May 2nd 1869 The rules of the schools were then read to the Assembly I spent the night with Wilford at Sister Woolleys May 3, 1869 ~ Monday May 3rd A Plesant Morning we drove to Pine Valley through the Volcanic Country & held a Meeting at the school House President Young spoke 11 Minutes D. H. Wells 16 Minutes W Woodruff spoke 10 M[inutes], G Q Cannon 9 M[inutes], B Young jr ...

Nov 14, 1869 Sunday Afternoon Joseph Young spoke 50 M[inutes] & President B Young 35 I met with the presidency & Twelve for prayer & in the Evening I spoke at the 14 ward followed By G. Q. Cannon I read a portion of the Revelation on Celestial Marriage & had a good time November 15, 1869 ~ Monday 15 I went to the farm several rain & Hail storms during the day D H Wells gave ...

Sept 17, 1871 Afternoon John Taylor spoke 54 Minutes I met with the Prayer Circle & spoke in the Evening to the 13 ward September 18, 1871 ~ Monday to September 21, 1871 ~ Thursday 18, to 21. I spent the time in Building a Kitchen 10 By 18 feet Brower Pettit was the Carpenter September 22, 1871 ~ Friday 22nd I left S L City with the Presidency & G. Q. Cannon of

December 24, 1866 ~ Monday Dec 24, 1866 I met [went] to the field got a load of straw met with the council in the Afternoon. I wrote a letter to Uncle Ozem Woodruff December 25, 1866 ~ Tuesday [FIGURE] 25 Chrismas I spent the time mostly at home we had a Chrismas dinner Lorenzo Snow & Eliza Snow his daughter dined with us I spent the Evening at home, Santaclause called upon me & demanded for his Appropriatins $35 which I paid

July 2, 1878 ~ Tuesday July 2nd 1878 [FIGURES] I received 2 letters from Wm H Folesome & Samuel Goulds & wrote 1 letter to James G Bleak Brother George Q Cannon arived home this Evening July 3, 1878 ~ Wednesday 3rd [FIGURE] I rote to John McAllister had an interview with G Q Cannon Met in council in the Afternoon July 4, 1878 ~ Thursday 4 of July [FIGURE] I wrote one letter ...

Elder W. Woodruff addressed the congrega- tion. Said the principles of the gospel are plain and easy of comprehension. At the same time no man can see the kingdom of God unless he is born of the Spirit. Our enemies have always failed to accomplish their designs and they al- ways will. The means by which they have been defeated are always so simple that they can not comprehend them. Alluded to the signal triumps of this people in the last six months. The U. S. government have tried to grapple with Polygamy but ...

The law of celestial marriage was one of these powers. The world do no understand us or these laws mentioned because they were in possession of the Spirit they were given in. We are not of the world, consequently, the laws we are given are different. There has not a person existed on the earth since the apostasy, immediately following the Apostolic dispen- sation that has administered with authority in any ordinance of the Church of Christ, for lack of the priesthood. There is no ordinance given by the father ...

that the remarks made in the old Edition of the D&C section 119 upon Marriage was Printed By the urgent request of Oliver Cowdery against the wish of Joseph Smith the Prophet, for the Principle upon Celestial Marriage was revealed to Joseph Smith in 1831. But written By Wm Clayton Nov 12 day of Aprail 1843 see Document^ar^y History of the Church, vol 2, 1 1871, page 1508. ...