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Show regard to the Ivliss i onaries asked for . l.l'ifteen start on the 24th inst . Brother Williard Burton , J:!;dward Brain , and Joshua ~aylor have responded , the la tter to go a f ter April Conference . January 11 In the office writing . J a s . s tanding , had dim1er with us . Brothe r J'>JlcBride calle .. d to ·t ·he s . s . 'Mission repo~ted himself f or duty and would be ready at the appointed ti ~e . At night attended a lecture by Rudger Cla wsen at the 12th Ward school house . It wa s well delivered . Learned that Joseph Smith , H. ~ mith , 3 . · B. Smit h ~ o. Cowdery, D. Whitmer , and 0 . Whitmer we re the lst members of the church . January 12 .. . Wr ote during the day in the offi ce . Re ceived a nd answered a letter f rom Fathe·r . Read part of an Iviss . written by J . B. Keeler 6n the principles of the Gospel . Wrote some additional Mss . f or tract No . 1 . January 13 Wrote all day in the off ice on the company Pay Rolls . Weather very mild , raining and the streets quite muddy •. January 14 At work in the office . Brot her Stayner stated that ,' r ) Tithing" must be paid before all other debts , l/10 of a 1• / montns income after the usual expense of producing that · ./ I\ -, , 1• ncorne . J a nuary 15 visited Brother C. c. Rich today and found him i mproving . Read the Mss . of a tract written by bro ther ' J . B. K~ ller . Administered to si s ter , Springhall . Felt .well . Raining . January 16 · Attended the meet ing of the Y. M.M. I .A. at the Assembly Hall and heard 'good ins true t ions . At meeting in the P . lvT • . a nd addressed the congre gation . Was followed by John H. Smith on the subject of our youth . At t he Bth .ward meeting as a Home Mission and had a good mee ting . Brother Thomas E. Jeremy was \ :rny~r compa nion , and brought me home in t he buggy . Warm pleasant weather . January 17 A most ~eautiful day . Received letters from brot her Geo . Q. qannon, and Jas . H. Moyle . wrote in the office during the day .j I |
