October 17, 1869 ~ Sunday Oct 17, 1869 I Attended meeting in the old Tabernacle all day Elder Gibson spoke in the morning 42 Minutes, O. H. Riggs 20 M[inutes], G A Smith 19 M[inutes]. Afternoon A M Musser Prayed Nathan Tanner spoke 20 M[inutes], & G. A. Smith 31. I met with the Presidency & Twelve for prayer in the Evening O. Pratt, W. Woodruff & G. Q. Cannon were Apointed a ...

July 25 1870 President Young spoke 43 Minutes. I wrote 2 letters to P W Woodruff [FIGURE] & to Joseph E. Johnson & spoke of the visit of M. P. Wildes Downing & others July 26, 1870 ~ Tuesday to July 30, 1870 ~ Saturday 26 to 30. July I spent the time on the farm Had a Reaper on Saturday & did not attend the school July 31, 1870 ~ Sunday 31. Sunday I ...

October 5, 1870 ~ Wednesday Oct 5th 1870 [FIGURES] I spent the day in the Endowmet House to attend to the Baptism & sealing for the dead. D. Huntington Baptized 211 Samuel H. B. Smith 203 & Ward Pack 237 Total 651 Baptisms I confirmed some 60 persons D. H. Wells sealed 80 couple Joseph F Smith 59 & W. Woodruff 41, Total 180 sealings. Wilford Woodruff Jr was Baptized for 3 persons ...

October 8, 1870 ~ Saturday Oct 8, 1870 Conference opened at 10 oclok. Erastus Snow Prayed & then spoke 44 Minutes G. A. Smith 20 D. H. Wells 24 & President B. Young 5 Minutes. We held a council at noomn at Pres- ident Youngs office the Presidency & all of the Twelve & By unanimous [FIGURE] vote cut of Isaac Haight, John D. Lee & Wood for committing a great ...

Oct 25 1870 President Young said a Bishop could not be tryed ownly By a High Council & the first Presidency. The ownly fault President Young could find with Brother Johnson was his interlining the constitution of the cooperation with the words "And the Board" which He supposed was in the Original if it was left out in the copying the board should have been consulted but there was No crime or Evil intended in the matter. He & all the speakers reproved all the accusers vary strongly. A ...

November 7, 1870 ~ Monday to November 11, 1870 ~ Friday Nov 7, 1870 7 to 11. I spent the week on the farm geting out manure & ploughing November 12, 1870 ~ Saturday 12 [FIGURE] I Attended the school of the prophets O Pratt W Woodruff & Many others spoke. The Presidency & Twelve Held a 2 days meeting at Ogden November 13, 1870 ~ Sunday 13. Sunday The Presidency & most of

May 4, 1871 ~ Thursday May 4th 1871 we went to the Canyon & got poles 16 M[iles] May 5, 1871 ~ Friday 5 I spent the day choreing Made shave horse, planted 1/2 Acre of corn, Made 2 long waggon Reads Wilford & Keets are in the Canyon cutting poles May 6, 1871 ~ Saturday 6. I went to the Canyon got 2 loads of poles 16 M[iles] The Boys had Cut 500 poles & 100 Post timber May 7, 1871 ...

October 6, 1871 ~ Friday Oct 6, 1871 The general Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day met this morning in the New Tabernacle at 10 oclok. Their were present all the Presidency & Twelve Except O. Hyde & A. Carrington President Young was vary feeble W. Woodruff spoke 55 Minutes C C Rich 22. Afternoon H. S. Eldridge Prayed James Brown spoke 48 Minutes Wm ...

Oct 10, 1871 2 oclok Mr Fitch made a speech for the Defence to quash the Inditement He made a strong plea at the close of the Court we got the Telegram that nearly all of Chicago was in Ashes 100000 people homeless laosst all they possesed $150,000000 dollars worth of property destroyed the largest fire Ever known in America since the first setling of New England. I went to the office of President Young & spent an hour, we also got ...

October 21, 1872 ~ Monday Oct 21, I1st872 I spent the day at the farm & night at home in the city. Rosanna Sarah Delights child was vary low she has been wasting away for months I was up with her the latter part of the night October 22, 1872 ~ Tuesday 22nd [FIGURE] Rosanna Died this morning 15 Minutes to 8 oclok I made arangements for the funeral tomorrow at 11 oclok October 23, 1872 ...