January 1, 1863 ~ Thursday

Jan 1^st 1863

I spent the day mostly at home with my famyily Brother
Lorenzo Snow & 4 of his family took dinner with me I was
quite afflicted with a severe cold the Hooping cough, colds
& influenzia is quite common throughout city

January 2, 1863 ~ Friday

2nd I looked over my Journal and made a synopsis of my labors
in 1862 I also wrote a Letter on the 1^st Jan to my Brother Thompson
It is now quite cold winter weather

January 3, 1863 ~ Saturday

3 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we
gave Endowments to 14 persons President Kimball sealed
3 couple & W. Woodruff 7 couple it is a cold Blustering day

January 4, 1863 ~ Sunday

4. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning W. Woodruff prayed
R. L. Campbell Clwas mouth I attended meeting all day H. S. Eldridge
Preached in the morning followed by W. Woodruff Joseph W Young
spoke in the Afternoon followed by President Young wh[o] gave a vary
interesting discourse to the people, concerning the resurrection, the
work of the Millennium, the reign of Christ &c I met with the
Twelve in the Evening for Prayer John Taylor Prayed L. Snow was
mouth there was but three of us present I went to the printing
office & stoped untill 10 oclok to get the Telegraphic dispatches
we got President Abraham Lincoln Message delivered on
on the first day of Jan 1863 setting free all slaves in all the
Cotton States who were in arms against the Northern States
we also got an account of three days fight at Murfresborough
and also at Vicksburgh

January 5, 1863 ~ Monday

5 I spent the day at home & the office

January 6, 1863 ~ Tuesday

6 I Met with the Legislative council in the afternoon but little business done

January 7, 1863 ~ Wednesday

7 I met in the council in the Afternoon

January 8, 1863 ~ Thursday

8 I spent the day at home did not attend the council

January 9, 1863 ~ Friday

9 we got the dispatches this morning showing the Evacuation of vick-
burgh by the Northern Army & a graphic Account of the battle
at Murfreesboro there is Exceding hard fighting on both sides
I settled my tithing for 1862 & Paid $229.09

January 10, 1863 ~ Saturday

10 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowm[en]ts to 26 persons. I sealed 10 couple & G. A. Smith 6 couple

January 11, 1863 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting all day John Taylor Preached in the morning and

January 1, 1863 ~ Thursday

Jan 1st 1863 I spent the day mostly at home with my family Brother Lorenzo Snow & 4 of his family took dinner with me I was quite afflicted with a severe cold the Hooping cough, colds & influenzia is quite common throughout city

January 2, 1863 ~ Friday

2nd I looked over my Journal and made a synopsis of my labors [FIGURE] in 1862. I also wrote a Letter on the 1st Jan to my Brother Thompson It is now quite cold winter weather

January 3, 1863 ~ Saturday

3 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 14 persons President Kimball sealed 3 couple & W. Woodruff 7 couple it is a cold Blustering day

January 4, 1863 ~ Sunday

4. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning W. Woodruff prayed R. L. Campbellwas mouth I attended meeting all day H. S. Eldridge Preached in the morning followed by W. Woodruff Joseph W Young spoke in the Afternoon followed by President Young who gave a vary interesting discourse to the people, concerning the resurrection, the work of the Millennium, the reign of Christ &c I met with the Twelve in the Evening for Prayer John Taylor Prayed L. Snow was mouth there was but three of us present. I went to the printing office & stoped untill 10 oclok to get the Telegraphic dispatches we got President Abraham Lincoln Message delivered on on the first day of Jan 1863 setting free all slaves in all the Cotton States who were in arms against the Northern States we also got an account of three days fight at Murfresborough and also at Vicksburgh

January 5, 1863 ~ Monday

5 I spent the day at home & the office

January 6, 1863 ~ Tuesday

6 I Met with the Legislative council in the afternoon but little business done

January 7, 1863 ~ Wednesday

7 I met in the council in the Afternoon

January 8, 1863 ~ Thursday

8 I spent the day at home did not attend the council

January 9, 1863 ~ Friday

9 we got the dispatches this morning showing the Evacuation of vickburgh by the Northern Army & a graphic Account of the battle of Murfreesboro there is Exceding hard fighting on both sides I settled my tithing for 1862 & Paid $229.09

January 10, 1863 ~ Saturday

10 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 26 persons. I sealed 10 couple & G. A. Smith 6 couple

January 11, 1863 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting all day John Taylor Preached in the morning and