Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)
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Dec 3rd at 1 oclok in the Morning but did not go to bed till near
morning was called up Early to visit Emma who was taken
sick at the House of Mary Jackson I went to see her & found her
vary sick she had Miscarried. I attended the school of the Prophets
& followed G. Q Cannon & J. F. Smith. Distance of my travels South 150 M[iles]
I received 5 letters on my return home One from Azmon
~ Sunday
4. Sunday I attended my Prayer Circle in the Morning & Tabernacle
all day. Brother Grow spoke in the Morning 45 Minutes & in the
Afternoon O Pratt spoke One hour & 6 Minutes I attended the
Prayer Circle with the Twelve, & I Preached in the 13 ward in the
Evening followed By President Joseph Young. On my return home
Sarah was taken sick in labor & had a son born at 10 oclok AM
~ Monday
Dec 5, 1870. Emma is still quite sick I was up Most of the night
I spent the day choreing mostly in picking over Apples I find those
which I packed in Chaff rotted vary bad Apples should not be
packed in Chaff at all Brother Cunningham bought of Me 20
Bushels of spitzenburgh at $1.75 per bushels & packed in Boxes
5. Emma was vary sick to day I spent the day choreing
~ Tuesday to ~ Friday
6, 7 8 & 9 I spent the week in picking over Apples husking corn &c
~ Saturday
10. I attended the school of the prophets & spoke with others
~ Sunday
101. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle in a hard snow
storm. Brother Morris spoke in the Morning & G. Q. Cannon
& W Woodruff in the Afternoon. I also Preached in the 8 ward
in the Evening. I received 4 letters from Azmon, Ingles,
& from 2 counterfiters in New York. I sent these
letters to the Chief of Poliece in New York City
~ Monday
12. Emma is still vary sick I spent the day with the sick
~ Tuesday
13. I went to the farm & put corn under cover & spent most
of the night with the sick {I had a [gloomy day] at the farm with} Asahel {I expect his mother has died. I ordained him a priest and blessed him.}
~ Wednesday
14. Keets took the team & went to Utah Lake to Meet Brower
Pettit (I attended Meeting at the City Hall on the Evening of
the 12 with the Deseret Stock Society & herd the reports
of the various committees)
I moved my Bee house to day & put my Bees in winter Quarters
~ Thursday
15 I spent the day husking corn & choreing
~ Friday
16.
I wrote 2 letters to Mitchel & King & sent King $1 Mitchell $2
Dec 3rd at 1 oclok in the Morning but did not go to bed till near morning was called up Early to visit Emma who was taken sick at the House of Mary Jackson I went to see her & found her vary sick she had Miscarried. I attended the school of the Prophets & followed G. Q Cannon & J. F. Smith. Distance of my travels South 150 Miles [FIGURE] I received 5 letters on my return home One from Azmon
~ Sunday
4. Sunday I attended my Prayer Circle in the Morning & Tabernacle all day. Brother Grow spoke in the Morning 45 Minutes & in the Afternoon O Pratt spoke One hour & 6 Minutes I attended the Prayer Circle with the Twelve, & I Preached in the 13 ward in the Evening followed By President Joseph Young. On my return home [FIGURE] Sarah was taken sick in labor & had a son born at 10 oclok AM
~ Monday
Dec 5, 1870. Emma is still quite sick I was up Most of the night I spent the day choreing mostly in picking over Apples I find those which I packed in Chaff rotted vary bad Apples should not be packed in Chaff at all Brother Cunningham bought of Me 20 Bushels of spitzenburgh at $1.75 per bushels & packed in Boxes
5. Emma was vary sick to day I spent the day choreing
~ Tuesday to ~ Friday
6, 7 8 & 9 I spent the week in picking over Apples husking corn &c
~ Saturday
10. I attended the school of the prophets & spoke with others
~ Sunday
11. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle in a hard snow storm. Brother Morris spoke in the Morning & G. Q. Cannon & W Woodruff in the Afternoon. I also Preached in the 8 ward in the Evening. I received 4 letters from Azmon, Ingles, [FIGURE] & from 2 counterfiters in New York. I sent these letters to the Chief of Poliece in New York City
~ Monday
12. Emma is still vary sick I spent the day with the sick
~ Tuesday
13. I went to the farm & put corn under cover & spent most of the night with the sick {I had a gloomy day at the farm with Asahel. I expect his mother has died. I ordained him a priest and blessed him.}
~ Wednesday
14. Keets took the team & went to Utah Lake to Meet Brower Pettit (I attended Meeting at the City Hall on the Evening of the 12 with the Deseret Stock Society & herd the reports of the various committees)
I moved my Bee house to day & put my Bees in winter Quarters
~ Thursday
15 I spent the day husking corn & choreing
~ Friday
16. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Mitchel & King & sent King $1 Mitchell $2