March 3, 1873 ~ Monday

March 3rd 1873
[FIGURES] I wrote a letter to Joseph Fabyan Carter I spent a part of
the day drawing Lumber I drew 2000 feet sheeting I attended a council
in the Evening at the City Hall President Young spoke

March 4, 1873 ~ Tuesday

March 4. The president [present] Congress goes out to day & a New one begin
[FIGURE] I received a letter from David I went to Ogden with Mrs
Woodruff in company with President Young & party with Gen T. L. Kain &
Lady who started on their homeward Journey we ownly spent abot
5 minuts at Ogden then returned 80 Miles

March 5, 1873 ~ Wednesday

5^th we learned that Congress adjourned without having power to
^[FIGURE]^ pass the Utah Bill, although Newman & President Grant done all
in their power to Get Congress to pass those unconstitutional Bills
against the Saints in Utah Bassed upon the foundation of a tisue
of Lies, & it did pass the Senate yet the House would not pass it & we
acknowledge the Hand of God in this.

March 6, 1873 ~ Thursday

6. I drew from the Lumber yard 25000 [Lath] & went to the farm 6 M[iles]

March 7, 1873 ~ Friday

7^th I returned to the City & spent the day choreing I drew 2000 Brick
[FIGURE] I wrote one letter to Br Hart of Provo

March 8, 1873 ~ Saturday

8. I spent the forenoon drawing Door & window frames. In the Afternoon
I attended A Missionary meeting at the Tabernacle President Young gave inst-
ruction to the company about 100 answered to their names President
Young said he wanted them to settle upon a cooperative principle and
not ask what they are going to have for their labor but labor to build
Up Zion & convert the Lamanites to the gospel & baptize them & set them
to work. I attended a Meeting of the board of D A & M Society in Evening

March 9, 1873 ~ Sunday

9 Sunday I received a letter from Azmon. I wrote 4 Letter to
[FIGURES] Wilford, Sarah, David Arobella Sylvia Newton & Mary
I met with the 12 for Prayer & Preached in the 19 ward in the Evening
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Azmon

March 3, 1873 ~ Monday

March 3rd 1873 FIGURES I wrote a letter to Joseph Fabyan Carter I spent a part of the day drawing Lumber I drew 2000 feet sheeting I attended a council in the Evening at the City Hall President Young spoke

March 4, 1873 ~ Tuesday

March 4. The present Congress goes out to day & a New one begin [FIGURE] I received a letter from David I went to Ogden with Mrs Woodruff in company with President Young & party with Gen T. L. Kain & Lady who started on their homeward Journey we ownly spent abot 5 minuts at Ogden then returned 80 Miles

March 5, 1873 ~ Wednesday

5th we learned that Congress adjourned without having power to [FIGURE] pass the Utah Bill, although Newman & President Grant done all in their power to Get Congress to pass those unconstitutional Bills against the Saints in Utah Bassed upon the foundation of a tisue of Lies, & it did pass the Senate yet the House would not pass it & we acknowledge the Hand of God in this.

March 6, 1873 ~ Thursday

6. I drew from the Lumber yard 25000 Lath & went to the farm 6 Miles

March 7, 1873 ~ Friday

7th I returned to the City & spent the day choreing I drew 2000 Brick [FIGURE] I wrote one letter to Br Hart of Provo

March 8, 1873 ~ Saturday

8. I spent the forenoon drawing Door & window frames. In the Afternoon I attended A Missionary meeting at the Tabernacle President Young gave instruction to the company about 100 answered to their names President Young said he wanted them to settle upon a cooperative principle and not ask what they are going to have for their labor but labor to build Up Zion & convert the Lamanites to the gospel & baptize them & set them to work. I attended a Meeting of the board of D A & M Society in Evening

March 9, 1873 ~ Sunday

9 Sunday I received a letter from Azmon. I wrote 4 Letter to FIGURES Wilford, Sarah, David Arobella Sylvia Newton & Mary I met with the 12 for Prayer & Preached in the 19 ward in the Evening [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Azmon