September 25, 1871 ~ Monday to September 29, 1871 ~ Friday Sept 25, 1871 25 to 29. I spent the week working on my House Building my Kitchen September 30, 1871 ~ Saturday 30. I Attended the school of the Prophets October 1, 1871 ~ Sunday Oct 1. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning Brother Morris Prayed & David Candling spoke 50 Minutes & Lorenzo Young 45. Afternoon O Pratt spoke one hour ...

Oct 10, 1871 2 oclok Mr Fitch made a speech for the Defence to quash the Inditement He made a strong plea at the close of the Court we got the Telegram that nearly all of Chicago was in Ashes 100000 people homeless laosst all they possesed $150,000000 dollars worth of property destroyed the largest fire Ever known in America since the first setling of New England. I went to the office of President Young & spent an hour, we also got ...

January 1, 1872 ~ Monday Jan 1, 1872 It is snowing most of the day I called upon President G. A. Smith in the morning had some conversation with him I then called upon President Young & spent Near an hour with him I Bid him a happy New Year after conversing a short time with him I took John Henry Smith & went to the City Hall & visited Hosea Stout, Brother Blythe, B ...

Aug 9th of the United States as we always have done then our difficulties will be settelled as far as they can be but this people will not be driven from these mountains we shall fight first. we do take the liberty to speak of the acts of men when they debase themselves by their acts, but this People hold the Constitution of the United States sacred. Now should I speak about Judge Eckles who came & spent the winter in Green River Country & hadd ...

March 30 1864 [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Wm C. Stanes asked him to write to me & let me now how he got along in his business &c March 31, 1864 ~ Thursday 31. We are having storms now almost daily it snows & rains [FIGURE] I received a Letter from judge Kinney I also received a sack of seeds from Judge Kinney for distribution containing Madden seeds, corn, beans, Peas, grape roots &c April 1, 1864 ~ Friday April 1st I ...

Salt Lake City September 26, 1890 President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your favor of Sept 25th informing me that my name has been suggested and accepted as a Missionary to Gt Britain was duly received this day. In reply would say I will make arrangements to start from Salt Lake City Nov 12th as per your request. I believe I am not cut out for a preacher, but I am willing to go, and the authorities will no doubt put me in some place or position where I trust I may do ...

[FIGURES] Oct 10th 1885 Mrs Phebe W Woodruff fell while walking across her room with a lighted lamp Broak the lamp to peaces but did not Explod she struck her head against the washboard & split the scalp of her head open for several inches knocked her sensless but she soon came to Dr Anderson sowed up her wound thought her skull was not cracked thoght she would recover Emeline Woodruff wrote that her sister Julia was vary sick with Typhoid fever.

Oct 3rd 1885 But the Dimocratit Judg Powers dont want to be out done by a Republican Judge so he de[c]ides the Law will allow him to bring in an Indictmen for Every day during the 3 years, which would make 1095 indictments which would make 6570 months imprisionments or 547 1/2 years and $300 dollars fine for Each Indictment would be $328,500 dollars so they by this ruling they will imprision a Latter Day Saint During Life & take all ...

Sept 16, 1888 ^Sunday^ I came to the farm last night & found Asahel Ovando & Clara Asahel Returned to the Valley House I spent the day in the House looking over to my Journal & reading September 17, 1888 ~ Monday Sept 17, 1888 ^[FIGURE]^ This is an important day in our History [FIGURES] President George Q. Cannon was indicted on saturday again for cohabitation and this Morning He went into court and ...