we can be made vessels of honour what can we be made vessels
of honour after we have moved in the hands of the potter
& ground over again yes this will be the case with man but
it is far better to be passive in the hands of God & be made
a vessel of honor the first time than to wait thill till we
have to be ground over again this is a figure which the
prophet Jeremiahah made use of. Now President Young is
the Master Potter here on Earth & we should be subject to him
in all things we should all remember that we have got to render
up our stewardship to God therefore we should be faithful in
all things. And I pray that the spirit of God may rest
upon you that you may do right & be saved with a full
salvation. And I ask it in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

December 17, 1855 ~ Monday

Monday 17 I spent the fore part of the day in the council & the
after noon in Joint session

December 18, 1855 ~ Tuesday

18^th I spent the fire [fore] part of the day in the counsel the afternoon
in Joint session

[FIGURES] I wrote 7 Letters to my family which I sent by Brother
Pugh viz to Mrs Woodruff Wilford Phebe Susan Bulah
Moroni & Emma

December 19, 1855 ~ Wednesday

19^th I spent the day in the counsel the whole day was occupied
in debating the subject of the Education of our children

December 20, 1855 ~ Thursday

20^th I spent the fore part of the day writing & the afternoon in
the council attending to the legislative business

December 21, 1855 ~ Friday

21^st I met in Joint session with the two houses to appoint a
census agent. L. W. Hardy was appointed we adjourned till monday

December 22, 1855 ~ Saturday

22 I spent the day in reading & writing I read the Books of
Ecclesiastes, songs of Solomon, & Isaiah through And I could
see by the Prophet Isaiah that one of the causes of the universal
destruction & abolishment of all the gentile Nations upon the face of
the whole Earth in the last days will be in consequence of the univer-
sal Ill treatment of the House of Israel viz the Jews among
all Nations & the Lamanites in America.

[FIGURE] The mail came in this evening & brought the Deseret News
And a Letter from My Daughter Phebe A. Woodruff the
first letter I ever received from one of my children while I
was away from home

December 23, 1855 ~ Sunday

23 Sunday I spent the day at home writing & reading

[FIGURE] I wrote a letter at home to my Daughter Phebe. I. Morley
& W. W. Phelps preached in the forenoon

December 24, 1855 ~ Monday to December 28, 1855 ~ Friday

24^th to 28 I spent the week in the Legislature the calafornia
Mail came in & brought papers & letters I[t] brought one
[FIGURE] letter to me from Edward Partridge On the Islands
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Edward Partridge in answer to his
we are having cold weather & snow storms

we can be made vessels of honour what can we be made vessels of honour after we have moved in the hands of the potter & ground over again yes this will be the case with man but it is far better to be passive in the hands of God & be made a vessel of honor the first time than to wait till we have to be ground over again this is a figure which the prophet Jeremiah made use of. Now President Young is the Master Potter here on Earth & we should be subject to him in all things we should all remember that we have got to render up our stewardship to God therefore we should be faithful in all things. And I pray that the spirit of God may rest upon you that you may do right & be saved with a full salvation. And I ask it in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

December 17, 1855 ~ Monday

Monday 17 I spent the fore part of the day in the council & the after noon in Joint session

December 18, 1855 ~ Tuesday

18th I spent the fore part of the day in the counsel the afternoon in Joint session

FIGURES I wrote 7 Letters to my family which I sent by Brother Pugh viz to Mrs Woodruff Wilford Phebe Susan Bulah Moroni & Emma

December 19, 1855 ~ Wednesday

19th I spent the day in the counsel the whole day was occupied in debating the subject of the Education of our children

December 20, 1855 ~ Thursday

20th I spent the fore part of the day writing & the afternoon in the council attending to the legislative business

December 21, 1855 ~ Friday

21st I met in Joint session with the two houses to appoint a census agent. L. W. Hardy was appointed we adjourned till monday

December 22, 1855 ~ Saturday

22 I spent the day in reading & writing I read the Books of Ecclesiastes, songs of Solomon, & Isaiah through And I could see by the Prophet Isaiah that one of the causes of the universal destruction & abolishment of all the gentile Nations upon the face of the whole Earth in the last days will be in consequence of the universal Ill treatment of the House of Israel viz the Jews among all Nations & the Lamanites in America.

[FIGURE] The mail came in this evening & brought the Deseret News And a Letter from My Daughter Phebe A. Woodruff the first letter I ever received from one of my children while I was away from home

December 23, 1855 ~ Sunday

23 Sunday I spent the day at home writing & reading

[FIGURE] I wrote a letter at home to my Daughter Phebe. I. Morley & W. W. Phelps preached in the forenoon

December 24, 1855 ~ Monday to December 28, 1855 ~ Friday

24th to 28 I spent the week in the Legislature the calafornia Mail came in & brought papers & letters It brought one [FIGURE] letter to me from Edward Partridge On the Islands [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Edward Partridge in answer to his we are having cold weather & snow storms