A Synopsis of my labours in 1855 I Traveld 1505 Miles 1505 Miles I Attended 80 Meetings 80 Meetings I Preached 31 Discourses 31 Sermons I Attended 10 General & Quarterly C. 10 Conferences I Attended Prayer circles with the Presidency & 12 35 meetings I Assisted in Ordaining John Smith first 1 Patriarch I Ordained 6 High Priests 6 High Priests I Ordained 16 Seventies 16 Seventies I Ordained 6 High Council 6 H. C. I Blessed 58 Missionaries to the Lamanites 58 Missionaries ...

Lorenzo Snow spoke to the people first & was followed by president Young. Brother Snow spoke upon the subject of obeying council & following their leaders without inquiring why they are called to do it Dominicus Carter Preached to the people in the Afternoon a Discourse upon the subject of the potter with his clay & vessels of honor & dishonor he spoke well. He was followed by J. C. Wright. He bore testimony that the Lord has been with this people from the ...

[FIGURE] Jan 9th At 7 oclok in the evening the Legislature & citizens of Fillmore met in the school House to take into consideration the propriety of Esstablishing a weekly or daily line of stages & Mail from the Missouri River to Sacramento the Secretary A. W. Babbitt spoke first. He was followed by Judge Stiles Porter Rockwell Orson Pratt, Enoch Reese, John S Folman then Governor Young closed ...

of the fox that went to a hen coop to cketch some chickens the owner had had put a cord from the platform to a Bell ove[r]head so as soon as the platform was tuched the bell would ring as soon as the fox jumped onto the platform the bell rung & away the fox run with all his might but on looking behind him he saw nothing so he went back to the coop & examined to see what the matter was He touched the cord with his foot & it rung but did ...

January 17, 1856 ~ Thursday 17th I spent the day writing & preparing to leave for home tomorrow January 18, 1856 ~ Friday 18th [FIGURE] The Legislature met this morning at the state House at 5 oclok and adjourned till the 2nd Monday in dec 1856 after adjournment The Governor & all the Northern Members & Judges started for home it was a vary cold morning we rode to the severe & on to within 1 mile of Chicken Creek & camped ...

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 & ...

On Engrosig Orson Pratt John A Ray On Petitions T S Smith L E Harrington E Bingham On Agracultur Trade & Manufactur G. A. Smith A Carrington D H Wells Aaron Johnson On Revenue Wilford Woodruff Isacc Morley Loren Farr On Counties Thomas S Smith John E Ray L E Harrington After organizing we waited upon the Governor ...

December 25, 1854 ~ Monday 25th [FIGURE] Christmas I met with the inhabitants of the 14 ward & deliverd an address to the people & was followed by remarks from Isacc Morley Bishop Hoagen & others meeting continued till 1 oclock when we were dismissed for 2 hours when the people came together again & spent the afternoon & evening in the dance & all seemed to enjoy themselves well. There was a great excitement [FIGURE] through our city during the fore ...

Synopsis of My labours In 1854 I travled eighteen hundred eighty nine 1889 Miles I Attended 47 Meetings I Preached 44 Discour[s]es I Attended two general Conferences (spent 9 days) 2 Conferences I Attended the childrens meetings 10 Times I spent 28 days with the Legislature 28 days I spent 5 days in the Endowment Room 5 days I Confirmed 10 Persons 10 Confirmed I Ordained two Seventies 2 Seventies I Ordained two Elders 2 Elders I Ordained two Priest 2 Priest I Ordained two Teachers 2 Teachers ...

why do not the Gentile merchants of this City embraced this work because they have locked b[o]arded & bolted their minds against it with evry lock they could put on. They swore by evry power they possess before they left home they would not embrace it they came with but one object & that was to gain money & they are determined not to be turned from their purpose many good remarks were made by the president I tarried at the party untill 12 oclok & then returned home January 3, 1854 ...