Dec 25 1883
to the office of a seventy I think the first Lamanite
Ever ordained to that office in this dispensation
There was 316 Baptisms to day which is called
Christmass. G Teasdale Ordained Amas Hawks
to the office of Seventy. I dined with with Br Snow
I attended a wedding Party at Sister Nixons
had suppair in a crouded House I returned to my
room & wrote to Asahel 1 Letter and ^{[Eccles]}^ to A F McDonald
~ Wednesday
26 I spent the forenoon in the Temple I wrote A Hinkley
and advised him not to go to Sonora but to do what
good he could whare He was
~ Thursday
27 I went to the Temple and sealed Joseph Smith Liston
and Elizabeth A Riding at the Altar in the Marriage
covenant then rode with Emma & D H Cannon
to the sugar loaf & clum up a 10 foot perpendicular
rock took a view of the city then rode to the red stone
quiry also the Black stone quiry I went to the Temple
and sent Letters to A F McDonald A Hinkley & Ray
I spent the Evening with Br Thompson & family 16 M[iles]
~ Friday
28 I called upon Br Wakefield then went to the
Temple and in sercarching my record I find I
have been baptized for 2934 of my Dead have
Endowments for 2305 and have 628 more
to be Endowed for I have been sealed for 978 couple
of Dead friends I have been sealed for 134 couple of
dead friends on this present visit. There was 57
Endowments to day 30 ordinations & 31 sealings I
dined with Br McAllister
Dec 25 1883 to the office of a seventy I think the first Lamanite Ever ordained to that office in this dispensation There was 316 Baptisms to day which is called Christmass. G Teasdale Ordained Amas Hawks to the office of Seventy. I dined with with Br Snow I attended a wedding Party at Sister Nixons had suppair in a crouded House I returned to my [FIGURE] room & wrote to Asahel 1 Letter and {Eccles} to A F McDonald
~ Wednesday
26 I spent the forenoon in the Temple I wrote A Hinkley [FIGURE] and advised him not to go to Sonora but to do what good he could whare He was
~ Thursday
27 I went to the Temple and sealed Joseph Smith Liston and Elizabeth A Riding at the Altar in the Marriage covenant then rode with Emma & D H Cannon to the sugar loaf & clum up a 10 foot perpendicular rock took a view of the city then rode to the red stone quiry also the Black stone quiry I went to the Temple and sent Letters to A F McDonald A Hinkley & Ray I spent the Evening with Br Thompson & family 16 Miles
~ Friday
28 I called upon Br Wakefield then went to the Temple and in searching my record I find I have been baptized for 2934 of my Dead have Endowments for 2305 and have 628 more to be Endowed for I have been sealed for 978 couple of Dead friends I have been sealed for 134 couple of dead friends on this present visit. There was 57 Endowments to day 30 ordinations & 31 sealings I dined with Br McAllister
