January 26, 1883 ~ Friday

Jan 26, 1883
We had quite a snow storm last night I received 2 letters from
Jacob F Gates & Jeremiah Hatch I wrote a Letter to Jacob
F Gates I took cars & rode to Nephi with Presidents Taylor & Smith
On our arival we attended A Priesthood Meeting in the
Evening. The various officers reported their Quorums. Joseph F Smith
then spoke 45 Minuts W Woodruff 5 M & President Taylor 5 M
Br Paxman and myself spent the night at Br Teasdale 95 M[iles]

January 27, 1883 ~ Saturday

27 I called upon President Taylor who was at Sister Pitchforths
and we went to Meeting at 10 oclok. G. Reynolds Prayed The Bishops
reported their wards. A contribution for the Mona ward
who had their ward burned up by an incendiary Trustee in
trust $400, Nephi $300, Levan $100. G Teasdale spoke
20 M[inutes]. After noon Prayer By Wm Paxman W Woodruff
spoke 60 M[inutes], John Taylor 34 M[inutes]. There was an incident
took place to day I consider worthy of record. As the
Meeting house was not large Enough to hold all the people some
15 deacons gave up their seats to others, and they went and got
axes & surrounded President George Teasdale's wood pile
of several cords, & cut it all up into stove wood they then
went and done the same by some half a dozen widows in
the place. also cupt up the wood pile of one of the Deacons who
had met with an accident so he could not cut his
wood and they continued through the day in that Employment
and if other Deacons who are young men would follow
their Example it would help many of the Needy. When
Br Teasdale arived home to his surprise He found all his wood
pile missing, but was much pleased to find it all cut up
and nicely piled up in his woodshead. God bless such Deacons

January 26, 1883 ~ Friday

Jan 26, 1883 We had quite a snow storm last night I received 2 letters from [FIGURE] Jacob F Gates & Jeremiah Hatch I wrote a Letter to Jacob F Gates I took cars & rode to Nephi with Presidents Taylor & Smith On our arival we attended A Priesthood Meeting in the Evening. The various officers reported their Quorums. Joseph F Smith then spoke 45 Minuts W Woodruff 5 M & President Taylor 5 M Br Paxman and myself spent the night at Br Teasdale 95 Miles

January 27, 1883 ~ Saturday

27 I called upon President Taylor who was at Sister Pitchforths and we went to Meeting at 10 oclok. G. Reynolds Prayed The Bishops reported their wards. A contribution for the Mona ward who had their ward burned up by an incendiary Trustee in trust $400, Nephi $300, Levan $100. G Teasdale spoke 20 Minutes. After noon Prayer By Wm Paxman W Woodruff spoke 60 Minutes, John Taylor 34 Minutes. There was an incident [FIGURE] took place to day I consider worthy of record. As the Meeting house was not large Enough to hold all the people some 15 deacons gave up their seats to others, and they went and got axes & surrounded President George Teasdale's wood pile of several cords, & cut it all up into stove wood they then went and done the same by some half a dozen widows in the place. also cut up the wood pile of one of the Deacons who had met with an accident so he could not cut his wood and they continued through the day in that Employment and if other Deacons who are young men would follow their Example it would help many of the Needy. When Br Teasdale arived home to his surprise He found all his wood pile missing, but was much pleased to find it all cut up and nicely piled up in his woodshead. God bless such Deacons