Aug 16 1868 B. Young Jr spoke 25 Minutes Afternoon A Carrington spoke 27 Minutes & President Young spoke 275 minutes [FIGURE] He said that the word Gentiles did not apply to Every body out of the Church it applyed to those who were rebellious against God & his gospel there were many honorable men of the Earth who were not in the Church it did not apply to. I met in the Evening for prayer with the Presidency & Twelve My Son

Aug 22nd 1868 and inspired of God to Preach the gospel of Christ & could tell me the true way to be saved now as we travel through the coun- try we meet thousands of children as well as men & women who can see Prophets Apostles & Elders by merly walking a few rods into the streets to greet President Young, the Twelve & others as we travel through the country it is a good thing for these chil- dren to come out in procession to Greet the ...

January 30, 1850 ~ Wednesday 30th I rode in company with M. C. Pevey to Peterboro & spent the night with J. C. Little I dined with Br Leonard Hardy 65 m January 31, 1850 ~ Thursday 31st I rode with Brother Pevey to see his Mother who was 84 years old but abot House quite smart I preached at night at Brother Leonard Hardy's to the saints 14 m

[page torn] [Br] Crow had a young ^grand^ child drowned today. The child's name was Thirlkie August 12, 1847 ~ Thursday [page torn] [12th] Br Crows ^grand^ child was buried today. I commenced to day to lay the [f]oundation [page torn] of our houses the block is laid in the following manner on the East side of the block commencing on the NE corner B Young 4 rooms L Young 2 rooms, H ...

July 18, 1859 ~ Monday July 18th Robert & Father commenced cutting my barley to day I spent a part of the day in the office The clerks were cleaning the office. Hon J. M. Bernhisel Horace Greely J. Taylor & Orson Pratt visited in the Afternoon they visited Presidents Youngs H. C. Kimballs & W. Staines also. July 19, 1859 ~ ...

November 20, 1859 ~ Sunday Nov 20 ^20^ Sunday I spent the day quietly in the House reading the Book of Ezekiel & Isaiah. Brother Hunter called to see me in the evening November 21, 1859 ~ Monday 21st We have snow upon the ground this morning. Wilford and Moroni spent the day delivering my tithing I paid 48 1/2 gallons Molasses 5 Bushels Oats, 1 1/2 Barley, 1 Hungarian grass seed, 5 of Beets, 2 carrotts, 15 Heads cabbage ...

December 12, 1859 ~ Monday Dec. 12 A cold morning The Legislature of Utah met this morning Brother Bentley and I drew hiBrother G. A. Smith to the Legislative Council at the Social Hall on a hand sled He being still vary lame with his sprained Ancle I staid in the council untill it was organized & then returned to the office I spent the day in the office I visited J. L. Smith & administered ...

31 ^1860^ Lakes in Central Africa He went all around the large lake 250 miles long about 100 wide He found mud fish 6 feet long with- out scales. He found Eels. He found large flocks of sea guls the lake was 700 miles from the sea He tried to sounded 400 feet without any bottom. there was no visible outlet to it, though there were several large streams runing into it. the water was not salt this lake was surroounded with High Bluffs. He visited another Lake about ...

March 2, 1860 ~ Friday March 2nd ^1860^ We had a cold snow storm last night we have had a vary cold winter the hardest winter in many respects we have ever experienced long steady cold weather Elder Lorenzo Snow and his two daughters spent the night at my house. I spent the day in the office President B Young called into the office & spent some time in conversation with G. A. Smith who is still laid up with his sprained ancle. ...

April 30, 1865 afternoon He preached a vary plain sermon, spoke in the power of God, Rebuked wickedness & told the people what to do. I met with the president & Twelve for prayer May 1, 1865 ~ Monday May 1. I opened my grapes this morning & spent the day in a Missionary meeting we Blessed & set apart 52 missionaries & ordained 4 seventies. President Young delivered an Address & gave good instruction. {He said that} P. P. Prat {blood was spilt for [illegible] ...