April 2nd Sunday 1865
and John Smith G Q Cannon & President Young in the
afternoon I met with President Young & the Twelve for prayer
B. Young Prayed & G. Q. Cannon was Mouth.

April 3, 1865 ~ Monday to April 5, 1865 ~ Wednesday

3 4 & 5 I spent the Time making fence & gardning

April 6, 1865 ~ Thursday

6, April The General Conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints met at the Tabernacle

April 7, 1865 ~ Friday to April 9, 1865 ~ Sunday

7, 8 & 9 was spent in Conference Presidents B Young
& Kimball & most of theCorum of the Twelve Preached
President Young Deliverd Ony WO upon the Merchants
and another Wo upon the Lawyiers. We had a good
Conference on sunday evening the Presidency & Twelve met
for Prayer. C. C Rich prayed O Hyde was mouth Presidents
Young & Kimball & 9 of the Twelve were present

April 10, 1865 ~ Monday

10. The convention met to day I attended the former prices
of the convention.

April 11, 1865 ~ Tuesday to April 14, 1865 ~ Friday

11 to 14. I spent the time Ploughing & sowing wheat.
[FIGURES] Washington April 14. At 30 m[inutes] past 9, President
Abram Lincoln was Assassinated at Fords Theater while sitting
in his private Box he was shot through the head with a single
barrel pistol the Assassin droped the pistol leaped from
the 2nd circle whare the President sat upon the stage holding
in his hand a large Dirk Knife & made his Escape in the
rear of the Theater mounted his horse & fled 30 minuts after
A man Entered Secretery Sewards dwelling, (whare Seward
lay sick) & attacted & disabled 5 men, rushed upon
Mr Seward who was lying in his bed & Assassinated
him by stabing him 3 times in the neck. He then rushed
from the room & met Sewards son stabed him, went down
stairs mounted his horse & fled it is not known whether
the same man killed both the President & Secretary or whether
it was 2 men it created tremendious Excitemtment

April 15, 1865 ~ Saturday

15. President Abraham Lincoln Died 30 minuts past 8 oclok A. M.
& Secretary Seward a little After 9 oclok one was stabed
30 minuts after the other & died 30 minute after all the flags
in Great Salt Lake City are at half mast & dressed in crepe
I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments

April 2nd Sunday 1865 and John Smith G Q Cannon & President Young in the afternoon I met with President Young & the Twelve for prayer B. Young Prayed & G. Q. Cannon was Mouth.

April 3, 1865 ~ Monday to April 5, 1865 ~ Wednesday

3 4 & 5 I spent the Time making fence & gardning

April 6, 1865 ~ Thursday

6, April The General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints met at the Tabernacle

April 7, 1865 ~ Friday to April 9, 1865 ~ Sunday

7, 8 & 9 was spent in Conference Presidents B Young & Kimball & most of theCorum of the Twelve Preached President Young Deliverd Ony WO upon the Merchants and another Wo upon the Lawyiers. We had a good Conference on sunday evening the Presidency & Twelve met for Prayer. C. C Rich prayed O Hyde was mouth Presidents Young & Kimball & 9 of the Twelve were present

April 10, 1865 ~ Monday

10. The convention met to day I attended the former prices of the convention.

April 11, 1865 ~ Tuesday to April 14, 1865 ~ Friday

11 to 14. I spent the time Ploughing & sowing wheat. FIGURES Washington April 14. At 30 minutes past 9, President Abram Lincoln was Assassinated at Fords Theater while sitting in his private Box he was shot through the head with a single barrel pistol the Assassin droped the pistol leaped from the 2nd circle whare the President sat upon the stage holding in his hand a large Dirk Knife & made his Escape in the rear of the Theater mounted his horse & fled 30 minuts after A man Entered Secretery Sewards dwelling, (whare Seward lay sick) & attacted & disabled 5 men, rushed upon Mr Seward who was lying in his bed & Assassinated him by stabing him 3 times in the neck. He then rushed from the room & met Sewards son stabed him, went down stairs mounted his horse & fled it is not known whether the same man killed both the President & Secretary or whether it was 2 men it created tremendious Excitement

April 15, 1865 ~ Saturday

15. President Abraham Lincoln Died 30 minuts past 8 oclok A. M. & Secretary Seward a little After 9 oclok one was stabed 30 minuts after the other & died 30 minute after all the flags in Great Salt Lake City are at half mast & dressed in crepe I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments