darkened by removing the lights & a show was Presented in the form of a Magic lantern presented a man in evry stage of drunkenness, & a score of other things rivers, ships, cities, Lions Leopords, Bonapart Victoria, & many other things, & we retired quite satisfyed with our evenings entertainmen[t] 8 miles December 29, 1840 ~ Tuesday 29th Elder Kimball went to take a sitting for his portrait I staid at home & wrote I sent G. A. Smith a letter a paper called ...

for me to take the parting hand with Br PARRISH I know not that we shall ever meet again untill we meet in Eternity may the blessings of God crown his days & prepare him for the Celestial Kingdom. O worthy Brother farewell but not forever I am now left alone without human aid to asist me in preaching the gospel my circuit is about 100 miles in extent besides the care of all the Churches within the limits of the same who is weack & I not weack who is ...

in this thing. A coward is like an Ostrich he will hide his head under cover & leaves his body out in sight to be seen as we pass along so cowards here after will be called an Ostrich. He also made some remarks concerning the building of the Temple. Elder Young remarked that he should visit those who did not pay up their tithing you will want a blessing in the temple when it is done President Smith remarked in relation to those who give in property for the temple we want ...

August 22, 1841 ~ Sunday Sunday 22nd This was a day of interest to me in many respects having returned to the church in New York I looked for much News & information from many sources both religious & political temporal & spiritual in this I was not disappointed for I had the perusal of the New York papers, 1 & 2 No of the 2nd vol of the Mill Star in England besides late letters from P. P. Pratt &

[beginning of page blank] On my return home I was soon Joined by Elders B. Young & H. C Kimball, who had come to London to spend a week or two. It was truly a treat to once more meet with these Brethren we spent the night together. December 1, 1840 ~ Tuesday Dec 1st this is the first day of Winter I spent the day with Elders Young & Kimball in visiting the city [FIGURE] 1 ...

April 17, 1856 ~ Thursday 167th I spent A part of the day writing the Blessing of those of the Twelve who were Blessed last sundyay night By the Presidency & Twelve I had them recorded in the Book of incidents in the Historians office By Robert Campbell. O. Pratt W. Woodruff & G. A. Smith laid hands upon Elder P. P. Pratt who was vary sick & had been insensible of any thing for two days April 18, 1856 ~ Friday ...

May 8, 1869 H S Eldridge spoke 16 M[inutes], W Woodruff spoke 9 B Young jr spoke 16, G Dunford spoke 15 Minutes May 9, 1869 ~ Sunday 9th we drove to Chicken Creek Nooned then drove to Nephi 40 M[iles] & stoped for the night with Brother Oakey we held a Meeting D. H. Wells spoke 35 Minutes President B Young spoke 41 Minutes [FIGURE] and said it is not proven ...

Jan 17th 1867 John Sharp & wives received their second Anointing at the Endowment House we remained in the council chamber till after 10 oclok January 18, 1867 ~ Friday 18. I spent the day & all night in the Legislative Council till 4 oclok of the 19. we finished the business of the session I met at the prayer room at the Historians office at 12 oclok L E Harrington received his second anointing. G A Smith Anointed him ...

February 14, 1868 ~ Friday Feb 14, 1868 [FIGURE] I spent the forenoon in the council I wrote a letter to Father Ezra Carter & spoke upon the affairs of Government February 15, 1868 ~ Saturday 15 [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Ezra Carter jr Seth Woodruff & Susan C Scholes. I spent the forenoon in the council & the Afternoon I attended a Meeting of Jordon Irrigation Company (([FIGURE] In the Afternoon of the 14, I Attended ...

Saints, and had lately moved here, depending upon his gun mostly for his living. It was sixty miles to a house on the north, and twelve miles on the south. He and his family were living in a small old log hut, about twelve feet square, and one bed in the room, upon which lay his wife, several children and three young dogs. He lay stretched out upon the bare floor, with his feet to a small fire. There was no door to the house, but a rag- ged quilt ...