December 20, 1885 ~ Sunday

Dec 20^th 1885

Susanah
Hunter

Mrs
George
Reynolds

Sunday Sister Susannah Hunters funeral was held to day
John Henry Smith & H. J. Grant wroand several others
spoke at the funeral M Sister George Reynolds was
also buried to day Brother F D Richards Preached her
funeral sermon. John Henry Smith spoke this Afternoon
in the Big Tabernacle to a full congregation I spent the
day in the House, and was accompanied by my Daughter
Susan I am still a free Man although an Exile

[FIGURES 16] One year has passed away since the prosicution
and Persecution commenced against the Latter Day
Saints for Poligamy and the Persecution has increased
more & more untill the present time, untill 40 or 50 of
our Elders are imprisioned for obeying the Law of God
And Now the Congress of the United States are attempting
to Pass Laws to destroy the Latter Day Saints and take
away all our rights. Our Nation is fast ripening
itself and getting Prepared for the Judgments of God
which will cause there utter overthrow & destruction
great Destruction & Judgments are at the Door of this
generation. The whole Christian world are over-
whelmed to day with whoredoms Murder and abomina-
tions of Every kind

December 21, 1885 ~ Monday

Dec 21^st I receivd 3 Letters from J. McAllister
Sarah And a vary kind interesting Letter from Bulah
I wrote ^7^ Letters to Wilford, Emma, J. D. T. McAllister,
W^m H Thompson, & Sarah I wrote a letter sent By ^to^ Sarah
By Newton I wrote to Phebe C. Scholes

December 20, 1885 ~ Sunday

Dec 20th 1885

[FIGURE] Susanah Hunter

[FIGURE] Mrs George Reynolds

Sunday Sister Susannah Hunters funeral was held to day John Henry Smith & H. J. Grantand several others spoke at the funeral Sister George Reynolds was also buried to day Brother F D Richards Preached her funeral sermon. John Henry Smith spoke this Afternoon in the Big Tabernacle to a full congregation I spent the day in the House, and was accompanied by my Daughter Susan I am still a free Man although an Exile

FIGURES One year has passed away since the prosicution and Persecution commenced against the Latter Day Saints for Poligamy and the Persecution has increased more & more untill the present time, untill 40 or 50 of our Elders are imprisioned for obeying the Law of God And Now the Congress of the United States are attempting to Pass Laws to destroy the Latter Day Saints and take away all our rights. Our Nation is fast ripening itself and getting Prepared for the Judgments of God which will cause there utter overthrow & destruction great Destruction & Judgments are at the Door of this generation. The whole Christian world are overwhelmed to day with whoredoms Murder and abominations of Every kind

December 21, 1885 ~ Monday

Dec 21st FIGURES I receivd 3 Letters from J. McAllister Sarah And a vary kind interesting Letter from Bulah [FIGURE] I wrote 7 Letters to Wilford, Emma, J. D. T. McAllister, Newton I wrote to Phebe C. Scholes