April 14, 1855 ~ Saturday April 14th I spent this day with the Presidency Twelve & missionarr[ies] who met at the 70s Hall we had an address from President Young & others I met this evening with the Universal scientific in their Annual meeting April 15, 1855 ~ Sunday 15th Sunday I Attended meeting in the Tabernacle President Grant Preached in the morning upon natural Phylosophy & was followed by President Young both discourses were vary interesting & ...

I was Elected A Member of the senate of Deseret I was Appointed Assistant Historian in AD 1855 and compiled the History of 8 of the Twelve Apostles in 1858 And assisted in the compilation of the Church History I Attended 50 funerals & Preached at Most of them I was Appointed President of the Horticultural Society in 1855 and Officiated as such I was Appointed President of Jordon Irrigation Company in 1862, & in 1865 I was Appointed Treasurer & G A. Smith President. I Attended 30 Meetings of the Co ...

that stood in their way and send them off somewhere. On the other hand, your people were just as stubborn, and nobody seemed disposed to meet halfway. I will tell you, that, as far as you are concerned,—I have no hesita- tion in the world; I would tell it to you on Main Street just as soon as I would here — you shall not be arrested, unless the Grand Jury shall take the case up themselves and indict ...

The 6th of January 1889 President W. Woodruff! Dear Brother! Your letter, as a call for me to go on a Mission to Switzerland and Germaney, has come to hand severall weeks ago, and I beg your pardon for wayting so long before I have answered. My feelings, my wish and desire is, to respond to the call, and I hope that no evil Power can hinder me. I hope to be ready and prepared to start at the apointed date and from the apointed place. I do ...

Nov 22nd I called upon the President Young in the evening with E. T. Benson & Erastus Snow & Wm C. Stains & conversed till 9 oclok upon the affairs of the court & the present excited state of the people I set up with my child till 1 oclok during the night the men & clerks at Kinkades store came out & kicked the police & stoned them then the police turned upon them & ...

Nov 25 I spent the evening with the regency with President Young there were present Brigham Young D. H. Wells O. Hyde W. Woodruff G. A. Smith E. T. Benson F. D. Richards A. Carrington W. W Phelps, Hosea Stout, Samuel Richards G. D. Watt & R. L. Campbell & Joseph A Young we agreed ...

it has been I met with the Quorum of the Twelve E Snow was mouth in opening & F. D. Richards was mouth in the Circle January 3, 1859 ~ Monday 3rd I met with the Legislature I attended a land meeting at the 16 ward Meeting to make a new fence around the pasture January 4, 1859 ~ Tuesday 4th I called at the office at 9 oclok I attended the Legislature and during the day the Grand Jury decided ...

A Synopsis of my labors in 1864 I Travelled with President Brigham Young and Company Through the Territory of Utah 2118 Miles I Attended Public Meetings 174 Meetings I Preached 61 Discourses 61 Discourses I Attended 2 General Conferences 2 Conferences I Attended 66 Prayer Circles 66 Prayer Circles I spent 41 days in the Endowment house 41 Endowments I ...

March 30 1864 [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Wm C. Stanes asked him to write to me & let me now how he got along in his business &c March 31, 1864 ~ Thursday 31. We are having storms now almost daily it snows & rains [FIGURE] I received a Letter from judge Kinney I also received a sack of seeds from Judge Kinney for distribution containing Madden seeds, corn, beans, Peas, grape roots &c April 1, 1864 ~ Friday April ...

April 6, 1864 I Attended A Priesthood Meeting in the Evening Presidet Young & G A Smith spoke. I met with the Grand Jury at noon but did not do much business April 7, 1864 ~ Thursday 7 I met with the grand Jury at 9 oclok attended the conference all day in the Tabernacle G A Smith spoke upon the influence of fals spirits. in the Afternoon