January 1, 1866 ~ Monday

[FIGURE] Jan 1^st 1866.
Is it possible that I have lived to see 1866. Yes I have and may the
Lord preserve me through this year in purity & in righteousness and
all the faithful of his Saints & hedge up the way of all the wicked who
seek to fight against Mount Zion

Nine of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met at the Historians Office
at 10 oclok viz O Hyde John Taylor Wilford Woodruff George A.
Smith, A Lyman E. T. Benson Lorenzo Snow C. C. Rich F D Richards
& GQ Cannon. C. C. Rich & Erastus Snow was North
& O. Pratt, was in England.

at half past 10 oclok we walked over the road & called upon President
Brigham Young & Elder O. Hyde as our speaker informed President Young
that we had called to pay our respects to him & to wish him a happy
New Year President Y & to congratulate him on the pleasing prospects
that surround us at the opening of 1866. President Young shook
hands heartily with all the Quorum and freely Exchanged Blessings
after spending 30 minuts with the President, we then walked to
President H. C. Kimballs we all wished him a happy New Years
& Brother Kimball blessed us & prophesied upon our heads He told Br
Orson Hyde, that He should overcome all things & come out with a
clean sheet in the End without spot or Blemish, & should be crowned
in Glory in the presence of God & his Brethren as Joseph saw him 30
years ago, and I pronounced the same Blessing upon all the Quorum of
the Twelve & any man who attempts to ride yoo will be rode himself
& any man who opposes you will fall & I say to you Brother Franklin
that you shall come off clear in the End you have passed through trials
as well as the rests of us and I will say concerning Schyler Colfax
who is trying to go into the Presidential Chair on the down fall of the
Latter day Saints I will say in the name of the Lord that He shall go
under as Douglass did & the curs of God shall rest upon our
Enemies who seek our destruction. He blessed us all & prophesid
much good upon Israel & Evil upon her Enemies. Sister Vilate
Kimball was present & Enjoyed herself well, while we were there
the band was playing in the street. We next visited President Daniel
H. Wells. He was also Happy to see us & greeted us warmly we then
called upon G. A. Smiths family was treated to a fine feast of
Apples. Elder John Taylor furnished us with 3 sleighs

January 1, 1866 ~ Monday

[FIGURE] Jan 1st 1866. Is it possible that I have lived to see 1866. Yes I have and may the Lord preserve me through this year in purity & in righteousness and all the faithful of his Saints & hedge up the way of all the wicked who seek to fight against Mount Zion

Nine of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met at the Historians Office at 10 oclok viz O Hyde John Taylor Wilford Woodruff George A. Smith, A Lyman E. T. Benson Lorenzo Snow F D Richards & GQ Cannon. C. C. Rich & Erastus Snow was North & O. Pratt, was in England.

at half past 10 oclok we walked over the road & called upon President Brigham Young & Elder O. Hyde as our speaker informed President Young that we had called to pay our respects to him & to wish him a happy New Year & to congratulate him on the pleasing prospects that surround us at the opening of 1866. President Young shook hands heartily with all the Quorum and freely Exchanged Blessings after spending 30 minuts with the President, we then walked to President H. C. Kimballs we all wished him a happy New Years & Brother Kimball blessed us & prophesied upon our heads He told Br Orson Hyde, that He should overcome all things & come out with a clean sheet in the End without spot or Blemish, & should be crowned in Glory in the presence of God & his Brethren as Joseph saw him 30 years ago, and I pronounced the same Blessing upon all the Quorum of the Twelve & any man who attempts to ride yoo will be rode himself & any man who opposes you will fall & I say to you Brother Franklin that you shall come off clear in the End you have passed through trials as well as the rests of us and I will say concerning Schyler Colfax who is trying to go into the Presidential Chair on the down fall of the Latter day Saints I will say in the name of the Lord that He shall go under as Douglass did & the curs of God shall rest upon our Enemies who seek our destruction. He blessed us all & prophesid much good upon Israel & Evil upon her Enemies. Sister Vilate Kimball was present & Enjoyed herself well, while we were there the band was playing in the street. We next visited President Daniel H. Wells. He was also Happy to see us & greeted us warmly we then called upon G. A. Smiths family was treated to a fine feast of Apples. Elder John Taylor furnished us with 3 sleighs