May 5, 1854 ~ Friday May 5th Friday we left Union fort rode to dry creek settle[men]t made a short halt then drove to the American fork. 25 miles & spent the night the ^people^ Assembled for a meeting I was called upon to address the people the following is a key to the remarks which I made. I said to the people that I should confine my remarks to those things that immediately consern us you have [been] counselled to build forths & wall in your cities with strong walls ...

you are a good people but their is great room for imp- rovement in this city. the last one that we visited. I would like to see this people in good houses & gardens & in good forts. now when you come to the conference you all vote to sustain President Young now you have got to honour this man he holds the [FIGURE] of the Kingdom of God and sustain him or the Lord will not save & exhalt you in his kingdom ...

Sept 12 1869 We again Met at 1 oclok W Woodruff prayed G. A. Smith spoke 17 minutes G Q Cannon 20 W Woodruff 15 Minutes Names of Missionaries called were then read to the Assembly D H Wells spoke 11 M[inutes] F D Richards 8 & President Young 60 Minutes. At the close of the Meeting we drove to Ogden 22 M[inutes] I spent the night with Brother F D Richards & looked at the printed

October 25, 1869 ~ Monday Oct 25, 1869 [FIGURE] I spent the day in the High Council at the Trial of Wm S Godby & E. L. T. Harrison Both of which were cut off from the Church also Eli. B. Kelsey for Apostacy they manifested a dark wicked spirit President Youg G A Smith W Woodruff & G Q Cannon spoke. I pruned my Grape vines in the Evening

February 24, 1870 ~ Thursday Feb 24, 18670. I laid Hands upon Asahel who was quite sick & then in company with G. Q. Cannon & Heber Kimball rode to American Fork & met President Young G. A. Smith J. Taylor B Young Jr & John W Young Joseph Young & Lorenzo Young we held a Meeting in the meeting ...

October 20, 1870 ~ Thursday Oct 20, 1870 [FIGURE] ^Oct 21. Harriet Woodruff wife of Azmon Woodruff Died at Noon^ I spent the day at the field ditching leveling land & [s]owing clover & Timothy October 21, 1870 ~ Friday 21. Oct. President Young G. A. Smith, O. Pratt J. Taylor W Woodruff G Q Cannon President Joseph Young & some others Left S. L. L. City ...

July 18, 1866 ~ Wednesday to July 20, 1866 ~ Friday July 18, 1866 18 19 & 20. I spent the time Hoeing & haying July 21, 1866 ~ Saturday 21. I spent the day at home choreing July 22, 1866 ~ Sunday 22nd I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting at the Tabernacle Bowery Elder Burton spoke in the forenoon & G Q Cannon Afternoon Elder Hollings in English & ...

April 21, 1867 ~ Sunday April 21 1867 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle through the day & met with the Presidency & Twelve in the Evening [two lines blank] April 22, 1867 ~ Monday 22 In company with Presidents B. Young, & D H Wells & John Taylor & G Q Cannon & others I left G. S. L. City to visit ...

August 15, 1867 ~ Thursday Aug 15th 1867 I spent the day at home August 16, 1867 ~ Friday 16. Friday President Young & company left G S L City 30 minutes to 8 oclok to go to Toella to hold a 2 days meeting they drove to E. T. & dined G. A. Smith & myself started in a carriage drove By Charles F Williams who took the wrong road, went 7 miles back ...

August 24, 1867 ~ Saturday Aug 24, 1867 Left American Fork & rode to Provo in 2 hours. 15 M[iles] took breakfast at Bishop Millars & Met in the New meet- ing House for the purpose of Dedicating it to God it was built of the Prysbeterian order the People were some 12 years in building it the House was filled to overflowing galleries & all at 10 oclok & the Meeting opened by singing & the dedi- cation Prayer was offered By Elder