br Crapo & Bird spent the Evening with
me Calvin Rhoda & Phebe Foss Also spent the with us the last
sabbath Evening that Calvin will spend with his friends for A long time
As he will sail for Calafornia this week

March 12, 1849 ~ Monday

12 I spent the day at home writing Elder Little spent the night
with me we conversed untill midnight & returned to rest