December 30, 1881 ~ Friday

Dec 30, 1881
we fixed up Newtons sleigh and Prepared for a company
in the Evening. Br Peterson was vary sick and I administered
to him we had quite a party of friends at our house in the Evening

December 31, 1881 ~ Saturday

31. I wrode to Logan with Bishops Farrill & Roskelley in a
sleigh while passing over a sideling place Br Ferrill uturned
us over into the snow we attended the Priesthood Meeting
I spoke 40 Minuts we returned back to Smithfield 16 Mils

I ^Brought from page Oct 6, 1881^
He is called home and it is all right He would not come back if he had
the power to do so. I have been looking for his death for months, the last
time that I saw President Joseph Smith the Patriarch I was on my way to
England. Bro George A. Smith was with me. Father Smith was sick and he
asked us to lay hands on him. We did so and I Blessed him. The last
time I saw Mother Smith she asked to have a Blessing at my hands I
felt to Bless her. Before I started for St George in the spring I felt to Bless
Br Pratt with an Apostles Blessing as far as I had the right & Power
to do so. I laid my hands upon his head and blessed him as I felt led by
the spirit of the Lord. And when I am dead and gone all those Blessings
recorded will be found in my Journals. I want to say I cannot say
mourn over the death of Br Pratt. My friends who have been acquainted
with my views know this. I cannot mourn over Apostles Prophets or
inspired men, who have died in the faith of the Gospel of Christ. Any Man or
woman who has kept the Celestial law of God on the Earth and have died
in the faith, will open their Eyes to a scene of Glory and Blessings and
Eternal Life that man cannot obtain upon any other principle. If Br
Orson Pratt could speak today to this assembly what would be his voice
after opening his Eyes in the spirit world after meeting with Joseph
Smith, with Apostles, with Prophets, with the Elders of Israel and the Saints of God

December 30, 1881 ~ Friday

Dec 30, 1881 we fixed up Newtons sleigh and Prepared for a company in the Evening. Br Peterson was vary sick and I administered to him we had quite a party of friends at our house in the Evening

December 31, 1881 ~ Saturday

31. I wrode to Logan with Bishops Farrill & Roskelley in a sleigh while passing over a sideling place Br Ferrillturned us over into the snow we attended the Priesthood Meeting I spoke 40 Minuts we returned back to Smithfield 16 Mils

written in red ink I Brought from page Oct 6, 1881 end of red ink He is called home and it is all right He would not come back if he had the power to do so. I have been looking for his death for months, the last time that I saw President Joseph Smith the Patriarch I was on my way to England. Bro George A. Smith was with me. Father Smith was sick and he asked us to lay hands on him. We did so and I Blessed him. The last time I saw Mother Smith she asked to have a Blessing at my hands I felt to Bless her. Before I started for St George in the spring I felt to Bless Br Pratt with an Apostles Blessing as far as I had the right & Power to do so. I laid my hands upon his head and blessed him as I felt led by the spirit of the Lord. And when I am dead and gone all those Blessings recorded will be found in my Journals. I want to say I cannot mourn over the death of Br Pratt. My friends who have been acquainted with my views know this. I cannot mourn over Apostles Prophets or inspired men, who have died in the faith of the Gospel of Christ. Any Man or woman who has kept the Celestial law of God on the Earth and have died in the faith, will open their Eyes to a scene of Glory and Blessings and Eternal Life that man cannot obtain upon any other principle. If Br Orson Pratt could speak today to this assembly what would be his voice after opening his Eyes in the spirit world after meeting with Joseph Smith, with Apostles, with Prophets, with the Elders of Israel and the Saints of God