Jan 7, 1883
Sunday Afternoon A Miner Prayed. Wilard Burton spoke 10 M[inutes]
Authorities of the Church of this stake of Zion were presented and
sustained Joseph F Smith spoke one Hour & bore a strong testimony
we met in the Evening W Woodruff spoke 42 M[inutes], J Taylor 60 M[inutes]

January 8, 1883 ~ Monday

8 I received 2 letters from J G Bleak & W^m Shaffer

January 9, 1883 ~ Tuesday

9. I received ^2^ Letters from Roskelley & a revelation from a
fals Prophet at Jackson County Mo

January 10, 1883 ~ Wednesday

Jan 10 1883 I attended the council in the Afternoon and a
vote was taken to raise the wages of Erastus Snow to $2500 a year
and that he send up his back account and it should be allowed him
{Erastus Snow answered Wilford Woodruff in an excited [declaring] caused a wound that time cannot heal. It made me [ache/sick].
I could not walk. He slandered good men. He is responsible for it.}

January 11, 1883 ~ Thursday

11 I received 2 letters from Sarah & Sloan and got an annual
Ticket on the Utah Central I wrote 5 Letters to Susan and
Phebe C Scholes inclosed $5. wrote one letter to Sarah sent $5
1 Letter to Roskelly & J G Bleak

January 12, 1883 ~ Friday

12 I wrote 2 letters to W^m Shaffer & John Hanson

January 13, 1883 ~ Saturday

13 I received a letter from Erastus Snow and wrote
him one in recturn see copy {They were both pencil letters. I had a painful interview with [illegible shorthand]
that centered upon the same subject}

January 14, 1883 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday I took cars in the morning and rode to Ogden
in a snow storm I stoped with Br Wright I attended
the young Mens Mutual Conference Met at 10 oclok
Remarks were made By superintendent Anderson
John S Brimhall spoke upon continuous Revelation
several of the young Men Represented the various branches
over whom they presided. The Prize Essay was read
composed By John W Gibson He drew the Prize ^40 Miles^

Jan 7, 1883 Sunday Afternoon A Miner Prayed. Wilard Burton spoke 10 Minutes Authorities of the Church of this stake of Zion were presented and sustained Joseph F Smith spoke one Hour & bore a strong testimony we met in the Evening W Woodruff spoke 42 Minutes, J Taylor 60 Minutes

January 8, 1883 ~ Monday

8 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from J G Bleak & Wm Shaffer

January 9, 1883 ~ Tuesday

9. FIGURES I received 2 Letters from Roskelley & a revelation from a fals Prophet at Jackson County Mo

January 10, 1883 ~ Wednesday

Jan 10 1883 [FIGURE] I attended the council in the Afternoon and a vote was taken to raise the wages of Erastus Snow to $2500 a year and that he send up his back account and it should be allowed him {Erastus Snow answered Wilford Woodruff in an excited declaring caused a wound that time cannot heal. It made me ache/sick. I could not walk. He slandered good men. He is responsible for it.}

January 11, 1883 ~ Thursday

11 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Sarah & Sloan and got an annual Ticket on the Utah Central I wrote 5 Letters to Susan and [FIGURE] Phebe C Scholes inclosed $5. wrote one letter to Sarah sent $5 1 Letter to Roskelly & J G Bleak

January 12, 1883 ~ Friday

12 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Wm Shaffer & John Hanson

January 13, 1883 ~ Saturday

13 FIGURES I received a letter from Erastus Snow and wrote him one in return see copy {They were both pencil legers. I had a painful interview with [illegible] that centered upon the same subject}

January 14, 1883 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday I took cars in the morning and rode to Ogden in a snow storm I stoped with Br Wright I attended the young Mens Mutual Conference Met at 10 oclok Remarks were made By superintendent Anderson John S Brimhall spoke upon continuous Revelation several of the young Men Represented the various branches over whom they presided. The Prize Essay was read composed By John W Gibson He drew the Prize 40 Miles