September 7, 1872 ~ Saturday Sept 7, 1872 I spent the day in Preparing to take a Journey to Calafornia to Attend the State Fair with G A Smith & G Q Cannon I took up a collection for G. A. Smith to Bear his Expenses I collected $1658 which I paid over to him September 8, 1872 ~ Sunday 8. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle all day

July 7, 1862 ~ Monday [FIGURE] July 7th 1862 I spent the forenoon at home in the guarden the afternoon in the Office, Journalizing & compiling History Ira Jones Willis spent the afternoon with us He gave us an account of his life He was baptized April 18 1831 By Newel Knight He started with the first company for Ohio, then was sent to Jackson Co Missouri & was in the first company that arived there ...