Scope and Contents William mentions frustration with his debtors. He writes of a bitter winter where cars can't run because their fuel congeals. He discovers that he has kidney trouble and has to report to the hospital for blood tests and exploratory surgery, where they find a cyst in his kidney. He later goes back to the hospital for major kidney surgery. He writes of his enduring back pain and a small seizure. He gives periodic reports on his favorite athletic teams. He writes much about his friends and...

Scope and Contents William writes his testimony of serving God's children. He expresses fatherly concern for his distant teenage daughter as well as anxiety about his place in the family and a difficulty controlling his emotions and fears. He tells of his vacation to Hawaii. He writes of his frequent back pain. He records some of the family store business updates. He writes of the resurgence of some marital problems. He is rebuked by the law for making copies of his citizenship papers in the process of getting...