Feb 25, 1883
Sunday Met at 2 ooclok Prayer By G Reynolds George G.
Bywater spoke one Hour and 12 M He made use of too many
Adjectives and High flown language for the comon people
to understand what He was wishing to convey at least
it was vary difficult for me to understand him I also
attended Meeting in the 15 ward in the Evening C W Penrose
spoke 18 M, W Woodruff Jr. spoke 10 M W Woodruff spoke 66 M
I gave an account of my first meeting with Joseph Smith
and the Elders in a testimony meeting in Kirtland and
Hail Storm at Fishing River and the visitation of
the Cholera in our camp in Clay County and Joseph
Smith Healing Many on the Banks of the Mississippi River

February 26, 1883 ~ Monday

26 I received 23 letters from G Q Cannon ^&^ L H Hatch
I received a letter from Thomas J Lutz I wrote him one
Letter I attended a meeting at the Council House with the
Officers of the Y.M.M.IA. We had a room full speeches
were made by several present including W Woodruff J F Smith
Junius Wells & J. H. Felt

February 27, 1883 ~ Tuesday

27. I spent the forenoon writing I wrote 2 letters to Brs
McAllister & Bleak

February 28, 1883 ~ Wednesday

28 I spent the forenoon writing In the Afternoon I attended
the council we discussed the subject of of Buying lands west
of Grantsville to locate the Indians on it was voted to purchase
about $5000 dollars worth of Land and improvements
In the Evening In company with Joseph F Smith
I met with the Y.M.M.IA. Br Dean spok a few
Monuts followed By Bo Felt then Joseph F Smith spoke one H[our]
& 20 M[inutes] W Woodruff 20 M[inutes].

Feb 25, 1883 Sunday Met at 2 ooclok Prayer By G Reynolds George G. Bywater spoke one Hour and 12 M He made use of too many Adjectives and High flown language for the comon people to understand what He was wishing to convey at least it was vary difficult for me to understand him I also attended Meeting in the 15 ward in the Evening C W Penrose spoke 18 M, W Woodruff Jr. spoke 10 M W Woodruff spoke 66 M I gave an account of my first meeting with Joseph Smith and the Elders in a testimony meeting in Kirtland and Hail Storm at Fishing River and the visitation of the Cholera in our camp in Clay County and Joseph Smith Healing Many on the Banks of the Mississippi River

February 26, 1883 ~ Monday

26 [FIGURE] I received3 letters from G Q Cannon & L H Hatch [FIGURE] I received a letter from Thomas J Lutz I wrote him one Letter I attended a meeting at the Council House with the Officers of the Y.M.M.IA. We had a room full speeches were made by several present including W Woodruff J F Smith Junius Wells & J. H. Felt

February 27, 1883 ~ Tuesday

27. I spent the forenoon writing I wrote 2 letters to Brs [FIGURE] McAllister & Bleak

February 28, 1883 ~ Wednesday

28 I spent the forenoon writing In the Afternoon I attended the council we discussed the subject of of Buying lands west of Grantsville to locate the Indians on it was voted to purchase about $5000 dollars worth of Land and improvements In the Evening In company with Joseph F Smith I met with the Y.M.M.IA. Br Dean spok a few Monuts followed By Bo Felt then Joseph F Smith spoke one Hour & 20 Minutes W Woodruff 20 Minutes.