January 10, 1873 ~ Friday Jan 10th 1873 I arose at one oclok Packed up took Breakfast & started for Evanston at about 3 oclok with Br Pope it was vary cold we arived at Evanston at 12 oclok we took cars for S. L. City we arived at S. L. City at 7.30, & Found My Family well distance of the day via Rail Road 147 Miles January 11, 1873 ~ Saturday 11. I Bought some things for Sarah visited the Printing ...

April 10, 1875 and had returned to the Church & been ordained into the Quorum of the Twelve apostle since Brother Taylor & W. Woodruff had been Ordained so we both stood a head of them in the Quorum President B Young spoke one hour & 19 Minuts April 11, 1875 ~ Sunday 11. Sunday Prayer By J. W. Young O Pratt spoke one hour and 30 Minuts on the Prophesies concerning the Lamanits & the House of Israel Afternoon ...

That Temple was built in the Town of Kirtland Geauga Co Ohio He received the priesthood in his youth, and He was but a boy when He went up in Zions Camp for the redemption of zion in 1834, forty one years before his death, and He has labored diligently for the building up of the kingdom to the day of his death. He has been true and faithful in his labor & Testimony to the End. No two men have been more closely allied together in the Church and

Sept 1, 1875 I spent a part of the day in the Endowment House we baptized for the dead 181. W Woodruff sealed at the Altar for the dead 40 couple. I then went to the House of President George A Smith and met with President Yg there Young there and George A Smith instructions concerning his burial written before He was sick was then read, and it was decided to keep his body untill Sunday and to have the funeral in the

November 21, 1878 ~ Thursday 21. I shot a goose flying over in the Morning and went over bear River and Returned to Smithfield 20 M[iles] November 22, 1878 ~ Friday 22 I spent the day at home & had company in the Evening November 23, 1878 ~ Saturday 23. I took cars Rode to Ogden & to Salt Lake City 100 November 24, 1878 ~ Sunday 24. Sunday I had an interview with ...

Fillmore City April 23, 1856 Br Woodruff sir it is with a degree of satisfaction I adress you at this time informing you that we are all well hoping these few lines will find you all enjoying the same health peace ^and prosperity^ as a general thing prevails amongst us as a people being somewhat in a hurry I would inform you (without any ceramony). That your Lot Br Pratts, and Br G. A. Smiths are given out to others Although it was with the greatest reluctance to my own feeling that I ...

May 17, 1884 the North side J. F. Smith the south President Taylor the centre W Woodruff occupied the North seat with G Q Cannon L Snow the south by the side of J F. Smith The quorum of the Twelve Apostles occupied the side seatts North of the upper stand The Patriarch the south the seventies the North of the stand. Below the Twelve The Presidency of the stake occupied the stand Below the first Presidency. The Presidents of the Elders Quorum occupied the lower stand ...

January 14, 1881 ~ Friday Jan 14, 1881 [FIGURES] I received a letter from David John and wrote a letter to McAllister David John & C Peterson & Lorenzo Snow. I met in council with President Taylor. He did not wish men called to go to St John ownly as volenteers did not wish to force any man to go January 15, 1881 ~ Saturday 15 [FIGURES] I received 2 letters to day from

Sept 29, 1881 [FIGURE] I also wrote to Bishop McIntyre & sent him $7 to help Pay him for his troubles in the sickness of Wilfords child [FIGURE] Rogers Died Father [blank] Rogers of Provo Died [blank] Aged [blank] [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to J G Bleak & Sarah I sent $2 and 3 letters from Bell and Jesse September 30, 1881 ~ Friday 30. [FIGURE] I ...

Oct 3rd 1881 Orso Pratt had obtained through his own Exertion without the aid of teachers, more Mathimatical Philo- logical and Astrological Knowledge Probably than any other man in this generation. Orson Pratt was born in Hartford, Washington County new Yow Yoork sept 19 1811. was Baptized sept 19, 1830 on his birth day being 19 years was ordained an Elder Dec 1, 1830. He was ordained a High Priest Feb 2, 1832. He was a Member of Zions Camp in the spring of 1834 And came near dying with ...