January 23, 1881 ~ Sunday

Jan 23, 1881
Sunday ^ Note the prophesy.^ I met at 10 oclok Statistics of the Stake read
Then Joseph F Smith spoke in much power for one hour
and 35 M. Afternoon Prayer By C W Penrose sacrament
administered. W. Woodruff then spoke one hour spoke
of the settlement in Southern Utah & Arizonia bore
testimomy to the work of God and what Joseph F Smith
had said and in his remarks said Joseph F Smith was
One of the first Presidency and would be President of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in his DAY
F D Richards spoke 20 M[inutes], Joseph F Smith 15 M[inutes]
on the government of the Church. Twelve ^The Twelve^ Presided in all the
world whare the first Presidency ar[e] not, and that the first
Presidency of the Stake and all the Elders & officers of
that Stake should follow the council of F D Richards
who Presides in Ogden. At the close of the meeting I took
supper with Br Richards took cars at 6:20 with Joseph
F Smith & returned to S L City 40 M[iles].

January 24, 1881 ~ Monday

24 A snowy day I set apart one Missionary to go to the Southern
States. I he^a^rd an interesting Letter Read from G. Q. Cannon
to President Taylor. I had an interesting conversaction
with Laron Pratt who had be[c]ome Def & dumb
through sickness He felt as though he would like to go
and teach the Gospel to the Deaf & Dumb mutes. He is vary
intelligent and can talk so I can understand him I

January 25, 1881 ~ Tuesday

^25^ Received 3 letter today from McAllister & Robinson
I wrote 2 letters to McAllister & Bleak

January 26, 1881 ~ Wednesday

26 I received a letter from David John

January 27, 1881 ~ Thursday

27. I recieved 2 letter from Sylvia & McFarland

January 23, 1881 ~ Sunday

Jan 23, 1881 FIGURES Sunday Note the prophesy. I met at 10 oclok Statistics of the Stake read Then Joseph F Smith spoke in much power for one hour and 35 M. Afternoon Prayer By C W Penrose sacrament administered. W. Woodruff then spoke one hour spoke of the settlement in Southern Utah & Arizonia bore testimomy to the work of God and what Joseph F Smith had said and in his remarks said Joseph F Smith was One of the first Presidency and would be President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in his DAY F D Richards spoke 20 Minutes, Joseph F Smith 15 Minutes on the government of the Church. The Twelve Presided in all the world whare the first Presidency are not, and that the first Presidency of the Stake and all the Elders & officers of that Stake should follow the council of F D Richards who Presides in Ogden. At the close of the meeting I took supper with Br Richards took cars at 6:20 with Joseph F Smith & returned to S L City 40 Miles.

January 24, 1881 ~ Monday

24 A snowy day I set apart one Missionary to go to the Southern States. I heard an interesting Letter Read from G. Q. Cannon to President Taylor. I had an interesting conversation [FIGURE] with Laron Pratt who had become Def & dumb through sickness He felt as though he would like to go and teach the Gospel to the Deaf & Dumb mutes. He is vary intelligent and can talk so I can understand him I

January 25, 1881 ~ Tuesday

25 FIGURES Received 3 letter today from McAllister & Robinson I wrote 2 letters to McAllister & Bleak

January 26, 1881 ~ Wednesday

26 [FIGURE] I received a letter from David John

January 27, 1881 ~ Thursday

27. [FIGURE] I recieved 2 letter from Sylvia & McFarland