June 12, 1869 The school of the Prophets met in the Tabernacle at 5 ock Prayer By Lorenzo Snow President Young spoke 2032 M[inutes] G. A. Smith 22 June 13, 1869 ~ Sunday 13 Sunday Met at 10 oclk Prayer By E. T Benson G Q Cannon spoke one hour & 8 Minutes B Young jr 25 Afternoon Prayer By Wm Budge Sacrament Administered President ...

June 16 1869 and swam our horses we then rode to Bennington and on to Mount Pielier distance of the day 36 miles we stoped with Brother Dennings we held meeting John Young Prayed President Young spoke 10 Minutes D. H. Wells 16. June 17, 1869 ~ Thursday 17 We arose at 4 oclok took Breakfast & at 6 oclok started for the Soda Springs we drove 35 Miles in about 4 hours ...

June 12, 1870 They are visited by the whites who profess to know more than the Lamanites do yet they introduce all the sins & corruptions of the age to them & degrade them more than they naturally are yet we acknowledge them Human beings & think them wicked when they kill any one, or steal, yet the soldiers & whites will kill them with impunity & they be Extoled for it & that is wrong Now our Boys will trade with them swap horses, run races, & wrestle with them, we should not descend so low ...

June 27, 1871 G. A. Smith spoke 17 M[inutes] President Young 45 M[inutes] we then took Dinner I went with Wilford to lay out a place to build a House, we then started & drove over the Mountain to Laketown 22 Miles We held a Meeting in the Bowery the grass hoppers eat up all the grain in the place. Brother T W Elebeck opened By prayer President Young spoke 35 Minutes He said 27 years ago ...

Sept 10th 1867 if he kept the Celestial Law. September 11, 1867 ~ Wednesday 11th we left Franklin at 5 oclok & drove to the foot of the Mountains & Nooned, we then most of us walked up the Mountain & rode down to Liberty & took supper with Solomon Hale & E N Austin Brother Hale had done a great deal of work in that place in making Improvements. we then drove to Paris President ...

May 19 1864 the mud holes I ever saw in my life & place them in a string & then try to drive a team through them what made them worse than then Illinois & Indianna mud Holes was they were nothing but mud while these were full of trees stumps & brush, both Horses & Mules struggled fearfully Belly deep in mud to make advancement occasionally a pair of Horses or Mules would fall & be buried all over Except their Heads but men would go in pry out ...

May 21, 1864 tents & waggons. We then rode to Fish Haven whare we found a Number of families in cane wickeups, tents & waggons Here is a fine stram of cold water Empties into the Lake over a fine gravelly bed many fish come up this stram. we returned to St Charles & took diner of trout I eat with Brother Pugmyre after diner we returned to Paris & spent the night distance of the day 26 May 22, 1864 ~ Sunday 22 Sunday A ...

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 ...

August 28, 1873 ~ Thursday Aug 28, 1873 We had a hard frost last night that killed potatoes povines & late grain we rode through Bloomington to Paris I stoped at David P Kimballs 8 M[iles]. We held a council in the Evening at C. C. Rich upon the case of David P. Kimball. it was thought adviseable to take his licen[s]e from him as the President of that Stake of Zion August 29, 1873 ~ Friday 29. Met at the ...

May 9, 1874 President Young spoke in the afternoon 37 M[inutes], E Snow 13 Missionaries were called G A Smith spok 3 Minuts May 10, 1874 ~ Sunday 10th Sunday B Young Jr spoke 35 Minuts A. Carrington 35, G A Smith 30. Afternoon G. A. Smith spoke 40 minuts & President Brigham Young 55 Minuts, & delivered a powerful discourse. At the close of the meeting we met in the