“The Spirit maketh intercession for us with groanings that cannot be uttered;” It would be better thus “The Spirit maketh intercession for us with striving which cannot be expressed.”

<​3​> Friday 3. This morning read German; at 11 walked out in the , returned at a ¼ past 12, read proof of Doctrine and Covenants, which is now being Stereotyped

Brother John Mayberry sent me a Cow to assist in bearing my expences to .

<​4​> Saturday 4. At home till one o clock <​in the​> afternoon, when I attended the General City Election Caucus at the , where all things were amicably settled, and mutual good feelings restored to all parties. Brother [Benjamin] Clapp made a public Confession for the Speech which he made at a former Caucus. I returned home about four oclock, and was visited by— . I told him that I had restored to his former standing in the Quorum of the Twelve <​Apostles,​> and that I had concluded to make brother a Counsellor to the First Presidency. In the evening presided in the Municipal Court.

<​5​> Sunday 5. At home reading German.

<​6​> Monday 6. Spent the forenoon at the Election of Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors for the , to serve <​during​> the next two years, at brother s Office— dined at home, one o clock afternoon Thomas Moore came in and enquired about a home. I blessed him and said God bless you for ever and ever, may the blessings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob rest upon you for ever; and may you sit on thrones high and lifted up, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen: When I returned to the Election, Joseph Smith was elected Mayor by unanimous vote. [HC 5:264], , and were elected Aldermen. , , , , , , , and were elected Councillors.

<​7​> Tuesday 7. This forenoon attended a Council of the Twelve <​Apostles​> at the house of President . This afternoon I sent a search Warrant to ’s for the purpose of obtaining the book of Patriarchal blessings given by Father , which was stolen from — The warrant was issued on the Affidavit of , and the book obtained. In the evening came to my house for an explanation, and I informed him that the book was the property of the Church, that it had been Stolen, and after passing through various hands, had been secured by while acting as Agent for the Church, at , and should have been given up by him. I have since been informed that Sister Sarah, ’s Wife had procured the book of her brother, Son of , for the purpose of returning it to the Church, but being under a pledge to her brother not to give up the book until he had seen her again, she had neglected to mention it to me. ¶. Elder arrived home from this evening.

<​8.​> Wednesday 8. This morning I read German, and visited with a brother and sister from who thought that “a Prophet is always a Prophet”, but I told them that a Prophet was a Prophet only, when he was acting as such— after dinner brother came in, we had conversation on various subjects— at 4 <​in the​> afternoon I went out with my little to exercise myself, by sliding on the Ice. [HC 5:265] <​The public papers say that Point Petre in Guadaloupe is <​was​> totally destroyed, and 10,000 persons to have been killed, by an Earthquake.​>

<​9​> Thursday 9. Part of the forenoon I spent at the conversing with Mr. Rennick of and trying to effect a settlement <​with him.​> He promised to let me have some Notes on a Paper Maker in Louisville— towards paying me, and then went off contrary to promise— I also had conversation with Master [Jonathan] Nye, and read several letters, one from , and directed the following in reply