May 14, 1837 ~ Sunday May 14th we wrote two Letters to our friends in the state of Maine May 23, 1837 ~ Tuesday 23rd Spent several of the Last weeks in labour- ing with my hands for Elder Joseph Young. Spent the fore part of this day in attending a Patriarch- al meeting I wrote a Patriarchal Blessing for Brother Henry Harmon May 25, 1837 ~ Thursday ^25th I comenced boarding with Elder

March 10, 1842 ~ Thursday March 10th I spent the day at the printing office March 11, 1842 ~ Friday [FIGURE] 11th The Nauvoo Legion met on parrade this day I rode in the Legion in company with the quorum of the Twelve as assistant chaplain. It was the first time I had seen the Legein on parrade & it caused peculiar feelings to rest upon me while gasing [gazing] upon this Legion & contemplate the past present & to come. After the business ...

the acceptable year of the Lord, when he is about to deluge the world in fire! This tremen- dious event is passed over by the pulpit as a doomsday work of Almighty God, when it is to be pre millennial and probably consummated on the present generation. A deluge of water once depopulated the world for crime; a similar scourge, by a different elem- ent, has a similar mission to perform & for a like cause. The measure of human crime is coming to the full, and the arm of Omnipotence ...

June 16, 1845 ~ Monday 16th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff after a long mornings walk. A man & his wife called to be baptized. He was Br to James Parsons of Nauvoo who has lately come to this country obtained some £300 pounds in money taken a young girl run away with her not intending to return to his wife in Nauvoo for this crime we have cut him off from the Church. I took Dinner with Br

July 9, 1841 ~ Friday July 9th I [FIGURE] recieved 2 letters from Elder W. Richards I perused a letter from Br Azmon Woodruff & one from Thompson Woodruff I was truly glad to hear from them once more. We had a visit from Miss Jennet Stedman & Mr & Mrs Burgess July 10, 1841 ~ Saturday 10th Spent the day at father Woodruffs July 11, 1841 ~ Sunday 11th Sunday Spent the ...

them & myself. The crime alledged against us was that we had taught that Christ would come in this generation & that we said some individuals would receieve the Holy Ghost in 24 hours but as I was absent myself I was not taken but Elders Patten & Parrish was taken by an armd company say 50 in number they were bound under $2000.00 dollars bond for their appearence at court Brothers Seth Utley & ...

April 14, 1855 ~ Saturday April 14th I spent this day with the Presidency Twelve & missionarr[ies] who met at the 70s Hall we had an address from President Young & others I met this evening with the Universal scientific in their Annual meeting April 15, 1855 ~ Sunday 15th Sunday I Attended meeting in the Tabernacle President Grant Preached in the morning upon natural Phylosophy & was followed by President Young both discourses were vary interesting & ...

October 20, 1870 ~ Thursday Oct 20, 1870 [FIGURE] ^Oct 21. Harriet Woodruff wife of Azmon Woodruff Died at Noon^ I spent the day at the field ditching leveling land & [s]owing clover & Timothy October 21, 1870 ~ Friday 21. Oct. President Young G. A. Smith, O. Pratt J. Taylor W Woodruff G Q Cannon President Joseph Young & some others Left S. L. L. City ...

Oct 25 1870 President Young said a Bishop could not be tryed ownly By a High Council & the first Presidency. The ownly fault President Young could find with Brother Johnson was his interlining the constitution of the cooperation with the words "And the Board" which He supposed was in the Original if it was left out in the copying the board should have been consulted but there was No crime or Evil intended in the matter. He & all the speakers reproved all the accusers vary strongly. A ...

Oct 22nd 1871 Sunday Afternoon O Pratt spoke one hour & 30 Minutes I met with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer October 23, 1871 ~ Monday to October 27, 1871 ~ Friday 23rd to 27. I spent the week diging carrotts & Beets & choring [FIGURE] President Young & G. A. Smith with several others started South to spend the winter October 28, 1871 ~ Saturday 28 Oct 1871 [FIGURES] I met with the school ...