I attended 8:30 A.M. Temple meeting and sealed up ten living couples, and attended Weekly Council meeting in the Temple. [page break]

Continued Feb. 1st

In the evening I attended a banquet and social given by the YM & YLMIA Boards in honor of John Taylor & wife who are to preside in the Northern States mission. Sister R. was with me at Bps. Bldg.

I attended to my Temple duties as usual. Sealed 20 couples, dead, for Bro & Sis. Jas. W. Paxman, also some living sealings. I this day wrote a sketch of the life of my dear wife for the Relief Society Magazine.

Remained at the Temple until after the evening session. All through the veil at 10:30 P.M.

I remained at home until near noon attending to personal business. Called on the Presidency on my way to the Temple. Answered mail received and considered matters in hand &c. Sent for Bro. D. M. McAllister who came to the temple where we considered important matters pertaining to Temple ordinances, &c.

Received a letter from my Sister Alice Ann. [page break]

I accompanied President H. J. Grant to Richmond, Cache, Co., & attended dedication services of Richmond South ward chapel. I spoke occupying, 12 minutes. President Grant spoke about 45 minutes and offered a prayer of dedication of about 4 min duration. My son George has been in bed all day with sore throat.

Administered to my son George who is in bed with sore throat. Mailed by parcels post a coat & vest to my Sister Alice Ann to be given where needed. I also wrote her a letter.

Mailed letters to Payne & Greenhalgh of Safford Arizona also a letter to Marian D. Maloy of Ashurst, Ariz., with proposition to lease him my Arizona land and water to Dec 31, 1923. Called on my son in the evening.

I spent the day at the Temple as usual. Had business with the Presidency &c. This being the 37th birth day anniversary of my Son LeGrand he took about ten of the family including Mother & me to the American in the evening.

Weather continues cold with much snow. [page break]

Attended to my temple duties. Sealed eleven couples and a number of children living.

Attended a committee meeting &c.

I attended weekly Council meeting from 10 to 1 o’clock. Attended to my duties in the temple &c. I brought together Bro. Emuel Backmon & Maud M. Smith & made their acquaintance. I bought from LeGrand a one third interest in what he owned which is an undivided one half interest with Joseph Cutter which is 1/2 of 1/30th of the Joseph R. Murdock Syndicate being a tract of 30 acres of oil lands in the Santa Fee District, Cal. I paid $183.33 by endorsement of that amount on LeGrands note of $1250.00 which I hold. My share or interest represents 1/180 part of the Syndicate.

I remained at the Temple until after the evening company was through and assisted by Clarence and George I blessed my daughter Mamie who is intending to submit to an operation tomorrow for the removal of her tonsils.

Mamie, Clarence and his mother & Edith went through for our family names.

The company, 298, were all through the veil at about 10:10 o’clock. A sister Webb of [page break] Ensign Stake was taken ill in the Telestial room and had to drop out. She was cared for by the sisters and soon revived.

I went to the Temple in the early morning as usual and was the speaker at the 8:30 meeting. I sealed 30 couples living & dead & attended to other important work. I leave on the night train for Delta, thence to Fillmore to attend Millard Stake Conference meeting. I brought my grip & things with me this morning and will not return home to-day.

My daughter Mamie had her tonsils taken out to-day. I called & saw her at the Doctor’s office and administered a blessing to her.

My daughter Sarah has been set apart a Temple worker and she & her husband [7 words redacted relating to a temple ceremony]. Sarah appears for the first time tonight. My son LeGrand & his wife are going through to see to-night. I may go through with the company if there is room, without shutting anyone else out. Later. I did go through and got my train for Delta at 11:15. [page break]

Arrived in Delta at about 7 A.M. Left Delta at 9:15 and arrived at Fillmore at 11:15—1½ miles from the town. I started for town in a Ford but could not get through. A man with a load of wheat came along and picked me up. I got to Fillmore Church in time to make a 25 minute’s talk as provided by regular program. In the afternoon I occupied about 60 min on Ward Teaching and how get an efficient ministry & what Deacons, Teachers, Priests & Elders can do when appointed. They should be privileged to thus magnify the priesthood and office they hold.

At 4:20 attended a special H. Council meeting where all present spoke briefly reporting their condition and the example they are setting.

In the evening I met with the Stake Presidency and clerk & discussed their work, accomplishments and methods employed.

While in Fillmore I stayed at the home of Bro Clark Callister a member of the Stake Presidency.

Fillmore.

I spoke at the forenoon meeting upon the subject of the atonement and the character of Christ, Jesus Christ.

In the afternoon I spoke 58 [page break] minutes upon the subject of Tithing & the operations of the H. Ghost. Between & after meetings I set apart a High Counselor, A Bro. Thompson, & a Bps. Counselor in the McCormick ward. I left Fillmore at 5:15 P.M. and reached Delta at 1:15 A.M. [illegible] I rode with Bro Veili and he had with him his 10 yr old daughter Ora. We had engine troubles. The road was drifted full of snow and we had no chains, and no shovel. I did some pushing & as the wind was blowing cold, I had a very unpleasant nights experience. I stayed at the Paxton Hotel.

Hotel, Delta.

I went to Hinckley by team in a wind storm with drifting snow so that we had difficulty in getting through. I made a 60 minute talk on Genealogy & Temple work or our obligation to our dead. This was in the Academy building where parents & students had gathered. I got to Oasis in time to take the 3:13 P.M. train which was about 35 minutes late. Arrived in Salt lake at 7:50 P.M. Found all fairly well.

I have a severe cold on my bronchial tubes or lungs. Received letter from Bro & Sister Jn. & Mary Lively of Bristol, Eng. [page break]

At home.

I have a deep-seated cold and cough. Went to the Temple however where I spent the day at my desk and went home, sick, at night.

I was up a part of the day and the other part was in bed receiving treatment for my cold.

About the same as yesterday. However, at midnight I was seized with a severe pain in what I thought to be my stomach and opposite in my back, but it was on the right side of the Sternum and front of the spinal column. I suffered excruciating pain for about seven or eight hours. I obtained some relief about 7:30 A.M. through prayer and hot pack applications. The hot pack treatment was repeated from time to time as the occasion seemed to demand.

Mustard & lard poultices & plasters were used until my body was blistered.

Under treatment as before.

[Under treatment as before.]

[Under treatment as before.]

[Under treatment as before.]

[Under treatment as before.] [page break]

Bedfast.

[Bedfast.]

This is the 62nd anniversary of my birth. I had an attack of stomach trouble and sent for Dr. Gill Richards. I obtained some relief after having drunk four full glasses of warm soda water as fast as I could and then by putting my finger in my throat got to vomit a little. After this I had but liquid foods, hot water &c for several days.

I received a number of birth day presents including many beautiful flowers. The people at the Temple honored me by having endowments for one hundred, seventy five (175) of our kindred. Many phone inquiries were made as to my health &c. Letters from absent members of the family came to hand today for my comfort.

Confined to my bed but for the most part comfortable but very weak. I am following the physicians directions in food and treatment.

I am trying to endure myself and my condition and make the best of it.

One of these nights on [page break] or near my birthday I dreamed a dream in which the number 52 appeared and for some reason I had to divide it so that the result was 26 yr’s. Just what meaning, if it had any, I do not know, but I was left to wonder if it meant that I would live yet 26 years. That would bring my age to 88 yrs. Whether it meant that the world would come to an end in 26 or 52 years I do not know but it seemed to be a part of the dream.

I am beginning to be more like my normal self with normal temperature.

By permission of the Physician I dressed myself and sat up for several hours, read the papers, wrote letters and wrote up my journal from memory from the 13th inst. until the present.

My temperature is normal and I am otherwise feeling pretty well except when a coughing spell comes on and they are becoming less frequent. Others are usually well. The weather since the first of the month has been almost continuous wintry weather. A few bright sun shine days. [page break]

Beautiful day. This is my second day up and Mother left home for the Temple at 10:30. I was up when she left and I remained at home alone. My correspondence and other work having accumulated, I have much to do. Bro. & Sis. R. R. Lyman called in to see me.