February 17, 1873 ~ Monday

Feb 17, 1873
I received 2 letters & wrote 23 to Wilford Sarah & Perkins
it was a hard snow storm I met with the school in the Evening

February 18, 1873 ~ Tuesday

18. A plessant day good sleighing. Congressmen continue to
Bring in Bills for the persecution of the Latter Day Saints for
there religion President Grant is like Phario of Old determ[ine]d
to destroy the Saints of God but He will betfoiled in his purpose
for the Lord will Defend Zion [Exodus 8:32] I received 2 letter &
wrote 1 to Thompson Woodruff

February 19, 1873 ~ Wednesday

19 I went to the field & spent the night all the Attention of 6M
Congress seems to be turned to Utah affairs President Grant
seems determined to Persecute the Saints to the Extent of his power

February 20, 1873 ~ Thursday

20 I spent the day in the city cutting brush

February 21, 1873 ~ Friday

21 Feb 1873 To day the Bills for the suppressinon of the
Mormons in Utah, & to lay plans for their destruction for
their religion will come before Congress May the Lord
direct this thing to his own honor & glory & the Esstablishmt
of his kingdom & the downfall of the wicked

I wrote I. F. Carter. Telegrams this Evening say Congress did
not act upon the Utah Bill to day

February 22, 1873 ~ Saturday

22 A Telegram says it is now proposed to send a commissi[on]
to Utah to investigate the charges made against the people thi[s]
is what we want we are not afraid of the truth I spent the day
drawing stones

February 23, 1873 ~ Sunday

23^rd Feb 1873 to day we were called upon to attend the
[sideways text] W^m Pitt [end of sideways text] [sideways text] W^m Player [end of sideways text] Funeral of Wm Pitt who received the gospel
under miy teaching in Herrifordshire England
in 1840. He fell from an Engine while painting
it & died on Friday the 21, Feb it was Held in the 14 ward school House

February 17, 1873 ~ Monday

Feb 17, 1873 FIGURES I received 2 letters & wrote3 to Wilford Sarah & Perkins it was a hard snow storm I met with the school in the Evening

February 18, 1873 ~ Tuesday

18. A plesant day good sleighing. Congressmen continue to Bring in Bills for the persecution of the Latter Day Saints for there religion President Grant is like Phario of Old determined to destroy the Saints of God but He will befoiled in his purpose for the Lord will Defend Zion I received 2 letter & FIGURES wrote 1 to Thompson Woodruff

February 19, 1873 ~ Wednesday

19 I went to the field & spent the night all the Attention of 6M Congress seems to be turned to Utah affairs President Grant seems determined to Persecute the Saints to the Extent of his power

February 20, 1873 ~ Thursday

20 I spent the day in the city cutting brush

February 21, 1873 ~ Friday

21 Feb 1873 [FIGURE] To day the Bills for the suppression of the Mormons in Utah, & to lay plans for their destruction for their religion will come before Congress May the Lord direct this thing to his own honor & glory & the Esstablishmt of his kingdom & the downfall of the wicked

[FIGURE] I wrote I. F. Carter. Telegrams this Evening say Congress did not act upon the Utah Bill to day

February 22, 1873 ~ Saturday

22 A Telegram says it is now proposed to send a commission to Utah to investigate the charges made against the people this is what we want we are not afraid of the truth I spent the day drawing stones

February 23, 1873 ~ Sunday

23rd Feb 1873 to day we were called upon to attend the FIGURES sideways text Wm Pitt end of sideways text sideways text Wm Player end of sideways text Funeral of Wm Pitt who received the gospel under my teaching in Herrifordshire England in 1840. He fell from an Engine while painting it & died on Friday the 21, Feb it was Held in the 14 ward school House