May 4, 1873 Sunday President Brigham Young Preached in the forenoon to a large congregation of Saints & Gentiles one hour & 12 M[inutes] Afternoon C. C. Rich spoke 26 Minuts President Joseph [FIGURES] Young spoke 32 Minuts then President Brigham Young spoke 45 Minutes making about two hours that He spoke to day & there was some Twelve thousand People in the Tabernacle I received A Letter from My Brother Azmon & I wrote 4 letters to Sarah ...

June 22nd 1873 I met in the Evening with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer Presidencyt Young spoke about sending a man to take the place of Joseph W. Young deceased but no one was appointed. Appointments were made to hold meetings at Logan & Paris June 23, 1873 ~ Monday 23rd I Paid a Note in favor of John Henry Smith of $500 & $11.20 interest on the same to R. L. Campbell I ...

May 29, 1879 [FIGURE] I wrote Letter to John Taylor & J Jaques I had a conversation [with] Lleweyn Harris he says what was published in the Deseret News abot his healing 406 Indians sick with the small pox was true. I read my communication to the News to the Brethren in the Evening May 30, 1879 ~ Friday 30th [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to D. H. Wells & J Jaques ...

June 26, 1879 ~ Thursday June 26, 1879 we rode to snow flake and stoped with Jesse N Smith 24 M[iles] Snow Flake contains 62 families 48 men 52 women, 159 children 150 acres wheat 150 of corn & vegitable. 60 Brood Mares, 60 horses, 13 Mules, 60 Head of oxen, 138 cows 60 Head young stock the valley is 1 21/12 X 1 1/2 miles I administered to a sick Sister [FIGURE] I dreamed that President Young was with me while I was setting ...

July 25 1879 had been broaken open by some person who had attempted to rob the Mail Envallopes Destroyed & mony taken out July 26, 1879 ~ Saturday 26. [FIGURE] I I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & J Jaques July 27, 1879 ~ Sunday 27 Sunday I went to Brigham City Meeting Warren R Tenney opened By Prayer W Woodruff spoke 38 minuts, Lot Smith 30 M[inutes], & Br Lake 3 M[inutes]. we returned ...

Aug 10, 1879 Sunday afternoon W Woodruff spoke 42 M[inutes] Jesse N Smith 30 M[inutes] Br Hatch 18 M[inutes]. I took supper with Br Flack Had conversation with Judge Stinson. I Blessed Sister West in the Evening August 11, 1879 ~ Monday 11. I sent Br Snows letters to J Jaques I wrote 2 letters to [FIGURE] John Taylor & council of 14 pages giving an account of the ...

Sept 1, 1879 and took breakfast we then drove to Aqua Freo (cold spring) it was the cold[est] spring water I ever Drank it was nearly Equal to Ice water we filled a keg and Drove several miles and Nooned we then drove to Masons Beated our horses and had quite a talk with Mr Mason his son could talk English Mason was a spanyard I gave his son good council & told him to call upon me at Salt Lake if He should come there. We then drove ...

Sept 6, 1879 The following is the work performed in St George Temple Jan 9, 1877 to Jan 27, 1879 is as follows 70352 Baptisms 34903 Endowments, 13159 Ordinations, 11888 Sealings, 2072 childrens sealed to Parents, 393 Adoptions 875 Second Anointings. The labor from June 1879. 3915 Baptisms 1315 Endowments, 444 Ordinations, 651 sealings, 138 children sealed to Parents, 78 Adoptions, 21 second Anointings I had conversations with Brs. Smith Hunt & Tenney about Br Hatch. I received a great deal of News ...

Sept 27, 1879 Lorenzo Hatch spoke 42 M[inutes], Jesse N Smith 30 M[inutes], W Woodruff spoke 10 M[inutes]. I met in the Evening with the Priesthood and we regulated the Price of Tithing in this country September 28, 1879 ~ Sunday 298 Sunday I administered to Br Greer. We met at 10 oclok John Bush Prayed Reports of the several Branches of the Stake were then given read By the Clerk John R Hewlett. The General Authorities of ...

October 28, 1879 ~ Tuesday Oct 28, 1879 I read Br Haskels Journal of his Mission and stay for 6 month with the Oribes & Moquis, which was quite interesting. I met in council in the Evening October 29, 1879 ~ Wednesday 29 [FIGURE] I received a letter from J Jaques & wrote 3 letters to Bishop Hunter J Jaques & Phebe October 30, 1879 ~ Thursday 30. I drove to