MayApril 2930 1869 the Evening about going to the Muddy May 1, 1869 ~ Saturday May 1st We met a 10 oclok in the Basement of the Tabernacle for a 2 days Meeting My son Wilford & several of ofthe St Thomas settlement had come up to attend the conference Our conference was opened By prayer By D. H. Wells President B Young spoke 50 Minutes D. H. Wells 63 M[inutes] in the forenoon I visited Brother Johnsons Garden at Noon ...

Nov 10, 1876 The Temple in St George is 143 feet long, 93 feet wide, 84 feet high to the square and is as white as snow both inside and out and is a Beautiful contrast with the red appearance of the surrounding country. The stands at the Melchedizedek and Aaronic Priesthoods were Plain but vary Beautiful. The following are the letters to be placed upon the East Stand P. M. P. H. President of the Melchizedeck Priesthood P. S. Z. President ...

Dec 24, 1876 A. H. Raleigh Preighed E Snow spoke 35 Minuts Brother Wilckin 20 M[inutes] B Young Jr spoke 12 Minuts W Woodruff 20 M[inutes] I attended a funeral of a young sister By the name of Foremaster she died in child Birth E Snow spoke & W. Woodruff the corps was shown to the peopl with the babe in her arms. I attended an Evening meeting with Br McDonald in the 3rd ward

January 7, 1877 ~ Sunday Jan 7, 1877 Sunday [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to D. H. Wells Phebe W. Woodruff, & Brigham I attended meeting at the Tabernacle in the afternoon Jacob Gates Prayed. B Young Jr spoke 28 M[inutes], W. Woodruff 24 M[inutes], E Snow 20 W. Woodruff gave some instruction on the Endowments I spokeent the evening at President Young {President Young reproved Erastus Snow vary hard in many matters ...

Jan 18, 1877 [FIGURE] I wrote 1 Letter to A. O. Smoot we received the Jan 13 No of the News containing the account of the Dedication of the Temple [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Phebe, Brigham, & Emeline. we ordained 8 Elders for the dead W Woodruff ordain 3, gave Endowment to 18 for the dead 1 for the living, B. Young Jr sealed 12 for the dead January 19, 1877 ~ Friday 19. Endowments given 1 ...

Jan 25 1877 E Snow sealed 17 couple (W. Woodruff gave Nathan ^C^ Tinney and& wife their second Anointing) Presided in the Temple and Officiated as El and E Snow Y.E. & David Cannon as Mik January 26, 1877 ~ Friday 26. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 38 persons 6 Elders ordained living & 10 for the ...

Feb 1, 1877 32 for the living 35 for the dead. 19 Ordained 3 for the living 16 for the dead E Snow sealed 15 couple. B Young Jr 5 W Woodruff sealed 3 couple W Woodruff Presided and Officiated as El [FIGURES] I dressed in pure white Doe skin from head to foot to officiate in the Priest Office, white pants vest and caot the first Example in any Temple of the Lord in this last dispensation Sister Lucy B Young also dressed in white ...

February 7, 1877 ~ Wednesday Feb 7, 1877 I spent the day in the Temple W Woodruff gave second Anointing to (Josiah ^Guile^ Hardy and his wife Ann Dunston Hardy) (Matthew Clayton) (Elizabeth Graham Macdonald for and in behalf of Sarah Johnson Macdonald, & Fanny Vancott Macdonald Anointed to Allexander Findley Macdonald) H. W. Bigler held the Horn J L Nuttall Recorder we baptized 386 ...

Feb 21, 1877 I sealed 1 couple, L John Nuttall Prayed February 22, 1877 ~ Thursday 22nd I presided at the Temple we gave Endowments to 161, E. Snow sealed 33 W. Woodruff sealed 22, W. Woodruff ordained 290 J. M. Mody 9, A. H. Raleigh 13, D. H. Cann 9, J L Smith 2 ^[FIGURES] while praying at the Alter I received a Revelation concerning the redemption of my ...

March 2, 1877 ~ Friday March March 2 1877 I went to the Temple at 8 oclok I found 197 Men & women waiting to receive their Endowments I was greeted by many friends on the Events of my birth ^day^ we gave Endowments 197 to day. W Woodruff sealed 201 couple, E. Snow 39. their was 63 Elders ordaind [FIGURE] I sealed Joseph Smith & Sarah Melissa Granger President Young visited us to day ...