Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 2nd ^1860^
we had a cold snow storm last night we have had a vary cold winter
the hardest winter in many respects we have ever experienced long
steady cold weather Elder Lorenzo Snow and his two daughters spent
the night at my house. I spent the day in the office President B.
Young called into the office & spent some time in conversation
with G. A. Smith who is still laid up with his sprained ancle.
President Young said he had heard that the army was all called away
except three or foor companies. Elder O Hyde called in and said
that President Young had given him and Elder E. T. Benson a
Mission Elder O Hyde to Sanpete with a part of his family and
E. T. Benson to Cash valley with a part of his family. we conversed
upon the subject of the lecture of Capt Gibson we wished to change
it from the social Hall to the Tabernacle. I called upon President
Young upon the subject He said he had no objections to its being in
the tabernacle if I would see it lighted I called upon L. L. Sprague
& Capt Gibson upon the subject I then attended Professors O Pratts
lecture in the 14th ward upon Natural Philosophy at the close I made
some remarks upon the subject of learning Recommended the
Family reading Books to be upon science instead of novels.
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