Dec 19, 1880
the hands of God and He will deal with them and He
will sustain his Kingdom. Much good was done
by our visit there. We took cars & & returned to S L City 40 M[iles]
I read a Book of translation from the Jewish Talmud
~ Monday
20
I received a letter from the Eugenia I wrote
one Letter to I. F. Carter spoke of Phebes family & of his lamps
~ Tuesday
21
I received a letter from David. I wrote 1 to David
I met with Orson Pratt & David J Ross in relation
to his Being Restored to the Church. Br Pratt is in vary
Poor health with sumthing like Brights Kidney disease
He is hardly able to do any Kind of Labor and does not
appear as though He Ever wood do much more business
~ Wednesday
22 I spent the day in writing and attending council
and Prayer Circle Herd a letter read from G. Q. Cannon
The Devil is stired up in Washington against
Mormonism I drew out a list of our persecutors
~ Thursday
23
I wrote 4 letters to David John Br Perry, West & Preston
~ Friday
24 I spent most of the day in setling the Accounts of
A F McDonald I went to the farm at at night and
took supper with Emma & family & Azmon & Elizabeth 6 M[iles]
~ Saturday
25 I returned from the farm & spent Christmass day in the
City I visted Br C. C. Rich with L John Nuttall and Administered to him
~ Sunday
26 Sunday I attended the Meeting in the Assembly Hall H S Eldridge
Prayerd J West spoke 15 M[inutes], Joseph F Smith 65 M[inutes]. we Met
in the Prayer Circle. Joseph F Smith and myself met in
the 15 ward New Meeting House. J F Smith spoke 58 M[inutes], W
Woodruff 50 M[inutes]
~ Monday
27
I received 2 letters from David John & Bleak
Dec 19, 1880 the hands of God and He will deal with them and He will sustain his Kingdom. Much good was done by our visit there. We took cars & & returned to S L City 40 Miles I read a Book of translation from the Jewish Talmud
~ Monday
20 FIGURES I received a letter from Eugenia I wrote one Letter to I. F. Carter spoke of Phebes family & of his lamps
~ Tuesday
21 FIGURES I received a letter from David. I wrote 1 to David I met with Orson Pratt & David J Ross in relation to his Being Restored to the Church. Br Pratt is in vary Poor health with sumthing like Brights Kidney disease He is hardly able to do any Kind of Labor and does not appear as though He Ever wood do much more business
~ Wednesday
22 I spent the day in writing and attending council and Prayer Circle Herd a letter read from G. Q. Cannon [FIGURE] The Devil is stired up in Washington against Mormonism I drew out a list of our persecutors
~ Thursday
23 [FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters to David John Br Perry, West & Preston
~ Friday
24 I spent most of the day in setling the Accounts of A F McDonald I went to the farm at at night and took supper with Emma & family & Azmon & Elizabeth 6 Miles
~ Saturday
25 I returned from the farm & spent Christmass day in the City I visted Br C. C. Rich with L John Nuttall and Administered to him
~ Sunday
26 Sunday I attended the Meeting in the Assembly Hall H S Eldridge Prayed J West spoke 15 Minutes, Joseph F Smith 65 Minutes. we Met in the Prayer Circle. Joseph F Smith and myself met in the 15 ward New Meeting House. J F Smith spoke 58 Minutes, W Woodruff 50 Minutes
~ Monday
27 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from David John & Bleak
