Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)

1854
to
1859

From 18564 to 1859. 4 years 350 pages
7
January 1^st 1854
to
December 31^st 1859

Synopsis of W. Woodruff travels & Journals from
1834 to 1853 Inclusive making Nineteen years

Travled during this period through England Scotland
Walles six Islands of the sea Twenty of the United
States & Three Territories including the rocky mountains
& Utah & crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times
Total distance Travled (80558) 80588 miles

Held public meetings & preached 1395 times

I Attended in the vineyard 86 conferences 86 Conferences

I Attended Elders Counsels 123 Counsels

I Attended General Conferences of the Church 15 Conferences

I Attended 217 Counsels with the Presidency & 12 217 Counsels

I met 15 times with the High Counsel 15 times

I Baptized (696) Assisted in baptizing thousands of others 696 Baptized

I Confirmed 1004 I helped confirm thousands 1004 confirmed

I was baptized for 36 Dead friends 36 Dead

I Ordained 4 Patriarchs 4 Patriarchs

I Ordained 10 Bishops 10 Bishops

I Ordained 24 High Counsel 24 H Counsel

I Ordained 25 High Priests 25 H Priests

I Ordained 13 Seventies 13 Seventies

I Ordained 162 Elders 162 Elders

I Ordained 142 Priests 142 Priests

I Ordained 63 Teachers 63 Teachers

I Ordained 13 Deacons 13 Deacons

I Ordained 1 President & 2 Counsellors of a stake 3 Zion

I assisted the Twelve in ordaining 275
Elders & Seventies in Nauvoo not counted in the above April 18^th 1842

I Administered unto the sick by laying on of Hands 498 sick

I blessed 135 Children 135 Blessed

I Administered the marriage covenant to 13 Couple

I Planted 51 Churches 51 Churches

I esstablished 77 Preaching Places 77

I Had 10 mobs rise against me 10 mobs

I recorded in my Journals 30 of Joseph Smith 30 sermons

I Recorded 25 of the sermons of the Twelve 25 Apostles

I Wrote 1557 Letters 1557 Letters

I Received 1063 1063

I Collected for the Temple in Kirtland & Nauvoo $1674 dollars

I Procured subscribers for our Papers 205 subscribers

I Printed the Times & seasons & Nauvoo neighbor
in company with John Taylor for two years
we sterrotyped the Doctrins & Covenants

I Printed 2500 copies of the Millennium Star

I Published 3000 copies of the Doctrins & Coven[an]ts
And secured the copy wright in England

I published 20,000 Proclamations of the Twelve Apostles

I have been ordained during the foregoing period
To the office of Teacher Priest Elder member
of the second quorum of seventies first quorum
of seventies & to the quorum of the Twelve Apostles

I blessed 45 missionaries Appointed to go to the world

I received my washings & Anointings sealings
And Endowments under the hand of President
Brigham Young

I recieved the washing of feet under the hand
of President Heber C. Kimball

I was Appointed a member of the Regency
and met with them 16 days 16 days

I was appointed a Chaplain in the Nauvoo Legion

I was elected a member of the Legislature
and spent with them 107 days

I was Appointed Clerk & Historian of the Twleve Apostles

I Attended the dedication of the Temple ground
in the City of the Great Salt Lake and the laying
of the cornor stones of that Temple on the 6 April 1853

I spent 111 day in overseeing the tithing hands
while diging out the foundation for the Temple

WILLFORD WOODRUFF^S
JOURNAL
FOR
1854

January 1, 1854 ~ Sunday

JAN 1^st 1854. Sunday I attended meeting at
the Tabernacle the people were addressed in an inter-
esting & ediyfying manner in the morning By Elder
Orson Hyde. In the afternoon by Elder Wilford Woodruff
& Followed By Preseident Brigham Young. He spoke as He always
does much to the edifycation of the People

January 2, 1854 ~ Monday

2nd ^[FIGURE]^ I delivered an address to the inhabitants of the 14^th
ward ^at the^ school House was followed by several others
in the fore part of the day I attended a party in
the evening at the Social Hall time was mostly spent
in music & danceing we had However an interesting
address from President Young on the subject of danceing
He said I consider this a suitable place to give some instruction.
we have assembled here to have music & danceing
the world have had vary strange Ideas concerning these things
they have supposed it was a vary wicked thing for a Christ[ian]
to dance or hear music many preachers of the day have
said that fidling & music hCame from Hell But I say that
their is no fiddleing or music in hell their is not a fiddler in
hell or any music of any kind music belongs in heaven
to cheer God, Angel, & man, if we could hear the music
their is in heaven it would overwhelm mortal man the
Lord gave us that organ that makes music so delightful to
man & the Devel has stolen musick & many other things
that was ordained of God for the Benefit of man & has
turned it to an evil use but music & danceing is for the benef[it]
of the Holy ones & if those that come here to night are
not Holy & righteous & feel to worship & Praise God they
have no business here what strange Idea the world has
of a prophet they would expect to see a man with finger
na^i^les a foot long with his hair hanging to his hips, with
his body covered with dirt & filth with his head bowed
down in sorrow for the sins of the world that He would not
have a house or lie in one, or in a bed, but lie in the caves of
the rocks & on the Ground & must never smile or appear
happy. And as to seeing an Apostles the people would
expect to melt if one came along. But all of these
Ideas are vain & foolish for this company before me
to night does not begin to be adorned inside or out as
they should be in order to meet with the Angels in heaven who
are adorned in purity power & Glory clothed with clean
white linen. I will say a word concerning danceing with the
Gentiles. As I have got up this party If I had felt disposed
to have invited some Gentiles here would they have
contaminated me or this company No because the
priesthood rules here with the keys of power truth light
& knowledge. And I would not suffer any thing that
is rong for I would controlls things & have them my
own way or break up the party. But if any Elder in this
church was to follow after Gentile parties they would
submit themselves to their spirit partake of their evils
& go to the devel any Elder would fall that persued this
course

why do not the Gentile merchants of this City embraced
this work because they have locked b[o]arded & bolted
their minds against it with evry lock they could
put on. They swore by evry power they possess before
they left home they would not embrace it they came
with but one object & that was to gain money & they
are determined not to be turned from their purpose
many good remarks were made by the president
I tarried at the party untill 12 oclok & then returned
home

January 3, 1854 ~ Tuesday

3rd I spent the fore part of the day at home writing

January 4, 1854 ~ Wednesday to January 7, 1854 ~ Saturday

4^th to 7^th I spent the time at the Legislature

January 8, 1854 ~ Sunday

8^th Sunday I attended a meeting Lorenzo^in^ Far preached
I reported his sermon

January 9, 1854 ~ Monday to January 14, 1854 ~ Saturday

9^th to 14 I spent this week in the Legislatur the mail
came in this week I received a Letter from
Sister William Benbow & a paper from O.
Pratt

January 15, 1854 ~ Sunday

15^th Sunday we have 8 inches of snow on the ground
this morning I spent the day at home.

January 16, 1854 ~ Monday to January 20, 1854 ~ Friday

16 to 20^th I spent this week in the Legislature which closed
on this 20 day of Jan 1854

January 21, 1854 ~ Saturday

21^st I commenced a school this morning in my family
with my own children

January 22, 1854 ~ Sunday

22nd ^[FIGURE]^ I attended meeting at the Tabernacle & I preached
in the morning to the saints from the following words
"whatsoever ye sow that shall you reap" I told the people
that if they sowed good principles in their own minds
& in the minds of their children that they will bring
forth good fruit which will tend to exhaltation & glory
so can we judge of the nations of the Earth if they indulge
in sin wickedness & abominations & their Children are
brought up in the same they must expect to reap the
whirlwind arrow & death, Judgment sorrow wo &
destruction. We should warn our children of all
danger & escape all sin ourselves we were here in
these vallies through the mercies of God & we should
make an improvement by our situation

President Young Preached in the Afternoon And I reported
his sermon At the close of the meeting I went in company
[FIGURE] with President Young to see President Willard Richards
who was vary sick with the palsy he was in an awful
spasm lying upon the floor with sever[al] men trying to hold
him he suffered immensly it seemed as though he was
strugling in the agonies of death He had been sick several
days I spent the night with him. He suffered much during
the night the presidency & Twelve administered to him by the

laying on of hands & prayer we were almost fearfu[l]
that He would not recover from this sickness still
we had hope

January 23, 1854 ~ Monday

23rd I left President Richards this morning and
returned to my house & spent the day at home

January 24, 1854 ~ Tuesday

24^th I spent the day at home with my children &
in the evening I delivered a lecture upon the subject of
education in the school house of the 19^th ward school
house

January 25, 1854 ~ Wednesday

25 I spent the day at home with my children

January 26, 1854 ~ Thursday to January 28, 1854 ~ Saturday

26^th 27 & 28 I spent the time at home in school with my
children Dr Richards is still failing & suffering much

January 29, 1854 ~ Sunday

29^th Sunday I attended with Dr Richards in the fore
part of the day He suffered much O Hyde preached
in the fore part of the day and P. P. Pratt in the afternoon
at the close of the meeting the Presidency & Twelve went
to Dr Richards and Administered to him by the laying
on of hands and we have done it freequently & at
times had a testimony by the spirit of God that He would
get better but all outward appearances have been against
his getting up again. I met in the 14^th ward school
house at candle light & Preached to a full house was
followed by P P Pratt we had a good time the spirit of
the Lord was poured out upon us at the close of the
meeting the spirit I went to Dr Richards & spent 2
hours. He was vary low & it appeared as though He
would not live till morning

January 30, 1854 ~ Monday

30^th Dr Richards is alive this morning and appears
some better I wrote 2 letters to I F Carters & J M Bern-
[FIGURE] hisel I spent the remainder of the day at home

January 31, 1854 ~ Tuesday

31^st Dr Richards still lives and appears some better
And I pray the Lord he may again get well for many
reasons one is the Twelve have administered to him
many times and felt moved upon at times to promis
him that he should live and get well and stand in the
midst of his brethren and also to administer to his
family this I promised him once while the Twelve and
all his wives were administering to him at the same
time. I attended the Bishops meeting this evening
with Elder Thomas Kington I addressed the Bishops
and had the spirit of the Lord we are now begining
to ordain our young Sons to the lesser ^priesthood^ here in Zion

February 1, 1854 ~ Wednesday

Feb 1^st we are now gathering all our young Children
from eight years old and upward in the several wards
one evening in each week for the purpose of speaking
and praying I met with the children in the 14 ward this
evening and addressed them & herd some 50 of them
speak and it was an interesting time

February 2, 1854 ~ Thursday

Feb 2nd I spent the day in school with my children
In the evening I attended the prayer meeting at
the 14^th ward school house & herd about 50 of the saints
speak I also Addressed them at the close of the meeting
and had the spirit of the Lord & felt well

[FIGURE] There is one thing I will here record in my Journal
which I take great pleasure in I united with the
Bishop & his counsel & ordained 1 Priest 2 Teachers
& 2 deacons and the Priest which I ordained was
my ownly son now living with me Wilford Woodruff ^Jr
He is 13 years old He is now to begin to officiate in the
Priest office of the lesser Priesthood And I thank the
LORD that I have lived to see this day when I have a
son who has received the Priesthood and is recogni-
zed as such by the Church and is about to officiate
in it I Pray the blessings of the God of Abram Isaac
& Jacob may rest upon him that He may honour the
Priesthood all the days of his life and do much good
in bringing many souls into the Kingdom of God and
always maintain the Kingdom of God with all its laws
& principles which may the Lord grant for Christ
sake Amen

February 3, 1854 ~ Friday

[FIGURE] Feb 3rd 1854 As my son Wilford was to commence
this morning to begin to officiate in the priests office by
going through the ward to visit the house of each member
in company with Brother Ross in the capacity of teachers
I called my family together for the purpose of Prayer
and Dedicating my son unto the Lord his father and
mother laid hands upon his head and Blessed him and
Dedicated him unto the Lord. The following is a coppy of the
Blessing bestowed upon his head

Wilford Woodruff ^Jr Born In Montrose Iowa March 22nd 1840
Received the following fblessing under the hand of his father Wilford
Woodruff ^sen one of the Twelve Apostles City of the Great Salt Lake
Feb 3rd 1854 when he was 13 years & 323 days old

Wilford in the name of Jesus Christ and by virtue of the
Holy Priesthood I lay my hands upon your head and seal upon
your head a Fathers blessing and seal upon ^you^ the priesthood of Aaron
which you have received, and also to dedicate you unto God for
the purpose of the ministry. I seal upon your head all the blessings
of Abram Isaac & Jacob. I seal you up unto Eternal life and no power
shall take your crown. And you shall live long upon the Earth
and do great good and bring many souls into the kingdom
of God. And you shall stand in the defence of Zion and if you
will be faithful in keeping the Commandments of God you
shall receive the fulness of the priesthood and the Apostleship
and the keys thereof and shall follow the footsteps of thy
father wherein he has been faithful in the Apostleship. and
thou shalt live and not die. thy body shall not be laid in the grave
but thou shalt live till the coming of Christ. then shall thy body
be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to [3 Nephi 28:8]

immortality, and shall be caught up to meet the Lord
in the air when he shall come in the clouds of heaven to
meet with the saints on the earth [Doctrine and Covenants 76:63]. thou shalt be a great
man on the Earth. thou shall have posterity and thy sons
shall bear the priesthood after thee. thou shall be a comfort
and consolation to thy father & Mother in their declining
years. thou shall cause the heart of thy mother to rejoice
who has laboured hard to preserve thy life from thy
infancy up to this day. thou shall have power to teach
the great things of the Kingdom of God and do great
miracles thou shalt heal the sick & cast out Devils
in the name of Jesus Christ. thou shalt see visions &
dream dreams and angels shall administer unto thee
and teach thee great things. thou shalt see Zion Zion
esstablished in great power and glory. I seal all
these Blessings upon you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen
this Blessing was sealed upon the head of my son
Wilford and recorded under my hand on this the
3rd day of Feb A.D 1854 Wilford Woodruff ^sen

I spent most of this day in school with my children
during the evening sisters Whitney & Eliza Snow called upon
us and spent the evening we talked over the days of Kirtland &
other times I red over several of the old sermons of Joseph not
recorded any whare ownly in my Journal. We spent a plesant evening
before they left sister Whitney sung in tongues in the pure
language which Adam & Eve made use of in the garden of Eden
this gift was obtained while in Kirtland through the promise of Joseph
He told her if she would rise upon her feet (while in a meeting)
she should have the pure Language she done so and immediately
commenced singing in that language. it was as near heavenly
music as any thing I ever herd.

February 4, 1854 ~ Saturday

4^th I spent the day in school with my children

February 5, 1854 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday Brothers Kimball & Benson Preached to the people in
the forenoon & President Brigham Young in the afternoon
[FIGURE] and it was a choice feast one of the best sermons ever
deliverd to the people it was rich in principles & Godliness the
hearts of the people were feasted and all rejoiced. At the close
of the meeting I attended the prayer circle then I went
to the 9^th ward and preached &

February 6, 1854 ~ Monday

6^th I attended meeting with the perpetual fund company
Adjurned till 1^st monday in ma[r]ch I took out of the
Library the 1^st vol of Benjamin Franklin by J [Spenby]
which consisted of 10 vol I red the first vol through which
I found Highly instructing & interesting the following is an extract
of his rules of perfection which He endeavored to carry out in his
Life

The names of virtues with their precepts were

1^st Temperance—Eat not to dulness; drink not to elevation

2nd Silence—Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself
avoid trifling conversation

3rd Order—Let all your things have their places. let each part
of your business have its time

4^th Resolution—Resolve to perform what you ought perform
without fail what you resolve

5 Frugality—Make no expens but to do good to others or yourself
that is waste nothing

6^th Industry—Lose no time be always employed in somthing useful
cut off all unnecessary action

7^th Sincerity—Use no hurtful deceit think innocently and justly
And if you speak speak accordingly

8^th Justice—wrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefits
that are your duty

9^th Moderation—Avoid extremes forbear resenting injuries so much
as you think they deserve

10 Cleanliness—Tolerate no uncleanliness in boby, clothes or
habitation

11^th Tranquility—Be not disturbed at trifles or at accidents
common or unavoidable

12 Chastity . . . . .

13 Humility—Imitate Jesus and Socrates

Says Franklin: My intention being to acquire the habit
of all these virtues I judged it would be well not to distract
my attention by attempting the whole at once but to fit
it on one of them at a time & when I should be master of
that, then to procede to another, & so on till I should have
gone through the 13. And as the previous acquisition of some
might facilitate the acquisition of certain others I aranged
them with this view as they stand above. Temperance first
as it tends to procure that cooleness & clearness of head
which is so necessary whare constant vigilance was to be up
and a guard maintained against the unremiting attraction
of ancient habits and the force of perpetual temptations.

This being acquired and esstablished. Silence would be more
easy and my desire begiing to gain knowledge at the same time
that I improved in virtue & considering that in conver-
sation it was obtained rather by the use of the ear than of
the tongue, and therefore wishing to break a habit I was
getting unto of prattling, punning, and jesting which ownly
made me acceptable to trifling company. I gave silence the
second place this and the next order I expected would
allow me more time for attending to my project and my
studies. Resolution once become habitual would keep me
firm in my endeavours to obtain all the subsequent virtues
Frugality and industry releiving me from my remaining debt
and producing affluence and independance would make more

easy the practice of sincerity & Justice &c &c

conceiving then that agreeable to the advice of
Pythagoras in the golden verses daily examination
would be nessary, I contrived the following method for
conducting that examination. I made a little Book
in which I allotted a page for each of the virtues I
ruled each page with red ink so as to have seven columns
One for each day of the week, marking each column
with a letter for the day I crossed these columns with
13 red lines marking the begining of each line with the
first letter of one of the virtues on which line on which
line and in its proper column I might mark by a little
black spot every fault I found upon examination to have
been committed respecting that virtue upon that day

Form of the Pages

TEMPERANCE
Eat not to dulness, drink not to elevation

Sun M. T W Th F S

Tem
Sil ****
Ord *****
Res **
Fru **
Ind *
Sinc
Jus
Mod
Clea
Tran
Chas
Hum

I determined to give a weeks strict attention to each of the
virtues successively. thus in the first week I could my
great guard was to avoid even the least offence against
temperance leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance
ownly marking evry evening the faults of the day.

Thus ^if^ in the first ^week^ I could keep my first line marked T
clear of spots I supposed the habit of that virtue so
much strengthend and its opposite weakened that I
might venture extending my attention to include the
next and for the following week keep both lines
clear of spots proceding thus to the last I could get
through a course complete in 13 weeks and four courses
in a year. And like him who having a garden to weed
does not attempt to eradicate all the bad barbs at once
which wood exced his reach and his strength but
works on one of the beds at a time and having acco-
mplished the first proceds to a second so I should
have I hoped the encouraging pleasure of seeing on
my pages the progress made in virtue by clearing success-
fully my lines of their spots till in the end by a num-
ber of courses I should be happy in viewing a clean
Book after a thirteen weeks daily examination

This my little Book had for its motto these lines from Addisons Cato

Here will I hold if there's a power above us
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works He must delight in virtue
And that which he delights in must be happy

Thus I have copied so much out of the life of Franklin think-
ing it an excellent & worthy example, and hoping it may
do me or my children or some other persons some good.
Another principle of Dr Franklins life & recommendation
is vary good under many circumstances in life He recom
mends to all persons in the pulpit, at the bar, in debate,
in conversation to take the modarate ground in Phrase-
ology to say I think or apprehend, I believe or I am
of the opinion that things are thus & so. And not that I
know, I declare, I affirm, that things are thus and so

February 7, 1854 ~ Tuesday

7^th I spent the day at home with my children

February 8, 1854 ~ Wednesday to February 11, 1854 ~ Saturday

8 9 10 & 11 I spent the time in school with my children
I attended meeting in the 14 ward with the children
on the 8^th & had a good time we are now holding meet-
ings in the different wards through the city with
[FIGURE] the children we get all the children over
8 yards years of age together & learn them to pray
& speak of the things of God and it is having a
good influence their is a great responsibility resting
upon the parents towards their children

February 12, 1854 ~ Sunday

12 Sunday John Taylor addressed the saints in the
forenoon And President Young in the afternoon He delivered
one of the most interesting discourses ever delivered to the people
I did not report eit but others did and it will be printed

February 13, 1854 ~ Monday to February 14, 1854 ~ Tuesday

13^th 14^th I spent the time with my children in school

February 15, 1854 ~ Wednesday

Feb 15^th I spent the time in school at attended the children
meeting in the evening near one hundred were present &
prayed & spoke & sung

February 16, 1854 ~ Thursday

16^th I spent the time at home during the day in school &
the evening with the children of the 19^th ward

February 17, 1854 ~ Friday to February 18, 1854 ~ Saturday

17^th & 18 I spent the time trying to settle accounts

February 19, 1854 ~ Sunday

19 [FIGURE] Sunday E. D. Woolley was called upon to
preach a fun[er]al sermon or rather upon the
resurrection of the dead as some of the saints had
advanced some eronious ideas concerning the resurrection
Brother Woolley had some incorrect ideas when he
closed President Young followed & made many good
remarks he said that we should have the same bonefid
identical body that our spirits occupied while in this life
our graves would litterly be opened and our bodies come
forth. the question was asked if children that died in
infancy lost any thing. He said No a person would not
loose anything they Had not got. Children that died in
infancy would be provided for in some way
I at He said that our GOD was Father Adam He
was the Father of the Savior Jesus JChrist Our God was
no more or less than ADAM. Michael the Arkangel
I attended meeting in the prayer circle in the evening & then
went & preached to the 13 ward.

February 20, 1854 ~ Monday

20^th I spent the day at home in school with my childr[en]

February 21, 1854 ~ Tuesday

21^st I spent the day in the Counsel House Elder Kimball ^Taylor^
delivered a long and interesting address in the evening among
his remarks he said when strong drink or any evil thing
brings a man down from his dignity to a brute it has no power
to exhalt him I spent the evening with the 12 ward {President Young was in the Council House this day.}

February 22, 1854 ~ Wednesday

22nd I spent the day at home & attended meeting in the
evening at the 14 ward with the children & had a good time

February 23, 1854 ~ Thursday

23rd I spent the day at home with my children

February 24, 1854 ~ Friday

24^th I spent the day at home in the Counsel House and herd
an interesting discours from Elder Kimball

February 25, 1854 ~ Saturday

25^th I spent the day at home with my children in school

February 26, 1854 ~ Sunday

26 Sunday we have a severe snow storm through this day
I spent the day at home

February 27, 1854 ~ Monday

27^th The estern mail came in to day brought dates
up to Dec 22nd containing the floaling [following] news of the day
Europe is in war. China in revolution, Harpers Book
esstablishment burnd up at New York with many other
things on the move

February 28, 1854 ~ Tuesday

28^th [FIGURES] I received two letters from Ilus
& wrote 2 letters to Ilus sent by maill $70 to him
I also wrote a letter to J. M. Bernhisel. Mrs Woodruff
wrote a long letter to her Father I spent most
of the day in the Counsel House

March 1, 1854 ~ Wednesday

[FIGURE] March 1^st 1854 This is my birth day I am 47 years old
this day so my days, months, years, & life is passing away I
thank my Heavenly Father that it has been preserved so long
I pray that I may have grace according to my day I pray that
the spirit of God may abide with me & keep my footsteps in the
paths of virtue, integrity, & Holiness all the days of my life and
that I may have favor in the sight of God & his servants

I spent most of this day at home

March 2, 1854 ~ Thursday

2nd I met with the 14 ward at the school house as a fast day
for prayer & the worship of God we had a house full & the spirit
of God was poured out upon us I confirmed 10 that had been
confirmed baptized this morning I ordained 1 Priest & laid hands
upon 3 that were sick. Dr Richards is still vary sick & weak
I addressed the saints many spoke prayed & sung one spoke
in tongues & Brother Covington interpeted it the following is the
substance of it. That you should not give heed to the mediums
& spirit rappers that are in the land. for when the Lord sent the
Holy Ghost anciently to the servants of God it came in the form
of a dove And when the Holy Ghost came to Abraham while He was
bound & about to be slain by the Priest of Elkena He came in
the form of a Dove & so when He came to Jesus He came in the
form of a Dove. We continued our meeting through evening
& had a good time

March 3, 1854 ~ Friday

3rd Wilford went out to day on a mission in the 14 ward as a priest
I spent most of the day at home writing. The Calafornia mail came
in the world seems to be in confusion Europe is begining to be involved
in war. Calafornia is resolved to drive the Indians of the state Santa
Anna is proclaimed Emperor of Mexico & it is reported that He has
sold three states to the United States for twenty three & a half
Millions of dollars & Plagues famine pestilence & war seems to be
poured out upon almost all the Earth. I laid hands upon Broth
Iria Ames who was sick And He immediately recovered

March 4, 1854 ~ Saturday

4^th I spent the day in school with my children

March 5, 1854 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday Brother O Hyde Preached in the forenoon &
W. Woodruff & Lorenzo Snow in the afternoon it was
quite a stormy day

March 6, 1854 ~ Monday

6^th I spent the day at home in study

March 7, 1854 ~ Tuesday

7^th I spent the day at home & attended meeting
in the evening at the 14^th ward Wheellock [Wheelock] & Hollady [Holladay]
preached And I followed them we had much of the
spirit of God resting upon us

March 8, 1854 ~ Wednesday

8^th I spent the day at home in study with my children & I spent
the evening in the Prayer meeting in the 14^th ward with the
children. all the children over 8 years of age meet in the
different wards of the City for Prayer one night in each
week & they have interesting meetings & I think much go[o]d
will grow out of it

March 9, 1854 ~ Thursday

9^th I spent the day at home in my school

March 10, 1854 ~ Friday

10^th [FIGURE] I met in council with Brother Kimball & the
12. I ordained 2 Elders we had a good Counsel &
Elder Kimball gave a strong pointed lecture for 3 Hours
& spoke upon almost evry species of sin & warned the Elders
that were going out on missions to be vary careful to
keep all the commandments of God that they might be
saved from sorrow, disgrace misery & suffering which
is the effects of sin may all men give heed to such
counsel & practice it in their lives & it will save them much sorrow
I met with the 70^s in the 14 ward
school House many bore testimony to the work of God
I also Joined my testimony with them at the close of
of the meeting by request of the president of the quorum
of seventies I Joined him & ordained members into
the quorum of Seventies

March 11, 1854 ~ Saturday

[FIGURE] W Richards
Died March 11^th
AD 1854
March 11^th 1854 President
Willard Richards departed this
life this morning at about
30 minutes past 9 oclock
after President Richards was reduced
as it were to deaths door by the laying on of hands & the
prayer of faith He was raised up so that He walked about
his rooms & appeared as though he was going to get well
but he has taken a relaps & been failing for several days
& this morning He appeared wors & the Twelve were
sent for to come & Administer to him but before we
could get there He was dead He droped away almost with[out]
any struggle or a groan. Thus closes the life of Brother
Williard Richards He has been a man of strict integrity
to his brethren & his God I have travled with him many
miles both in England & America we have been warm
associates many times. He has been the Historian of the
Church many years He stood in Carthage Jail while
the bullets flew like hail around him & Joseph & Hiram two
prophets of God were martered by his side & brother Taylor
fell pearced with many balls but did not die He has
been a great Counsellor in the Church & Kingdom of God
And He has died a mighty man in Israel O what sweet
counsel he has given me from time to time & many of
the saints of God He has posse[sse]d a strong mind a mighty
intellect & a valuable peculiar combination of intellect &
such another the world can Hardly produce He is the
first man that has died a natural death in this Church
& kingdom from the first Presidency or Twelve Apostles
all that have died before have been martered

March 12, 1854 ~ Sunday

March 12^th 1854 In company with Levi Richards &
G. A. Smith I called upon President Brigham ^Young^ at his
room as He was not able to get out
& conversed with him concerning the buriel of the corps
of President Willard Richards He Advised us to bury
him at 2 oclock I went to meeting in the morning at
the Tabernacle and Jedediah M. Grant Preached to
the People concerning executing the Law of God upon
all persons who broke their covenants.

We met at President Richards House at 2 oclock to
[FIGURE] attend to the burial of the body of Wilard Richards
President Young was not able to be present with
us President Heber C Kimball took charge of the ceremony
G. A. Smith made the Prayer. He prayed earnestly
for President Young Heber C Kimball & the Person who
should be chosen as the successer of Willard Richards
Also for the Twelve Apostles that they might prove
true to their integrity as brother Richards had done
even to the end He prayed for his wives & children that
the spirit of Willard might rest upon his oldest son Heber
John that He might stand at the Head of his fathers House
in dignity & honour He prayed for all his brothers & sisters
might that they all might carry out the counsel of their
father He prayed for all the relatives of Brother Richards
& in fine for all the church & Kingdom of God

Elder Watt reported his prayer so I do not enter into the
particulars of it. At the close of the prayer the p[r]ossesion
was formed Brother Kimball & Bishop Partridge, Whitney
Hunter walked forward of the corps & the quorum
of the Twelve Apostles walked by the side of the corps
& the wives & Children & relatives followed the corps
& the p[r]ossession formed behind them & while going to
the grave two bands of music played a solom death
march after the corps was lowered into the vault Elder
Orson Hyde deliverd a short address upon the occasion
& the remarks were vary appropriate He said he was the
first person that had died a Natural death either from
the first Presidency or quorum of the Twelve Apostles
all that had died before had been martered & that Broth-
er Richards was in Jail with Joseph & Hiram when they
were martered He said Brother Richard had prove himself
true & faithful untill death He was a man of the strictest
integrity & had now gone home to meet Joseph & Hiram
[on] the other side of the veil. many good remarks were made
upon the occasion & reported By brother Watt. While the
remarks were being made the times which I had spent
with Brother Richa[r]ds in a foreign country came to my
mind & I felt solumn & lonesome under it. After the
burial I called upon the family & conversed with them
I Attended the prayer meeting with the Twelve & then with
with Brother Kimball & Franklin Richards to Dr Richards
House & spent the evening with the family & Brother Kimball
conversed with them till 9 oclock & gave them much
counsel the following are some of the sentiments & council given

He said that He believed that the saints [on] the other side of the veil
in the spirit world are gathered together the same as they are in
this life while the world are scattered over the earth after death the
same as they are now and in the same confusion & that their would
be head quarters of the gathering whare they would send out messengers
to preach the gospel to the spirits in prision. He advised the family
all to hold together & remain as they were on his inheritants &
not marry again but to keep themselves for him & to be united
together & assist each other all they can

March 13, 1854 ~ Monday

13^th [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters one to L. N. Scovil & one to Brother Hoyt

March 14, 1854 ~ Tuesday

14^th [FIGURE] I spent the day in the Counsel House with Brother Kimball &
the Twelve Brother Kimball spoke upon principle & counsel for
four Hours He spoak many good great & glorious truths to the
people (He spoke of the sorrow & tribulation to those who broke the
Law of God)

March 15, 1854 ~ Wednesday

15^th I spent the day at home writing I spent the evening in
meeting with the children

March 16, 1854 ~ Thursday

16^th I spent the day at home

March 17, 1854 ~ Friday

17^th I spent the day in the Counsel House & herd good instruct[ion]

March 18, 1854 ~ Saturday

18 I spent this day at home riding to Grantsville I
rode 47 miles & was vary weary spent the night at Bishops Clarks 47

March 19, 1854 ~ Sunday

19 Sunday
I preached to a large congregations in grantsville
in the morning Gave them counsel to close up their
fort their was many Indians with them though
frendly after meeting I rode 12 miles to Toille City
& Preached to the People in the evening I spent the
night with Bishop Roberry 12 mil

March 20, 1854 ~ Monday

20^th In company with Brother Maugn [Maughan] I rode to Brother
Bates from thence to the new city near Bensons mill
& held a meeting with the people & they all agreed to build
in a fort I spent the night with brother Mechum [Mecham] 15

March 21, 1854 ~ Tuesday

21 I rode to salt Lake City & spent the night at home 25 miles

March 22, 1854 ~ Wednesday

22nd [FIGURE] I Received a letter from J. M. Bernhisel
containing some News paper scraps

March 23, 1854 ~ Thursday to March 25, 1854 ~ Saturday

23 24^th & 25 I spent the time ploughing & scrapeing on
the city wall

March 26, 1854 ~ Sunday

26 Sunday I spent the day in the Tabernacle Elder
Taylor spoke in the forenoon & W. Woodruff &
Lorenzo Snow spoke in the Afternoon I attended
meeting with the Presidency & 12 in the evening

March 27, 1854 ~ Monday

27^th [FIGURE] The Twelve met at my house this evening
to Bless the missionaries who were going to England

we had a good meeting. Elder Franklin Richards was
to preside over the mission He received his blessing
on Sunday evening. those that received their blessing
this evening to go to England were George Grant
W^m Kimball Joseph Young Edmund Elsworth
Brother Little & anothe[r] Brother
we also blessed Brother Kesler & Hollady to go to
the states many goods remarks were made &
good blessings given them

March 28, 1854 ~ Tuesday

28 I spent this day on the wall

March 29, 1854 ~ Wednesday

29^th I made a sheet Iron pan to day to set in
an arch. I attended a meeting to day night
with the children

March 30, 1854 ~ Thursday

30 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter of instruction to Levi Stewart
& sent by him a draft of $200, to Sanbon & Carter

March 31, 1854 ~ Friday

31^st I spent the day making an arch for
the pan

April 1, 1854 ~ Saturday

April 1^st Brother Levi Stewart started east this morning
with the mail I gave him $100 in gold to send to
Sanbon & Carter making $300, in all which
I send by him.

April 2, 1854 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle
Elder P. P. Pratt spoke in the morning W. Woodruff
followed in the afternoon J. M. Grant spoke I
attended the prayer meeting in the evening &
then preached in the 14 ward school House

April 3, 1854 ~ Monday

3rd I commenced to day to make molasses from
parsnips it done well

April 4, 1854 ~ Tuesday

34 [FIGURE] Sarah was deliverd of a son this morning
at 30 minuts past 3 oclock & doing well I spent
the day making molasses

April 5, 1854 ~ Wednesday

5 I spent the day making molasses I made
about 15 gallons during the last 3 days

April 6, 1854 ~ Thursday

Thursday April 6^th 1854
General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints met this morning in the
Tabernacle of the Lord

The conference opened by singing & Prayer by
President Kimball. President B Young then arose
& & addressed the people upon the business of the
conference the death of Willard Richards filling his
place, Appointing new gathering places for the saint
& many other things the reporters wrote what
was spoken He was followed by President Kimball

who also spoke well

PM. Elder O Hyde Addressed the meeting in the afternoon
was followed by G A Smith & President Young
concerning the indian war Waker &c much good
instruction was given. Conference adjourned till
to morrow 10 oclock

Their was preaching during the evening at the Tabernacle
By the High Priests quorum the meeting was Addressed
by Bishop Petegrew Phineas Young, Gifford Haywood
John Neff, & several in the congregation that I did not
know & the meeting closed by an address from
W Woodruff & J M Grant upon the Law of consecrati-
on

I met In counsel with President Young & co[u]nsel
& the 12. And P P Pratt was Appointed to go to
Hornors Ranch in Calafornia to esstablish a stake
Erastus Snow was appointed to go to St Louis to
take charge of the Saints in that Land & O Pratt
to take charge of the stake in Cincinnati

April 7, 1854 ~ Friday

April 87^th Conference opened at 10 oclock prayer
by Lorenzo Snow H. C Kimball made some remarks
He said that what President Young had presented
to the people to carry out was ownly what we had
in our Houses for years all have to be perchased
even George Watt I want all [I] have to be secure in
the kingdom of God. If the Presidency & Twelve
enter into this order they will swollow up the whole
Church in a little time & also the whole world as Joseph
did in Egypt. The Plurality of wives was esstablished
& many of you have fought it & you may fight it untill
you go into your graves & it will still be the work
of God & will continue to be to all Eternity

President Young followed upon the subject of consecr-
ation & tithing & his remarks will be published hereafter

2 oclok P.M. Singing Prayer by W. Woodruff All took
seats on the outside the Tabernacle their was about 7000
people present they were addressed by P. P. Pratt

The following persons were called to go on Missions
P P Pratt to San Jose, O Pratt & O Spencer to Cincinnati
Erastus Snow to St Louis the Above brethren were to
Esstablish stakes to gather the saints to them 7 to the pacific
Island & 9 to the United States

6 oclok in the evening the seventies met in the Tabernacle
& were Addressed by the Presidency of the seventies

April 8, 1854 ~ Saturday

April 8^th conference was called to order by President
Kimball Prayer by Elder Benson then the business of the
conference was presented before the people. All the Authorities
of the Church were sustained

then many received their Appointments to go on missions
to differant parts all of which are published in the Deserett
News of April 13

April 9, 1854 ~ Sunday

April 9^th Congregation met in the open air north side of
the Tabernacle. Prayer by Elder Hyde. Lorenzo Snow
spoke upon the subject of Life & Salvation

Other names were presented for a mission

2 PM Prayer by W Woodruff. Other men were
called to go on missions. Counsellor J M Grant Appointed
all the Bishops Elders Priests & all the male members of the
church policemen to preserve the inhabitants in peace
safety & virtue

President Young brought the conference to a close &
Adjourned this conference to the 27 June next at 10 AM
to meet at this place I have not written the procedings
of this conference in this Journal as they are all reported
by G. D Watt & published in the News

I Attended the prayer meeting with the Presidency & Twelve
And President Young said while remarking upon the
offices of the Priesthood that the seventies hold all the
Keys in the church & Kingdom of God on earth & if the 12
were dead they would have to ordain all the offices of
the Church for they are all High Priests & Apostles I told
Joseph Young to have the 70 All ordained Apostles

It is perfectly right to take High Priests & make Teachers of them

April 10, 1854 ~ Monday to April 12, 1854 ~ Wednesday

April 10 11 & 12 I spent the time ploughing my garden &
preparing it for planting. the mail came in & I got
[FIGURE] 3 letters from J. H Jones J. M. Bernhisel & Thompson
Woodruff we learned by mail that their was a fair
prospect of a General European war

April 13, 1854 ~ Thursday to April 15, 1854 ~ Saturday

13 14 & 15 I spent this time in planting potatoes corn,
peace & flowers I met with the brethren & Attended to the
blessing of 18 missionaries

April 16, 1854 ~ Sunday

16 Sunday John Taylor spoke in the forenoon
In the afternoon B Clapp O Hyde, & E Snow spoke
I met the 12 at 7 oc[loc]k to Bless the missionaries who are
going out on missions we blessed 35, & returned to our homes

April 17, 1854 ~ Monday to April 18, 1854 ~ Tuesday

17 & 18 I Rode to Gardners Mill to white fort & H◊◊alen
fort & back again to Salt Lake City distance 70 mils

April 19, 1854 ~ Wednesday

19^th We had a shower of rain I spent the time at home
writing

April 20, 1854 ~ Thursday

20^th I spent most of the day with G. A. Smith in the
Historians office I feft [left] with him 4 volums of my Journal
including 1840 to 46 inclusive

April 21, 1854 ~ Friday

April 21^st I spent the day draging a 5 Acre lot for corn
[FIGURE] I set to day for the first time to have my Portrait
drawn by Mr Cavalio the Jewish Artist that came
with Mr Freemont He commenced one also for
Brother A O Smoot. I took a social ride with
President Young He gave me an invitation to go with him
on his Journey to Iron County

April 23, 1854 ~ Sunday

23rd Sunday I attended meeting. A. O. Smoot preached
in the fore part of the day I reported his sermon He treated
upon the scattering & gathering of Israel. Brother Martin-
dale preached in the afternoon & President Young followed
with some remarks upon His Journey south He also
followed A. O. Smoot in the morning upon the subject
of the sugar works. I Attended the prayer circle
at 5 oclock. I Also met with the Missionaries
in the evening in company with O Hyde P P. Pratt
W. Woodruff, J. Taylor G. A. Smith & E Snow of the
Twelve & we blessed about 40 mElders who were set
apart to go to different parts of the Earth at the Close
of the blessing they were Addressed by P. P. Pratt upon their
outfit with Mules & waggons as best to cross the plains
& desserts Horses next to mules but dont take oxen G. A. Smith
Addressed them upon keeping a Journal & History of their
travels & the dealings of God with them in gifts Healings &c
J Taylor Addressed them upon the subject of keeping the
Commandments of God & not become defiled with women
or any Evil. O Hyde spoke his feelings to them upon
things in general W Woodruff said Amen to the whole

April 24, 1854 ~ Monday

234^th I set for my likeness in the morning then
[FIGURE] returned & wrote 4 letters to W^m E. Horner
J. H. Jones I F Carter & J. M. Bernhisel

April 24, 1854 ~ Monday to April 28, 1854 ~ Friday

24 to 28 I spent this week farming puting in potatoes
& corn

April 29, 1854 ~ Saturday

29 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Milo Andresws & Sanbon &
Carter. Enclosed in their Letter a draft upon
Livingston & Kinkade of $300. I also sent $100 in
gold to Sanbon & Carter by Milo Andress

April 30, 1854 ~ Sunday

30^th Sunday Joseph Young preached in the Tabernacle
in the fore noon was followed by H. C. Kimball in the
afternoon Elder P. P. Pratt Preached I Attended
the Prayer Circle, after which I visited Father
John Smith the Patriarch who lay at the point of
death his sons G. A. Smith & John L Smith his sons
were watching over him with the Greatest Care &
Attention. His mind & memory was as clear & strong
& his intellectual powers as operative as in any
day of his life

May 1, 1854 ~ Monday

May 1^st The Eastern Mail came in this morning
[FIGURE] I received 5 Letters 3 from J M Bernhisel
2 from I. F. Carter & Mrs Woodruff 1 from
Ilus

[FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to I. F. Carter & J. M. Bernhisel

May 4, 1854 ~ Thursday

3^rd 4^th JOURNEY May 3rd Presidents Young & Kimbal [Kimball]
with a company Left the Salt Lake City to visit all
the southern settlements I left with them I had
Truman O Angel & Dr Sprague as my companions
I drove to Bishop Smoots at the sugar works the[n]
stoped untill Brother Angel could lay out a part
of the sugar works Mrs Woodruff & child rode
down there with me I parted with them at this
place & drove to Union ward & spent the night Silas
Richards is Bishop distance 12 mile

We held a meeting in the evening. President Young
Addressed the People I was not in at the comm[encem]ent
& had no chance of reporting his discourse the following
is a key to his address which I have to write from memory

I do not wish to spend my time neither is it profit[ably]
for any man to spend his time in telling the people
what was done in the days of Adam, Enoch & Noah
thousands of years ago or what will be done in
the malinum thousands of years hence but my business
is to tell the people what they should do to day in order
to be saved this is my doctrin all the time. What
can I do or this people do this day in any one thing in
order to help build up the kingdom of God or to advance
one step further towards ^the^ salvation of ourselves or our
brethren. Now what has been the counsel to this people
throughout this Territory for several years it has
been to Fort up, to wall in your cities with strong
walls, this has been the voice of the Lord unto them
all the day long have the people listened to this voice
have they carried out this counsel No they have not
but what have they done. they have been ready
to say what need hath the Lord of this thing, do you
think there is any danger of the Indians. do you think
that Brother Brigham really believes that it is necessary
to go to so much expens in building walls around our
cities. Instead of going to work & doing what they are
told to do the people spend their time in talking about
it & trying to evade it.

Now I wish to ask a question. The Lord has appointed
me to lead this people the people has chosen me as their
leader & covenanted to sustain me & obey my counsel
Now if I tell the people what to do & they do not do
it nor carry out my counsel, but turn from it
& go to work & do sumthing els & they continue this
year after year while at the same time I am
warning them of the danger of their Course

& telling them of the Judgments that will
come upon them if they do not alter their
cours & go to work & do as I have told told the[m]
do you suppose they will escape the chastening
rod of the Almighty No they will not if the
people continue to persue this course & the
chastening rod does not fall upon their heads
I should become disgraced in the sight of God
Angels & men. this people may rest assured that
they are preparing a rod for their backs if they
do not listen to my counsel & do what I tell
them. but says one I would go to work &
help build a wall around the City if I knew
it was a revelation from God & that it was
his will that we should do it. I want to say to
such that it is my will that you should do it
& that is enough I am responsible for it & if
you want to know any further about it do
right pray unto the Lord & have faith before
him that you may have visions & revelations
from God tso that you may understand the
truth & know what lies before us as I do, then
you will not question the reasonableness of these
things but go to work & do them with all your might
My teaching is to tell the people what to do to be saved to
day for if you get out of the path of salvation today
you are in danger of being out of it tomorrow &
the further you stray from it the more difficulty
you will meet with in ever finding it again. it would
be folly in me to spend my time in telling the people
about the glories of the Millennium while I see them
straying from those paths that would lead to those glories
now many of this people will say I have fine farms, Horses, Cattle
goods gold & riches the possesser says I look upon them I say
thes are mine & at the same time you do not once even think
that there is not one thing in your possession that is youres that
it all belongs to God & even you yourself belongs to God & all you
have belongs to Him & He has ownly loaned it to you & yet
you do not acknowlede his hand in any thing while you should
acknowledge his hand in all things.

I know what the design
of the Lord is in leading this people to this place & his design
concerning Israel and it is none of your business what I coun-
sel you to do it is your business to go to work & do it. leave the
event with God I want this people to build their forts as I
tell them & when you have built this fort & made a wall
6 feet thick & 12 feet high & get comfortable in your houses then
go to work & build one on the outside of it 12 feet thick & run
them both up together 25 feet high & keep building untill
I tell you to stop. & be in a situation that you may shut up
your gates & lie down & sleep in safety with your wives & childr[e]n
many other interesting remarks were made by President Young
upon this occasion which I am not able to record

May 5, 1854 ~ Friday

May 5^th Friday we left Union fort rode to dry creek settle[men]t
made a short halt then drove to the American fork. 25 miles
& spent the night the ^people^ Assembled for a meeting I was called
upon to address the people the following is a key to the remarks
which I made. I said to the people that I should confine my
remarks to those things that immediately consern us you have
[been] counselled to build forths & wall in your cities with strong
walls for several years throughout this Territory but the people
have not done it the[y] have vary slow to harken to the
counsel of the servants of God from the begining even in the
days of Joseph all the people were ready to acknowledge
he was a profit & looked to him to receive salvations
at his hands & was ready to have him controll them in all
matters appertaining to what the people termed spiritual
things but if He wanted $100 dollars in money He would have
to Employ all the Twelve & mortgage his farm in order to
get it the traditions of the people were so strong that they
could not bear the Idea of having a Prophet dictate their tem-
poral affairs but I wish to ask a question which is the
most important to you A part in the first resurrection in
exaltation & glory in the Celestial Kingdom of God with all
its attendant blessings or a few Horses Cattle gold & goods Judge
ye then why should it be thought a thing incredible or unjst
unjust for a profit of God who is called to guide & controll us in
all the weighty matters that consern us should also counsel us
in those lesser matters of every day life now go to & build
your wall around your city as you have been commanded to do
& the blessings of God will rest upon you but if you refuse
to follow the counsel given there is a rod preparing for you
& it will be but a short time before you will see the hand
of God visible in the counsel that has been given to this people
in building strong walls around these Cities many other
remarks was made but not here recorded

President Kimball followed & said that what Brother
Woodruff had said was true his words are true. President
Young comes here to visit the people & tell them what He wants
done He has sent men to you also to tell you what to do & that
is the same as though he had been with you himself you have
got to follow his counsel. And you have to fulfill your covenants
which you made at the waters of Baptism we must not forget
God. He intends we shall do that which we ought to do when
God tels us to do any thing we should go to work & do it willingly
I am telling what is our duty. many often want to Jump
over under officers so as to get to President Young I have
lived in the days of Joseph & in the days of President Young & I
have always obayed those men for they were placed over me
to obey them it is the duty of this people to obey their lead-
ers it is the duty of my family to obey me I have no misteries
to give you for I have none but my business is to teach you
the truth well you are told to make a wall around your City
and you have it to do. you read in the Book of mormon that
the people had to wall in their cities in ancient days we have it
to do in our day you have to become one or you are not the Lords

you are a good people but their is great room for imp-
rovement in this city. the last one that we visited.
I would like to see this people in good houses & gardens
& in good forts.

now when you come to the conference
you all vote to sustain President Young now you have got
to honour this man he holds the [FIGURE] of the Kingdom of God
and sustain him or the Lord will not save & exhalt
you in his kingdom. I pray that you may do right & serve
the Lord I ask it in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

President Young arose and said I am willing to say a few
words. If the Latter Day Saints cannot become one hart &
mind & work in their temporal things which they do
understand they cannot become one in Eternal things which
they cannot understand. If you would too [do] as you are told then
all would be right when the Lord requires any thing
at your hands dont ask any questions but go to & do as
you are counselled to do you may ask is their any danger
of the Indians you do not always know what danger you
are in but always do as you are told & then you are
safe

May 6, 1854 ~ Saturday

Saturday 6^th Rode to ^Battle Creek 3 mils^ provo 12 mils spent the
Sabbath and held a meeting with the people
Sunda President Young arose & said that I am
not in the habit of taking a text but I will now take
for my text the last line that was sung "God is his
own interpetor" He will make all things plain but do the
people understand those things which are for our good
the Lord will not explain all things unto us whe under
stands but he will make his people walk by faith He
will not explain all his mistaries to the people. we read in the
New Testament that faith is the assurance of things hoped
for & the evidence of things not seen have we all got
faith it is our duty to have faith in God & his word & promises
you have to trust in God. He will not reveal all things u[n]to
us some men are tried will the counsel given & will
not obey they will not have glory in the kingdom of
God they are bastards & not sons the Lord intends
for the people to be tried so as to prove the faithful
What God does reveal He reveals for the purpose of
leading men in the way of salvation the people do not
know the way of the Lord they come here and
say I am going to build myself up I have to work so hard
I cannot get time to pray but are you doing right when
you do this we may labour to get all things abot us yet
the Lord will controll it as seemath him good. If you
get into the dark still hold on to the work of God no matter
if I dont fell like praying I will do it if the Lord should
open the visions of the minds of the people that have gone
to Calafornia so that they could see things as they are they
would as soon cut their throats as to have done it but they
dont see it they have to go and suffer untill they are
satisfied I will say the same to this people if we do not

do the things which god requires of us we shall be whiped till we
are sore this is the ownly thing that will save us I now
tell you that those that are gone & going to Calafornia without
counsel will ketch it till they are sore I know the truth but I cann-
ot tell it all to you untill God permits me to do it now if you have
not confidence in me to follow me & believe that I am doing right
drop me and appoint another & I will follow in the wake.

In the begining of this work God tried to get this people to be
one but they would not be one. I will now tell you what to do
God intends to make you one you must be one & their must be a
begining to this and you must begin in small things like childr[en]
making Cob Houses the people went to Missouri & there they
quarrelled about many small matters then God said I will throw
dow[n] their good houses & God d^D^roved all the people out & they thought
they were knocked into pi[eces] [ink change] did they do any better then, no they did not,
God tries the people both in riches & with poverty. if I will be faithful in my poverty I will
own all riches that is needful. now if God wants us to be of one heart & one mind. now he
may have no ^other^ motive in view than to make us work together he will tell us to build fences &
forts that our feelings & interest may be united in something. now will you do it? we are required
to become of one heart & mind & work together in those little things that we do understand
or else we could not be prepared to work together and be one in those eternal things which we
do not understand therefore we could not enter into the kingdom of God. it is nothing but the
power of God that has preserved this settlement. the Indians could have killed every man
woman & child here, & not a man had a gun ready to defend himself. when you have
become of one heart & mind he has treasures for you & has given us capacity to see if we
will magnify our calling with every thing we have to do in our lives. we are approaching
very swiftly the time when Jesus will come to see if we are of one heart & mind which the
Prophet Joseph said would be in this generation & will manifest himself to the Saints & take
up his abode with him. this was said 24 years ago & in 26 years more if we r not prepared
to meet Jesus & angels we shall be wiped out & sent to hell. we r fast approaching the time
I do not care what was done in the morning of creation or the days of Noah. I want to know
what this people will do. will you be Saints & live your religion & magnify your callings in the Church
I will now tell this people what they should do. I will tell the Bishop in the presence of the people
what to do. Bishop I tell you, go & start this wall & build it 6 feet thick & 12 or 14 feet high
shut up every gate except two & then you can lay down in safety & an enemy cannot come
upon you. if this is not the will of the Lord I do know it is my will & you should not question any
further. God wants it done & I want it done & dont stop until you are secured & that is enough
your stacks have been so placed that one Indian could fire all this place & others shoot you down
while you are fighting the fire. what if the people in Jackson C^o had been good & been sanctified
what would have been the situation of the people. why, the liars & goats would have had their heads
cut off but the wheat & tares had to be transplanted together in the wilderness. it was not the act
of Joseph that caused the removal of this people. it is the people that govern & control which is the
democracy of heaven. the democracy of earth is division and mark it, there will be a division
here before long among this people. now if you will all do right & live a holy life angels will come
& visit us & sta[y] with us all night & you will have many revelations & be happy. we know we ought
to pra[y] & would not neglect it, if we loved the Lord. you may do just as you have a mind to
when I am gone but I beg & beseech of you to do right. I want you to build a strong wall & be
safe so that whatever comes along you may be secure & bar your gates & be careful & dont let the
devil reign in you & all will be right & God bless you & I bless you. let us be ^of^ one heart & mind
in the things that we do comprehend & then we shall be one in things we shall hereafter know.

Pres^ident H C Kimball it is not my place [ink change] to get up to reveal any thing for it is the head to convey
it to the body. but it is for me to carry out his designs & do his will for when I do the will of
Pres^ident Young I do the will of God & no man can get salvation unless he keeps his council

it is his will that the City should be walled & fortified & that is my will, when I do just

as he tells me I do the will of my Father in Heaven for he is the only man that holds
the keys of salvation. when I feel reluctant to do his will I feel bad & so do you all. when
I do his will I can sleep in peace & my heart is consoled all the day long. this is also
the case with you when you do not do as your Bishop tells you. last year your improvements
were all scattered about but now you are got into a smashed suckertash pie. now go to &
save yourselves against all selfishness. I am going to put my property & all my wives
into the Church & then nothing can be taken out of the Church. I am going to dedicate all
I have to God. when a man turns away from the Priesthood he forfeits every thing
even his life for that is no longer his. my body is only lent to me by the Lord
and I forfeit every thing when I go astray. if righteousness was laid to the line
it would take many heads from their shoulders & the day will be when that will be done

[ink change] now do as your bishop tells you & not go to salt
Lake to President Young to alter this or that I
pray that this people may do right for when you dishon[o]r
the priesthood you dishonor God I have been told
that some have said that I will honor the priesthood
but I will not honor him that holds the priesthood
but I say that you cannot honor one without honoring
the other. Bishop Walker is presiding here follow
his council & all will be right and the blessing of
God will rest upon you even so Amen

Benediction by W Woodruff

we rode to Provo & spent the night

May 7, 1854 ~ Sunday

Sunday May 7^th The people assembled in the meeting
house in two rooms. W. Woodruff Addressed the People
in the morning in one room & was followed by President
Young & reported by W Woodruff. And H C Kimball spoke
to the people in the other room & reported by T Bullock
And also Bishop Richards spoke

In the afternoon Joseph Young spoke & was followed by H C Kimball
W Woodruff reported. & President Young spoke in the
other room & T Bullock reported we spent the night
at Provo I spent the time with A Williams

May 8, 1854 ~ Monday

Monday 8^th We rode to springvill & had a meeting
with the people. President Young Preached to the people
& W Woodruff & T Bullock reported. We also had a meeting
in the evening Joseph Young P. P. Pratt & W. Woodruff spoke
to the people

May 9, 1854 ~ Tuesday

Tuesday 9^th we rode a few miles & nooned President
Young went with some others to appoint a Location
for a fort. We then rode to Pason or petetnet I was attacked
with the tooth ake & Ague in the face so bad I could not attend
meeting. President Young preached T. Bullock reported I spent
the night at Brother Sirls. President Young got some oxen
in the settlements to take to Walker He councelled the people in all
the settlements to feed the Indians & treat them Kindly

Elder Taylor spoke some to the people

May 10, 1854 ~ Wednesday

Wednesday 10 We rode 15 miles & nooned we here organized
See T Bullocks Report. D. H. Wells was commander in
chief. R Burton capt of guard. W. Woodruff Historian
T Bullock clerk of camp. P. P. Pratt & J Taylor
chaplains. E Hunter chief Bishop. Dr Sprague surgeon
& Physician &c we rode to Nephi City & spent the night 25
we held a meeting President Young Addressed the people
And I reported it.

May 11, 1854 ~ Thursday

^[FIGURE]^ Thursday 11^th we rode to Chicken Creek & stoped & spent
the night near Walker & his band. we had an interview with
Walker. President Young & counsel tried to have a talk with
him at first Walker appeared dogish & was not disposed to
talk when we first formed our carrell within 40 rods
of his camp, He gatherd all his warriors & made quite a
display but we did not go out to meet them at the
time they turned their horses out & went into their
tents. And when we called upon Walker He lay down
in the dirt & did not feel disposed to talk but BPresident
Young manifested great patience with him even after
the patience of most men was exhausted. He went to
him & lifted him out of the dirt & finally got him
to talk some the following is a synopsis of the conversation

Walker said he had no spirit He had no heart did not
feel as though He could talk. And when I herd that President
Young was coming I felt that I had no heart I do not
want to talk I want to hear President Young talk & he
sit still & here others talk. President Young gave him some
tobaco he said when he had plenty of tobaco then all his
friends would come in & smoke with him but when He
was out of tobaco Gov Young said I have brought soome
beef cattle for you I want one killed so you kan have
a feast while we are here He wanted to have the mormons
sing before the parties take a smoke. He said E T Benson come
& his heart was good but D Huntington came & his heart was
running. we then sung. He then spoke & said I have not got
the spirit of the Lord and if their is any one here that
kan give me the spirit of the Lord I wish they would
do it. He said white people in heaven was happy

Tulpidge next spoke amid much crying & tears he is the
one that had his wife killed c◊ He said that I (D Huntington)
had been good to him & he had not seen me since his
child died. He said they now had got good hearts & the
mormons hearts was now good that wer here we have now
good peasce & can all lie down in peace without fear And I
want to live in friendship with this people.

we left
the Indian camp & returned to our waggons
President Young had another talk with walker & T Bullock
reported I was not present.

May 12, 1854 ~ Friday

Friday 12 we again visited Walker at his tent this mor
ning. He was still in the same unpleasant mood did not wish
to talk & left his tent & went into the willows

and others talked they had a sick child & they wished the
Elders to lay hands upon it. then President Kimball Benson
& Wells Administered to it Also Dr Sprague left some med-
icine for it & for several others that was sick the Indian
said if the child died He would have to kill an Indian child
or a mormon child to go with it (as this is their tradition
the interperter told him he must not do it that it was wrong
that when Mormon children died we did not kill any child
to go with them & they must not do it for it was not right
the Indian said his heart was not so he wanted to kill some one
to go with him. He said He wanted his child to get well &
then He would go with us but do not wants to go till his
child gets well. He said Walker was a great chief & President
Young was a great chief & what he said was true that he
could not say any thing wrong. Petetnet spoke & said
that that would be good & not steal nor kill any body
that one could now go alone & not be killed their would
be no blood in their path. Walker wished President
Young to write a Letter so he could show it to the people
& let them know that we were at peace so their would
be no difficulty with the people. President Young wrote one
Dr Sprague gave medicine to the sick child & gave
Walker directions how to deal with the child & 10 others
which Dr Sprague had left medicine for 2 of which was
vary sick they all got well. (Sister Lorenzo Young allso
was quite sick with the Lung complaint Dr Sprague gave
medicine to her she got well & several others in the camp
was under his care) On parting with Walker at his tent
He said we now understand each other that they were now
to have all pease so all could now go on the road in peace
& not be afraid could now put in wheat & corn & one
alone without for somebody to kill them He now wanted to have
the road clear without any blood in it. He wished for
peace all the time both shook together then all the company
shook hands & the pipe of peace was smoked. Walker received
his presents & killed a beef for the Indians to have a feast they
also treaded swaped blankets for Horses & bought 2 children
that were prisoners. After making peace & got through
traiding we left Walkers camp & rode to the Severe &
Walker Grosephene & squash head with many others went
with us we spent the night at the severe we made a
Raft & crossed all our waggons over in 1 hour & 30 minutes
I spent all my leasure moments with T Bullock In writing a
history of the Journey

May 13, 1854 ~ Saturday

Saturday 13^th We left the Severe & rode to Chicken Creek
Bated then rode to Filmore City 35 miles we had hail &
rain storms almost all day arived at Filmore at 5 oclok

May 14, 1854 ~ Sunday

Sunday 14^th we held a meeting with the people of Filmore
P P Pratt Adrressed the people & was followed by President
Young W Woodruff Reported were drawn off by T Bullock &
now in the Historians office. In the afternoon the
People were Addressed by John Taylor & followed by H. C. Kimball
but not reported.

There was a meeting at Early candlelight W Woodruff preached
was followed by E T Benson was not reported

May 15, 1854 ~ Monday

Monday 15^th Travled to Coal Creek 33 miles & camped for the nigh[t]
we nooned on Corn Creek. During the evening we walked
onto the hill among the cedars. B Young D Huntington Walker
& myself we looked through a spy glass & looked to the west
mountain onto a high peak far in the distance it was a beautiful
place to camp a fine view plenty of cedar for wood & grass
for animals I walked onto the highths of the cedar knowls
& took a view of the surrounding country with T Bullock &
Phineas Young we also had prayers together (Phineas Young
said that He was the first that was chosen in the organization
of the quorum of the Twelve Apostles but Brother Joseph said
He wished I would let W^m Smith have that place so I gave
way to him. ^the above shows Phineas Youngs feelings
there is not a word of truth in this statement^

May 16, 1854 ~ Tuesday

Thursday 16 May we rode to mountain creek it was dry we
nooned. we met with Brother Enoch Reese from Calafornia He
gave us all the news up to the date He left He said the homestead Bill
had passed & thought there would be two pacific rail roads built
pass rode to bever creek & camped for the night I caught a
fine trout & gave it to President Young He said He would not
bake it unless I would come & take breakfast with him
which I agreed to do we travled 27 3/4 miles

May 17, 1854 ~ Wednesday

Wednesday May 17^th we had a cold night. Ice stood in
the pails. we rode 8 1/4 miles up Hill then down over a vary
stony road we road to red creek & nooned we then rode to
paroan & spent the night the Presidency & company divided them-
selves among the people distance of the day 37 miles. during the
evening the Presidency, Twelve & Authorites of the place held
a counsel while Elder Taylor preached to the people below
in the tabernacle hWhile we were in the upper room the minutes
of the cousel are reported By Woodruff & Bullock in the Historians
office

May 18, 1854 ~ Thursday

Thursday 18^th I spent the morning writing with T Bullock. we
rode to Cedar City 20 miles I rode Horsback in company with
John Steel & F T Whitney. On my arival I went to the Iron
works & examined all the premises & saw several pigs of Iron
Elder Erastus Snow was with me & explained to me the difficulties
they had to encounter there in making Iron which I found to
be manny. we held a meeting in the evening President Young
preached & I reported it & it is in the Historians office

May 19, 1854 ~ Friday

Friday 19^th I rode in company with John Steel & F T.
Whitney on hors back to Cazuree Creek called Summit Creek
6 miles from Cedar City last summer their was 12 Houses
which were removed during the Indian war but the fort was
standing. We then rode to Cannarrah Creek 6 miles from
Cazuree & 12 from Cedar City this [FIGURE] is the summit or rim
of the basin we then rode to dry or Battle Creek 7 miles Here we
have splendid mountain scenery of red rocks standing like
piyramids 1000 feet high oposite of this cite is fort Harmony

to be located 6 miles from the base of the mountain on the
east the fort on the west we then road to the present
location of fort Harmony 3 miles making 18 1/2 miles by
the rodeometer & 287 miles from Salt Lake City 287

this is a good grazing country & a splendid mountain
scenery. The brethren are trying to take out the stream
of waters called Ash Creek to water their farming land
they have carried it 6 miles & have i to carry it 2 mils
further to get it onto their new field which is made by
the missionaries who were sent out last winter from
Salt Lake Rufus Allen is their captain John D Lee has [now]
charge of their old fort. Fort Harmony is 15 miles
from the Rio vergin. I went fishing but caught nothing
though it was said that there were some small trout in
it. I then went ionto the top of the canyon through which
runs Ash creek 1/2 mile south of the fort in company with
T Bullock & Samuel Atwood & in about 2 Hours we rolled
into the canyon 1000 feet below about 50 tons of rock we
rolled off one would weigh about 5 tons it fell about 200
feet perpendicular struck a shelf of rock & took the shelf
with it it landed in the creek & sent a sheet of water
about 50 feet into the Air we made a good deal of thunder
for a while. after being weary of this we returned to the
fort & found the people assembled in meeting President Young
Had spoken & P. P. Pratt neither of which I herd President
Kimball was speaking when I came in. He spoke well
[FIGURE] He said that if the Brethren would be faithful & united they
would have great blessings that they would bring great good to
Israel that there would soon be thousands of the Lamanites that
would be gatherd together & saved & they would have revelation
& they would do a great work in this kingdom.

Then Lorenzo Snow^Young^ spoke & had the spirit of God upon him &
profisied upon many things but ther was no reporting of
any part of the meeting ownly T. D. Brown took a minute of president
Youngs speech which He gave me which is with our reports in
the Historians office Thomas Bullock & myself reported all
the Presidents sermons when we were present as we was appointed
the Historian & clerk of the camp. At the dismissall of the
meeting I went to my waggon & spent the night with Sprague
& Angel

May 20, 1854 ~ Saturday

Saturday 20^th May we rode back on the bench on our return
home 3 miles & the company stoped & President Young located
a new fort ground to be called fort Harmony T Bullock took an
account of it in his Journal it is a good location a great
quantity of Grass & good soil we than rode to the creek
& nooned we then rode to Cedar City & spent the night 18 1/2 miles
about 20 miles south of fort Harmony we desend a great distance
into another climate on the Rio Virgin there is a kind of fruit
there that covers thousands of Acres that is vary choice its
flavor is betwen a strawbury & cranbury W^m C Stains
has some of it growing in his gardin

May 21, 1854 ~ Sunday

Sunday May 21 I attended meeting & E T Benson & P Pratt
Preached see w woodruff report We then parted with the
people & rode to Parowan & held a meeting with the saints
there in the counsel House President Young preached to the people
I reported it see report I spent the night with T Bullock
at Brother Steels 20 mils

May 22, 1854 ~ Monday

May 22 Monday we left Parowan at 9 oclok & rode to Bever 30 mils
some of our animals gave out Dr Sprague was quite sick
in the morning & evening

May 23, 1854 ~ Tuesday

Tuesday 23 Left Bever at 9 oclok & rode to a dry creek &
nooned Dr Sprague was still quite unwell we then rode to
Cove Creek & spent the night 30 mils

May 24, 1854 ~ Wednesday

Wednesday 24 we rode to Corn Creek & nooned 20 mils we then
rode to Filmore 12 mils & spent the night distance of the day 35
we held a meeting in the evening Brothers Joseph Young & J Taylor
preached followed By E T Benson not reported I spent the night
at sister Nixon's with G. A. Smith & T Bullock sister Nixon
was sealed to Richard Johnson by G A Smith

May 25, 1854 ~ Thursday

Thursday 25 we rode to a creek & bated we then rode to
another creek & bated we here had a hard rain & Hail storm
but we rode to the severe & spent the night 33 miles

May 26, 1854 ~ Friday

Friday 26^th we begun early & crossed all our waggons
over the severe before breakfast. we was 1 Hour & 30 minutes
we rode to salt creek & spent the night we arived at 2 oclock
we had a meeting at 4 oclock John Taylor preached
was followed by E. T. Benson I reported & took supper

I attended another meeting in the evening at the trial of Bishop
Haywood which lasted till midnight T Bullock & W Woodruff
reported see report in Historians office I felt wearid
out I spent the night at Brother Biglers

May 27, 1854 ~ Saturday

Saturday morning 27^th we left the fort at salt creek & rode
west across the mountains & made a new rode we travled
about 20 miles & nooned at the foot of the mountain by a creek
the mountain was quite steep & stony that we came over
we nooned in site of the Utah lake vally we had 25 men from
Nephi to help us make a road we left our noon ground at
4 oclok & drove to the bottom of the mountan beside of the
Utah Lake on the west side & camped for the night

May 28, 1854 ~ Sunday

Sunday May 28^th we travled across the sage bottoms with
but vary little grass 24 1/4 miles opposite the cotton wood on the west
side of Utah Lake quite a good road but a barren dessert the water
was quite filthy so we could not drink it well we travled 10
miles further & spent the night distance of the day 34 mils

May 29, 1854 ~ Monday

Monday 29^th we rise this morning in the midst of a great snow
storm the Lake is vary rough we took breakfast then road through
a driving snow storm to Lehi or Dry Creek 4 miles & spent

spent the day we were quite chilled when we arived here
I spent the day & night at Daniel Thomases He killed a
fat pig for our dinner we had a [FIGURE] meeting at 4 oclock
W Woodruff preached was followed by H C Kimball T
Bullock & W Woodruff reported. the people had a dance
in the evening I did not attend 9 mils

May 30, 1854 ~ Tuesday

Tuesday May 30 we left Lehi & drove to Unionvill & made
a short halt Bishop Richards had got a good dinner for us
the company did not wish to stop so near home so president
Young told him to eat what they wanted & give the rest to the
poor we rode on to Salt Lake City I spent the night with
my family having travled in 26 days 594 miles
being 287 miles to Harmony & the same back again

May 31, 1854 ~ Wednesday

Wednesday 31^st I received 4 letters from Ilus, Thompson
[FIGURES] & Ozem Woodruff I wrote 2 letters to Ilus & Bernhisel

June 1, 1854 ~ Thursday

June 1^st I rode with my wife & children into the big field
to see my grain I cut some grass

June 2, 1854 ~ Friday to June 3, 1854 ~ Saturday

2 & 3 I spent the time plouging & Hoeing my corn I was
quite unwell

June 4, 1854 ~ Sunday

4^th Sunday J Taylor preached in the forenoon & H C Kimbal
in the Afternoon was followed by President Young D Watt rep[or]ted
I attended the prayer meeting

June 5, 1854 ~ Monday to June 6, 1854 ~ Tuesday

5 & 6 I spent my time Hoeing corn I was quite unwell

June 7, 1854 ~ Wednesday

7^th I rode to John Benbows with Mrs Woodruff Father two
children & Switzer 10 miles

June 8, 1854 ~ Thursday

8^th In company with Father Woodruff I went to fishing. We
caught about 40 some would weigh about 2 lb. I rode
home in the evening to Salt Lake City 10 mils

June 9, 1854 ~ Friday

9^th I spent the day hoeing & ploughing my garden

June 10, 1854 ~ Saturday

10^th I rode to Fort Herriman with Mrs Woodruff
Emma & Bulah & soon after I arived G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson
came we none of us had ever visited the place before
I thought this the best location in this Territory for a Herd
Ground. G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson preached in the evening
distance of the day 25 miles 25 mils
I took out a mare & colt & a calf & left with W^m Smoot

June 11, 1854 ~ Sunday

June 11 I preached in the forenoon on Sunday upon the
same subject that G. A. Smith & E T Benson did ie the
walling in of their city & schooling their children both
of which was vary necessary. At the close of the meeting I
returned to the salt lake city & spent the night at home 25 m

June 12, 1854 ~ Monday

12^th [FIGURE] I attended a vary interesting party got up by the
president at the social Hall for his company that went south

with hism it continued till midnight when we all returned
to our homes

June 13, 1854 ~ Tuesday

123 I went to mill & spent the remainder of the day in my garden
President Young preached an interesting discourse upon the subject
of family government D Watt reported

June 14, 1854 ~ Wednesday

14 [FIGURE] we had a hard rain storm through this day and
[FIGURE] a great deal of Heavy hail fell one child was drowned
& another nearly killed a cloud broak & the water came down
in torents it washed away a part of the city wall & much
damage was done to houses & gardens on little Cotton wood
the Hail cut evry thing to the ground gardens corn & wheat
was destroyed also at North Cotton wood it was the same
Nearly all glass was broaken out of the windows

June 15, 1854 ~ Thursday

15 It rained in the morning it cleared at 10 oclock I took
Mrs Woodruff & most of the family into my waggon &
rode to South weber fort & spent the night at Brother
Kingtons 35 mils

June 16, 1854 ~ Friday

16 I spent the day at the fort Elder Kington was quite
unwell I had a good meeting with the people in the eve[nin]g
I spoke upon the subject of walling in ther city & schooling
their childr[en] for they were doing neither Mrs Woodruff
spoke to the sisters about forming a female society to
make clothing to cloth the indians women & children

June 17, 1854 ~ Saturday

17 I left webber & returned to Salt Lake City Mrs Woodruff
was quite sick I nooned on our returned home at
Ezra Clarks we nooned going up at Brother Steeds I saw
his carriage top & sides was cut to pieces with the Hail
Hail fell as large as small Hens eggs we rode through
one Hail drift 2 feet deep washed by the water down the creek
[FIGURE] I spent the night at mark Halls. I had a dream while
[there]. {I thought that I was in company with} Joseph {President Young and
others and I thought that many were dying and I thought that I was going to die
and I delivered a strong testimony to those who was present and I awoke}

June 18, 1854 ~ Sunday

18^th Sunday O Spencer & O Hyde preached in the fore noon
& in the Afternoon Elder Bullock who had been on a
mission to the shoshonees gave a rehersal of his travels
among them which was vary interesting

June 19, 1854 ~ Monday

19^th [FIGURE] President Young & company start this morning to
explore & make a rode through Toille & around the west mountain
I spent the day mending a carriage I broke coming from webber
& went into the big field & saw mycrops & I must say that
I never saw a better prospect for good crops since I have been
in the valley

June 20, 1854 ~ Tuesday to June 24, 1854 ~ Saturday

[FIGURE] 20, 21, 22, 23, & 24, of June I have spent this week in the Histo-
rians office with G. A. Smith & T Bullock In drawing off all
the sermons & teachings of the Presidency & Twelve & of our Journey
so it can be filled in the Historians office for the Church History
President Young arived home on Friday the 23rd

June 25, 1854 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday I spent the day at home writing the sermons
of the presidency

June 26, 1854 ~ Monday

26 I spent the day ploughing & hoeing potatoes in the big field

June 27, 1854 ~ Tuesday

Adjourned Confernece met this morning upon the
June 27^th 1854 Anniversary of the death of the prophets
[FIGURE] Joseph & Hiram Smith [w]Ho was martered in Carthage
Jail. Conference opened at 10 oclok by singing & prayer
By E. T. Benson there were present the Presidency & Twelve
& a large congregation of Saints. President Young preached
one of his most interesting discourses. G D Watt & W Woodruff
& T Bullock reported. This occupied the forenoon in the
afternoon Elder John Taylor gave a vary minute description
of the Death of Joseph & Hiram & all the circumstances leading to it
this was reported

June 28, 1854 ~ Wednesday

28 [FIGURES] The Mail came in & was opened this morning I
got 3 letters from Ilus, Bernhisel & Azmon I wrote 3 letters
to I F FCarter sent him a draft of $105 by E M Stowell
I wrote Sanbon & Carter a letter & sent in it a Draft of
$256 from Livi[n]gston & Kinkade. I wrote Dr Bernhisel
a letter.

we did not have much news by the mail the
war continues in Europe & a prospect of its being long &
Blody.

The conference continued to day. President Heber C.
Kimball Delivered a long address.

The following persons received missions abroad
John Taylor New York N. H. Felt d[itt]o A Robins do R Clinton do
M H Peck do Abel Lamb do John Young to U.S. Leman Brown
Michigan Joseph Craigg to Ireland. Preston Thomas to texes
Elder Traipp do Elder Whites ohio. President Young nominated
John Smith the oldest son of Hiram Smith for a patriarch over
the whole church it was a clear vote

J M Grant followed with remarks

PM. J M Grant Addressed the meeting was followed by Lorenzo
Snow all spoke in the spirit & power of God then a little
time was occupied in ancedotes from W. W. Phelps John
Taylor O Hyde & the conference closed by remarks from President
Young we had a vary interesting conference

June 29, 1854 ~ Thursday to June 30, 1854 ~ Friday

29 30 & 31 I spent this time in ploughing & hoeing my corn

July 1, 1854 ~ Saturday

July 1^st Saturday I spent this day ploughing & Hoeing corn

July 2, 1854 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I spent the fore part of this day writing

July 3, 1854 ~ Monday

3rd I spent this day Hoeing corn

July 4, 1854 ~ Tuesday

Independance 4^th July I spent this day in the celebration
of the 4^th of July. See deserett News containing the Account
of the celebration in Salt Lake City

July 5, 1854 ~ Wednesday to July 8, 1854 ~ Saturday

5 to 8 I spent the time Haying

July 9, 1854 ~ Sunday

Sunday July 9^th Brother Gifford preached upon the subject
of sanctification & was followed by President B Young who
in a measure reproved him

In the Afternoon I attended
meeting & opened by prayer President Young preached upon
sanctification see report I attended prayer meeting in
the evening

July 10, 1854 ~ Monday to July 15, 1854 ~ Saturday

10 to 15 I spent Haying it was exceding Hot weather

July 16, 1854 ~ Sunday

Sunday 16^th President Kimball spoke to the people & was
followed by President Young upon the subject of family Government
I did not attend & did not report. P. M O Hyde spoke to
the people I reported

July 17, 1854 ~ Monday to July 21, 1854 ~ Friday

17 to 221 I spent this week getting Hay

July 22, 1854 ~ Saturday

22nd I commen[c]ed Harvesting to day we cut & put up 3 Acres
of wheat we are blessed with Heavy wheat crops this year
the grass hoppers are now in clouds about us & are doing great
damage to corn & potatoes & gardens.

July 23, 1854 ~ Sunday

23rd Sunday I was quite weary & did not attend meeting though
the [blank]

July 24, 1854 ~ Monday

24^th July This day spent by all the people in celebration
of the Arival of the pioneers into this valley it was consid-
erd the greates[t] display ever got up by this people the
procedings are published in the Deserett News of July 27

July 25, 1854 ~ Tuesday

25 I cut & put up 4 Acres of Heavy wheat I had 2 [crad]-
leers

July 26, 1854 ~ Wednesday

26 we cut 2 Acres of wheat

July 27, 1854 ~ Thursday

27^th we cut 4 Acres of wheat & raked & bound it I
suffered much with the Heat to day & at at about 5
oclock we were overtaken by a Heavy wind & rain which
wet us & caused us to become vary chilly I was quite
sick through the night

July 28, 1854 ~ Friday

28^th I was confined to my house by sickness

July 29, 1854 ~ Saturday

29 I was quite unwell yet I rode some 10 miles & found
my 2 milk cows which had been lost 4 days
we had a Heavy shower of rain to day

July 30, 1854 ~ Sunday

30^th Sunday I am quite unwell & keep my house to day
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to I F Carter Lorenzo Young spoke
to the people & was followed By President B Young

July 31, 1854 ~ Monday

31^st I was quite unwell but went to the Harvest field
[FIGURE] the mail came in this evening & brought me 3 letters
2 from I F Carter & one from J M Bernhisel

August 1, 1854 ~ Tuesday

Aug 1^st I wrote one letter to J M Bernhisel was
quite unwell with a touch of the Irricipales I spent a
part of the day in the post office reading papers the Europe[a]n
war continues briskly I wrote one Letter to I F Carter

August 2, 1854 ~ Wednesday to August 5, 1854 ~ Saturday

2nd to 5^th I was confined to my house with sickness
I had swellings like carbuncles came out on me

August 6, 1854 ~ Sunday

6^th Sunday I was not able to attend meeting today

August 7, 1854 ~ Monday to August 9, 1854 ~ Wednesday

7, 8, ^&^ 9 &, 10 I was still confined to my house or not
able to work

August 10, 1854 ~ Thursday

10^th I drew wheat to day we had a hard rain in
the afternoon so that it wet the wheat

August 11, 1854 ~ Friday

11^th I rode in company with Father Woodruff
to John Benbows. We caught about 40 trout
in the evening in Little cottonwood with hooks 10 m

August 12, 1854 ~ Saturday

12 We returned home to Salt Lake City 10 mls

August 13, 1854 ~ Sunday

13^th Sunday I attended meeting but was not
vary well.

August 14, 1854 ~ Monday to August 19, 1854 ~ Saturday

14^th to 19^th I spent this week drawing & stacking
my wheat I had on 11 1/2 Acres 406 doz bundles
of Heavy wheat

August 20, 1854 ~ Sunday

20^th Sunday I Attended meeting I spoke to the
people in the afternoo[n]. Samuel Richards Just arived fr[om]
England spoke in the forenoon

August 21, 1854 ~ Monday to August 24, 1854 ~ Thursday

21^st to 24^th I spent the time drawing wheat

August 25, 1854 ~ Friday to August 26, 1854 ~ Saturday

25 & 26 I went over the Emigration mountain
& drew a load of poles I came down the mountain
while it was vary dark with both wheels locked &
Father drove & I led the Horses. It was so vary
steap rough & Gullied that it was a dangerous operat[ion]
we camped for the night with Brother Killian at
the foot of the mountain

August 27, 1854 ~ Sunday

27^th Sunday I attended meeting & during our
prayer meeting Elder Orson Pratt arived from his eastern
mission in the city & came into the room with us long
enough for us to shake his hand He walked some 30 mils
today was vary weary we were all truly glad to meet
with him

August 28, 1854 ~ Monday

28^th I went into Harkers Canyon in the west mountain
to day & got a load of green po◊les spent the nigh[t]
in an encampment at the head of the canyon 25 m

August 29, 1854 ~ Tuesday

29 Aug I left the canyon & returned to the city 25 m

August 30, 1854 ~ Wednesday

30 I went into Harkers Canyon & got a load of pine
for posts spent the night in the canyon 25

August 31, 1854 ~ Thursday

31 I returned home to the city 25
[FIGURES] I received 3 letters & wrote 2 to Ilus & Bernhisel

September 1, 1854 ~ Friday

Sept 1^st I went into dry creek canyon & got
a load of post & spent the night at at Brother Lovreigm 25

September 2, 1854 ~ Saturday

2nd I returned home to the city 25

September 3, 1854 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday Orson Pratt spoke to the people upon
his mission to the states

September 4, 1854 ~ Monday

4^th Sept I rented my dwelling House to day to
Mr Perry for $1300 for 6 months & a half till the 1^st May
for the Governm[en]t officer who had command of the troops

September 5, 1854 ~ Tuesday to September 9, 1854 ~ Saturday

5 to 9 I spent this week moving out of my house
& choring & preparing the House for company

September 10, 1854 ~ Sunday

10^th Sunday G A Smith preached & was followed by
Elder O Hyde in the forenoon & O Pratt in the aftern[oon]
upon the law of consecration & followed by O Hyde

September 11, 1854 ~ Monday to September 16, 1854 ~ Saturday

11^th to 16 I spent this week drawing wood out of City
Creek Canyon I hiered Robert Seowles Scholes & Thomas
Wheeler for $1 per day & board. Wilford & Bulah were
both taken sick

September 17, 1854 ~ Sunday

17^th President Young preached this afternoon & spoke
upon the Law of consecration & had an interesting
conversation in our Prayer Circle the subject of
of Elder Orson Pratt publishing the seer & the doctrin it
contained was brought up in conversation President Young
said He ought not to have published the marriage cerimony
it was sacred & one of the last cerimonies attended to in the
Endowments & ought not to have been given to the world Brother
Pratt said that He thought it was no harm as the Plurality
of wives & its doctrins was to be published to the world
He said He should not have done it if He had thought ther
had been the least harm in it President Young said He
was satisfied that ^He^ entended no wrong in it He said that
the doctrin taught in the Seer that God had arived at that
State whareby He could not advans any further in knowledge
power & Glory was a fals doctrin & not true that thare
never will be a time to all Eternity but when all the Gods
of Eternity will sceace advancing in power knowledge
experiance & Glory for if this was the case Eternity would
scease to be & the glory of God would come to an End but all
of celestial beings will continue to advance in knowledge
& power worlds without end Joseph would always be a head
of us we should never ketch up with him in all Eterni[ty]

nor He with his leaders Brother Pratt Also thought that
Adam was made of the dust of the Earth could not believe
that Adam was our God or the Father of Jesus Christ
President Young said that He was that He came from another
world & made this brought Eve with him partook of the
fruits of the Earth begat children & they were Earthly &
& had mortal bodies & if we were Faithful we should
become Gods as He was. He told Brother Pratt to lay aside his
Philosofical reasoning & get revelation from God to Govern
him & Enlighten his mind more & it would be a great
Blessing to him to lay aside his books & go into the canyons as
some of the rest of us was doing & it would be better for him
He said his Phylosophy injured him in a measure many good
things wer said by President Young that we should grow up
in Revelation so that principle would govern evry act of our
lives. He had never found any difficulty in leading this
principle people since Josephs death

September 18, 1854 ~ Monday to September 21, 1854 ~ Thursday

18, 19, 20, 21 I spent this time drawing wood

September 22, 1854 ~ Friday to September 23, 1854 ~ Saturday

22nd & 23rd I spent my time cutting up corn the Snake
Indians fough thewithe the Utahs & killed 6 & brought in
the Indian scalps on poles through our seetreets & had a
war dans

September 24, 1854 ~ Sunday

24^th Sunday O Hyde Preached in the forenoon & J M
Grant in the afternoon. Our child is vary sick

September 25, 1854 ~ Monday to September 28, 1854 ~ Thursday

25 to 28 I spent the time in drawing corn & making
fence

September 29, 1854 ~ Friday

29^th the Mail came in to day & brought me 4
[FIGURE] Letters 2 from Bernhisel one from I. F. Carter
One from Milo Andrews. I setled my matters
with Mr Hornon through Middleton & Riley
who gave his Note payable in 60 days I rode 4 mile
with Mr Hornon & bought one yoke of oxen & paid
$100 dollars for them

September 30, 1854 ~ Saturday

30^th [FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters one to I. F. Carter
& one to J M Bernhisel one to Milo Andrews
one to Sarah at South Webber

October 1, 1854 ~ Sunday

Oct 1^st Sunday I attended meeting through the day &
prayer Meeting in the Evening

October 2, 1854 ~ Monday to October 5, 1854 ~ Thursday

2nd to 5^th I spent the time in the canyons geting
poles for fencing

October 6, 1854 ~ Friday

Oct 6^th General Conference commen[ce]d this mor-
ning at the Tabernacl at 10 oclok

The Presidency were present of the Twelve
Apostles O. Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff G. A. Smith
E. T. Benson L Snow. As all the business of the conference

is published in the Deserett News of O[c]t 12 No 31
I deem it unnessary to record it here. Conference
closed Sunday evening Oct 8^th President Young
preached to a congregation of several thousand
out of Doors And I Believe that He preached the greatest
sermon that ever was Delivered to the Latter Day Saints
since they have been a People. eElder Watt Reported
I also took minutes

October 10, 1854 ~ Tuesday

10^th President Young & Company started on a Journey
to visit the saints south

October 9, 1854 ~ Monday to October 14, 1854 ~ Saturday

9 to 14 I spent the time diging potatoes Drawing corn
& choreing &c my teams went to the canyon

October 15, 1854 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I was not well did not attend meeting
spent part of the day writing

October 16, 1854 ~ Monday to October 21, 1854 ~ Saturday

16^th to 21^st I spent this week drawing pouls
& posts timber from the canyon

October 22, 1854 ~ Sunday

Sunday 22nd I attended meeting at the Tabernacle

October 23, 1854 ~ Monday to October 28, 1854 ~ Saturday

23rd to 28 I spent this week thrashing & cle[ar]ing
wheat I raised 369 bushels of wheat & 400
bushels of potatoes & 200 bushels corn

October 29, 1854 ~ Sunday

29^th I attended meeting in the Tabernacle

October 30, 1854 ~ Monday to October 31, 1854 ~ Tuesday

30 & 31 I spent my time labouring

November 1, 1854 ~ Wednesday to November 3, 1854 ~ Friday

Nov 1^st to 43 I spent my time drawing poles
& ploughing for wheat

November 4, 1854 ~ Saturday

4^th I rode to south Webber Fort & spent
the night with Elder Kington both of my
Horses were vary sick till midnight 35 mils

November 5, 1854 ~ Sunday

5^th Sunday I attended meeting at south
webber fort Broth Luman Shirtliff preached
was followed By Elder Loren Farr & I followed them
we had a good meeting I also held a meeting
in the evening & I preached to the people

November 6, 1854 ~ Monday

6^th I returned to salt Lake City 35 mils

November 7, 1854 ~ Tuesday to November 11, 1854 ~ Saturday

7^th to 11 I spent the week pdloughing & puting
in wheat

November 12, 1854 ~ Sunday

12^th Sunday President Young preached to the
people upon the subject of pruning of the dead
Branches. He spoke well

November 13, 1854 ~ Monday to November 18, 1854 ~ Saturday

13 to 18 I spent the time puting in wheat I
sowed 15 Acres of wheat seeded 5 Acres to Timothy

November 19, 1854 ~ Sunday

19^th Sunday H C Kimball preached in the foren[oon]
& Ltoeren Far in the Afternoon

November 20, 1854 ~ Monday to November 25, 1854 ~ Saturday

20 to 25 I spent this week drawing wood

November 26, 1854 ~ Sunday

26^th Sunday I attended meeting at the tabernacl
President Kimball Preached in the forenoon upon
a variety of subjects & Aaron Far in the aftern[oon]

November 27, 1854 ~ Monday

[FIGURE] 27^th I left the city to day & started on a mission
to visit the saints in the north. I rode to the
session settlement & spent the night with Bishop
Stoker I did not preach to the people as the school
house was occupied with a corurt to settle a
difficulty with a Gentile 10 mls

November 28, 1854 ~ Tuesday

28 I rode to Farmington & spent the night with
Ezra Clark I preached to the people & had a good
meeting Bishop Brownel presides over the people
in that place the people are makeing great improvements
there they have a court House built & many good
buildings going up 6 mils

November 29, 1854 ~ Wednesday

29^th I rode to Bishop kays settlement & preached
to the people they were doing well I spent
the night with Brother Booth 7 mils

November 30, 1854 ~ Thursday

30^th I rode to south webber & visited the
school in the after noon & preached in the evening
Bishop Kington presides I spent the night at
Brother Mark Halls 10 mils

December 1, 1854 ~ Friday

Nov ^Dec^ 1^st I rode to North Webber & spent the
night with Bishop Wadsworth I preached to
the people in the evening 3 mils

December 2, 1854 ~ Saturday

2nd I rode to Ogden the first time I ever
visited the place It is a large settlement & th[r]i[v]ing
I spent the night at James Brown & preached to
the people in the evening the principle subjects I treated
upon was the subject of tithing the poor fund & the esstab-
lishment of schools, building their wall contrasting
their present position with former days 8 miles

December 3, 1854 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I rode to Binghams Fort & preached in the
morning dined with Bishop Bingham I found this
to be a flourishing place well calculated for a large
city farming land good & abundant their present
population is 100 families much wheat raised but
did not learn the amount the bishop had ownly 30
bushels of tithing wheat & 15 tons of Hay the remainder

was in the Hands of the people they had two schools ready
to commence their fort wall was 110 feet long 64
Rods wide 3/4 of it was in the way of erection.

A part of soldiers band was here distributed among
the people to support & learn to work they did not like
it & seemed vary mad some were leaving their wickeups
& going to webber River. Bingham fort is 3 miles from
Ogden I left this fort & rode to Ogden Hole & preached
in the evening to a Full House. Thomas Dunn is Bishop
Ogden Hole is one of the most flourishing settlements North
of Salt Lake City. their soil vary rich & water abund[an]t
they have 47 families a school of 50 scholars their
wall is laid out 140 Rods long 74 Rods wide to be
built of stone 4 feet thick 10 feet high laid in morter
much of the stone is on the ground but not yet laid up
they raised 16000 bushels of wheat. the bishop Had
in hand 600 bushels of tithing wheat & 2 tons of Hay (their
wall was commen[ce]d) they had 13 Head tithing cattle in hand
about to start for the city with them. 12 mil
Had a snow storm in the evening

December 4, 1854 ~ Monday

4^th Rode to Willow Creek 8 mils & preached in the
evening Charles Hubbard Bishop willow creek has 35
families raised 12000 bushels of wheat their wall was
laid out Half a mile long 760 rods wide 70 rods was 6
feet high they were vary deficient in schools had not
had but 3 months good schools for 3 years the bishop
was vary anxious to obtain a good teacher I spent the night
with Bishop Hubbard. Bishop Kington was with me on the
Journey from Ogden City

December 5, 1854 ~ Tuesday

5^th I rode to Box Elder & preached in the evening at
the school House this place contains 60 familis
Brother Davis Bishop. the majority of the people are welsh
& Danish & mostly poor but little wheat raised the past
year the Bishop had 24 ^20^ tons of tithing Hay in hand & 15
bushels of wheat they have no school this winter
their fort wall is laid out 200 rods long 100 rods
wide not built to be of stone 3 1/2 feet thick at the bottom
2 feet at the top 8 feet High is in progress of Erection 8 mils

December 6, 1854 ~ Wednesday

6^th I returned to Ogden Hole & spent the nigh[t]
with Crandle Dunn it was vary cold 16 mils

December 7, 1854 ~ Thursday

7 I rode to south webber fort & spent the night with
Brother Wolsey I bought 27 sheep of Thomas Kington
at $5 per Head & paid him $135 15 mils

December 8, 1854 ~ Friday

8^th I rode to Farmington & spent the night with Ezra
Clark 15 mils

December 9, 1854 ~ Saturday

Dec 89^th I left Farmington & rode Home to the salt Lake City
& spent the night with my family 16 mils

December 10, 1854 ~ Sunday

10 Sunday night I attended meeting in the Tabernacle
Charles C. Rich Preached to the people in the fore noon
upon the rise & progress of the settlement of San Barnadino

W Woodruff preached in the after noon upon the
subject of tithing, the poor fund & the education of
our children was followed E T Benson

December 11, 1854 ~ Monday

1011^th Dec 11 The Legislatur of the Territory of Utah
met this morning the following are the members
of the council

H C Kimball Orson Pratt

D. H. Wells Wilford Woodruff

Great Salt Lake County Albert Carrington

Utah County Leonard E Harrington Aaron Johnson

Sanpete County Isaac Morley

Millard County John A Ray

Iron County George A. Smith

Weber County Loran Farr Erastus Bingham

Davis County Thomas S. Smith

the council was organized by Appointing
Heber C. Kimball President
W^m Clayton Secretary
Robert Campbell Assistant secretary
Aaron F. Farr sergent at arms
Edward P. Duzette Door keeper
Joseph W Young Messenger
W^m Jones Foreman
Samuel Alger Chaplain

The President Appointed the following standing
committee

On Printing O Pratt Albert Carrington
On Elections G. A. Smith D. H. Wells
On Claims Aaron Johnson Thomas S Smith
On Judiciary G A. Smith D. H. Wells A Carrington
On Public works Aaron Johnson John A Ray
On Incorporation L E. Harrington L Farr
On Appropriations & expenditures O Pratt, E. Bingham
On Militia D H Wells Thomas S. Smith
On Rods Bridges & Ferries W. Woodruff I Morley L Farr
On schools & Education O. Pratt, W. Woodruff
On Li[b]rary W. Woodruff Geo. A. Smith

On Engrosig Orson Pratt John A Ray

On Petitions T S Smith L E Harrington E Bingham

On Agracultur Trade & Manufactur G. A. Smith
A Carrington D H Wells Aaron Johnson

On Revenue Wilford Woodruff Isacc Morley Loren Farr

On Counties Thomas S Smith John E Ray L E Harrington

After organizing we waited upon
the Governor. By a committee who waited upon ^met with^
the two houses in Joint session & delivered his
message

December 12, 1854 ~ Tuesday

12 Spent the day in the Legislature & kept minutes
of the same

December 13, 1854 ~ Wednesday to December 15, 1854 ~ Friday

13 14 15 I spent the time in the Legislature on
Thursday evening I deliverd an address to the inhab
itants of the 13^th ward upon the subject of
Education

December 16, 1854 ~ Saturday

16^th I spent this day in the big fi[e]ld & at home
writing a report of my travels to the north
I met with the regency in the evening

December 17, 1854 ~ Sunday

17^th Sunday I attended meeting at the tabernacle
J M Grant preached upon the first principles of the
Gospel & bore testimony to the Healing of the sick at Montrose
by Joseph Smith. H. C. Kimball Joined in the same testimony
In the Afternoon O Hyde spoke upon the subject of
How we ouugh [ought] to live in our families

I met with the presidency & Twelve in an upper room
in President Youngs office the room was dedicated for prayer
& the sick prayed for & oil consecrated

I preached in the evening to a full house upon the subject
of Egucation in the 17^th ward

December 18, 1854 ~ Monday

18^th I spent the day in the Legislature

December 19, 1854 ~ Tuesday

19^th I spent this day in the Legislature And at night
[FIGURE] I delivered a lecture to some 60 young men who
had assembled at the 16 ward for the purpose of
forming Philosophical society I spoke upon the
subject of Education the meeting was in the school
house I felt the importance of this subject they appointed
a committee of 5 to draw up a constitution & appoint
or look up a president

December 20, 1854 ~ Wednesday to December 23, 1854 ~ Saturday

20 to 23 I spent the time in the Legislature

December 24, 1854 ~ Sunday

24 Sunday J. M. Grant Preached upon the first
principles of the gospel was followed by H. C. Kimball
In the afternoon President Kimball addressed the people

December 25, 1854 ~ Monday

25^th [FIGURE] Christmas I met with the inhabitants of
the 14 ward & deliverd an address to the people & was
followed by remarks from Isacc Morley Bishop Hoagen
& others meeting continued till 1 oclock when we were
dismissed for 2 hours when the people came together again
& spent the afternoon & evening in the dance & all seemed
to enjoy themselves well. There was a great excitement
[FIGURE] through our city during the fore part of
the day. some of the souldiers that were
quartered in the heart of our city became intoxicated &
began to fight among themselves & soon some of the citizens
became mixed with them the soldiers mixed fired upon
the people & the people flung stones in return some
were wounded on Both sides but none killed. the Military
Officers drove the soldiers into the Barracks & the Mayor &
Marshall of the city cleared the streets of the citizens
which ended the fray
[FIGURE]

December 26, 1854 ~ Tuesday

26^th I attended the Legislature during the day And in the
evening I attended a splended party got up by Judge
Kenny & Col Steptoe the Presidency & Twelve were
invited & many others. It was held at the City Hotel
kept By Wilkie we had a good supper & a plesant
dance

December 27, 1854 ~ Wednesday to December 29, 1854 ~ Friday

27, 28, & 29 I spent the time in the Legislature during
the evening of the 29^th I attended the
assembly at the House of Elder Lorenzo Snow & spent
the evening in a vary agreeable manner the time was
spent in the performance of music speeches poemes
songs, the whole room was beautifully decorated with
flags & emblems of the different Arts & sciences, & the whole
scene was variety

December 30, 1854 ~ Saturday

30 I spent the day at home writing I wrote 2 letters
[FIGURE] to J M Bernhisel & I F Carter I sent in my
Letter to I F Carter a draft of $1302 drawn
by J L Haywood United States Marshall upon
the United States Treasury I Also sent I F Carter
the Deseret News

December 31, 1854 ~ Sunday

31^st Sunday Richard Cook addressed the people
upon the first principles of the gospel followed by
President Kimball who gave good advise to the people
Elder Lorenzo Snow spoke in the Afternoon. we attended
to the prayer circle at President Youngs in the evening
President Young was quite out of health. I preached to a
full house in the 17^th ward during the evening

I looked over my Journal & found the following a
synopsis of my doings the past year

Synopsis of My labours In 1854

I travled eighteen hundred eighty nine 1889 Miles

I Attended 47 Meetings

I Preached 44 Discour[s]es

I Attended two general Conferences (spent 9 days) 2 Conferences

I Attended the childrens meetings 10 Times

I spent 28 days with the Legislature 28 days

I spent 5 days in the Endowment Room 5 days

I Confirmed 10 Persons 10 Confirmed

I Ordained two Seventies 2 Seventies

I Ordained two Elders 2 Elders

I Ordained two Priest 2 Priest

I Ordained two Teachers 2 Teachers

I Ordained two Deacons 2 Deacons

I Blessed 101 Missionaries 101 Missionaris

I Administered to 5 sick persons 5 sick

I Attended one Council of the Twelve 1 Of the 12

I wrote 33 Letters 33 Letters

I Received 28 Letters 28 Letters

I Reported 11 Sermons 11 Sermons

WILFORD WOODRUFF^S
JOURNAL
FOR
1855

January 1, 1855 ~ Monday

Jan 1^st 1855
[FIGURE] The Governor & Legislative Assembly of the Territory
of Utah made the most splendid party ever got up in
these mountains as far a feast & decorations were
concerned. The U.S. Judges & Military officers were
invited. danceing commenced at 3 oclock dinner at
9 & supper at 12 oclok an account of the procedings
was published in the Deserett News

January 2, 1855 ~ Tuesday

2nd I spent this day at home. The eastern mail was
sent out but none came in

January 3, 1855 ~ Wednesday

3rd The Legislator convened again this day I met with them

January 4, 1855 ~ Thursday to January 6, 1855 ~ Saturday

4^th 5, & 6 I spent this time in the Legislator

January 7, 1855 ~ Sunday

7^th Sunday I spent the time at meeting

January 8, 1855 ~ Monday to January 13, 1855 ~ Saturday

8^th to 13 I spent this week in the Legislator & kept a minute
of the procedings

January 14, 1855 ~ Sunday

14^th Sunday I spent the day at meeting

January 15, 1855 ~ Monday to January 19, 1855 ~ Friday

15 to 19^th I spent the time in the Legislator. we Adjourned
at 12 oclok P.M. on the 19^th Jan 1855. The secretary
furnished the members with a good supper of pies cakes
Oysters &c

January 20, 1855 ~ Saturday

20^th I spent the time at home

January 21, 1855 ~ Sunday

21 Sunday I spent the time at meeting

January 22, 1855 ~ Monday to January 27, 1855 ~ Saturday

22 to 27^th I was quite unwell through this week with
a severe head ake originated from overtaxing the eyes

January 28, 1855 ~ Sunday

28 I spent the fore part of the day at meeting & the after-
part at home

January 29, 1855 ~ Monday

29^th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to I F Carter & sent
him the first Bill of exchange for $1302 by
Adams & co express

January 30, 1855 ~ Tuesday

30^th The Southern Mail came in & brought many
letters & papers the papers contained an account of
the European War the storming of Sebastopol with a loss
of 13000 men 5000 of the allied forsces & 8000 of the
Russians also an account of the steamers Artic & Ocean
with a great loss of life

January 31, 1855 ~ Wednesday

31^st I spent the day home

February 1, 1855 ~ Thursday

Feb 1^st I attend a grammar school 3 evenings in a week
taught by Elder Orson Hyde He has about 30 schollars
I visited Betsey Cosset & her husband this afternoon

February 2, 1855 ~ Friday

Feb 2nd I visited Brother Pulsipher & family in the afternoon &
attended the grammar school in the evening

February 3, 1855 ~ Saturday

[FIGURES] I spent most of the day at home but at 6 oclok
in the evening I Attended the Universal sccientific
Association it received its organization this evening
the following persons were Appointed the board of the
society Wilford Woodruff President.
John Taylor Orson Spencer Ezra T. Benson Albert
Carrington Lorenzo Snow Samuel Richards
Vicse Presidents
George A Smith W^m W Phelps corrisponding Secretaris
Reporters
Robert Campbell Clerk G D Watt Assistant Clerk

the object of this society is to promote evry good
science esstablish a mueseum & Library & lay a founda[tio]n
for useful knowledge

February 4, 1855 ~ Sunday

4^th Sunday [FIGURE] This was an important day
to the saints some of the strongest preaching ever
deliverd to the saints was herd this day. Orson Pratt
preached in the morning upon the subject of Zion in the
last days & the Kingdom of God built upon the mountains
of israel. He was filled with the spirit of God & made
the subject plain & spoke vary pointed. In the Afternoon
Brother D. H. Wells spoke concerning his faith & first acqua-
intance with Joseph Smith Also of our public works. Then
J. M. Grant Arose & then commenced the tug of war strong
& large guns were fired with red Hot balls the gentiles were
told of their wickedness, corruptions, & abominations &
strongly warned against attempting any further to traduce
& corrupt the wives & daughters of the Latter Day Saints
and the Latter Day Saints was strongly warned against
Associating with the gentiles in an unholy manner

when He closed President Kimball arose & followed
him in the same spirit & testimony. He said that He
would withdraw fellowship from any sister that would
run after any of the gentiles & He would withdraw
fellowship from any mother that would give her
consent for their daughters to go & associate with
the gentile or from the father if He gave his consent
and if He caught any man commiting Adultery
with one of his daughters He would kill them both
& so ought any righteous man but let not any
person that has commit Adultery ever kill another
person for commiting the same act many important
things were said which were reported by the writers
& will be published in due time

At the close of the meeting at the Tabernacle we met
at the Presidents House for Prayer. report came
that the Indian Walker was dead that He died
in his tent with the consumption this drew out some
remarks from President Young upon the subject

of the Indians. He said that He was thankful that we
had got along as well as we had with the Indians since
we had been here He thought they had improved
in their condition considering what advantages
they had quite as much as the Saints had.

After meeting I walked down & laid hands upon
sister Anderson a Danish woman who was quite
sick

February 5, 1855 ~ Monday

5^th There is quite an excitement through the City
to day among the Gentiles in consequence of the
preaching yesterday I a rode to little Cotton
wood & bought 2 Lesten sheep of Bishop Richards
I paid $15 for them on my return I stoped
to look at the sugar works which had Just got
in operation they were making up beets vary
fast. I attended the grammar school at night 25

February 6, 1855 ~ Tuesday

6^th [FIGURES] The Eastern mail came in
last night at 10 oclok which
brought me 3 letters 2 from Ilus F Carter & one
from Thompson Woodruff He also sent me 31 different
kinds of Apple grafts the choisest fruit He had I
hope I shall be able to save som of them. We also
have received News of the appointment of a new
Governor it is said that Col Steptoe is our Governor
there is a good deal of excitement through the City
on this account it has also been reported that secretary
Harris is again to be sent back to us as our secretary
most of the paper mail was left at Laramie
the Indians did not disturb them on the way but
many were gathering east of Laramie. the papers report
a war in the Nebraskia Territory between the
Missourians & settleers

February 7, 1855 ~ Wednesday

7^th I spent the day at home writing & grammar
school at night

February 8, 1855 ~ Thursday

8^th I rode to south webber & spent the night at Brother Kingtons 35 mils
I took up two fine Lesten sheep & put into his flock

February 9, 1855 ~ Friday

9^th I spent the day in the fort I attended the school taught by
Sarah. she had taught 6 months this day closed her second
quarter she clioses her school to day & settles her business &
is prepairing to return home

February 10, 1855 ~ Saturday

10^th I returned to the city of the salt Lake And attended the meeting
of the Universal scientific society. the constitution was again
read & the committee reported that all the officers appointed had
received their appointment speeches were made by several
members & by the President & vice Presidents 35 mils

February 11, 1855 ~ Sunday

Sunday 11^th I spent the day at the Tabernacle & evening at
Prayer Circle. {I wrote a lengthy letter during the night to Emma upon the principle of obeying counsel}

February 12, 1855 ~ Monday

12^th I spent the day in study & the evening in the Grammar school

February 13, 1855 ~ Tuesday

13^th I attended a party at the social Hall got up by Zions
workmen upon the public works we had a good time it
lasted till after midnight

February 14, 1855 ~ Wednesday

14^th I spent most of the day in study & the evening in the Grammar school

February 15, 1855 ~ Thursday

15^th I spent the day studying & I met with the board of
the universal scientific society at the Historians office
we spent several hours together in laying plans for the
edifications of the people when they assemble together the board
wished me to deliver an opening address on saturday evening
before the society

February 16, 1855 ~ Friday

16^th I attended the grammar school during the evening but
part of the day at the Historians office examining my Journals
containing Joseph sermons preparitory for publication in the
Church History

February 17, 1855 ~ Saturday

17^th The universal scientific society met at 6 oclok at
the council House. I deliverd my opening address was
followed by G. A. Smith W. W. Phelps S. Richards G. P. Wallace

February 18, 1855 ~ Sunday

18^th Feb 1855 [FIGURE] Notice had been given out a week
a week ago that President Brigham Young
would preach to the people to day upon our views concerning the
government of the United States and all strangers were
invited to attend at an early hour the tabernacle was
filled & a thousand people that could not get into the House
a large company from those out of Doors was called together
& preached to by Elder Orson Pratt. A good many strangers
were gathered together in the Temple After singing & prayer
by W. Woodruff President Young arose & said that as He
did not expect to be able to speak to the people He had prepared
a peace to be read before the assembly & when that is
read I will say a few words. Thomas Bullock then
read the address before the assembly. He sustained the con-
stitution of the United States also its laws but He used a
sharp two edged sword against wickedness & wicked
men He sharply rebuked sin in high places. & when the
address was finished He followed with a lengthy sharp cutting
Oral Speech which was more pointed than his written document
this speech was fully reported by the reporters

The meeting was addressed in the afternoon by Brother
John Gibson followed by O Hyde & H. C. Kimball. At the close
of the afternoon meeting I met in the prayer circle & at the
close of prayer I had the Happy privilege of seeing John
[FIGURE] Smith the son of Hiram Smith the martered Patriarch
set in the middle of the circle & Presidents Young, Kimbal
& Grant & O. Pratt W. Woodruff G. A. Smith & Lorenzo Snow
of the Twelve Apostles laid Hands upon his head & ordained

Him unto the office of the first Patriarch in the church &
Kingdom of God. This blessing was sealed upon him
as it belonged to him by right throug the linage of his
Fathers it was recorded in the Historians office taken
from the report of Thomas Bullock.

At the close of this meeting I returned home & took
most of my family & went to the 14 ward school house
the house was filled to overflowing I went into the stand
with the Bishop I felt as though I was full of fire I
was full of that Electrickt fluid or spirit of God that had
flown through President Young during the day there
was no reporter to record my words, but the following
is a synopsis of my remarks as far as I can recollect

I arose & said I wam thankful for the privilege of meeting
with you & to speak of the things of the Kingdom of God &
to hear from my brethren. I have been full of thought
& reflection this day while sitting & hearing from President
Young, & I feel to thank God with all my heart that He has
bestowed upon us such a leader in this dispensation yes president
Young is a leader in Israel & one that is not ashamed to
rebuke sin in high places He will guard well the interest
& salvation of this People reguardless of all consequences
& I feel it my duty as an Apostles of Jesus Christ & an Elder
in Israel to sustain him in his office & back up ^his testimony^ by my faith
& works & I also consider it the duty of evry Apostle
Bishop, Elder, & officer & member in the Church of Jesus
Christ to do the same if we are not willing to do it we are
not worthy of the place we occupy. & when we know that
sin wickedness & improper conduct exhist in any of our
wards we should rebuke that evil & correct it in our own
houses & wards & not leave it all for President Young to do. we
have Evils in our own ward we have wicked men who will
blaspheme the name of God & who are striving to destroy our
wives & daughters. I have seen some of those same men
come here to meeting & set & laugh me in the face all the
while I was speaking & they will set & laugh the
Bishop in the face while he is speaking this class of
young men some of them are members of the church yet
they will join with the wicked & come here to meeting &
take a seat in the back part of the house & get together in
a group & gather all the young women & girls around them
they can & then conduct in a rediculous manner instead of
paying attention to the preaching. that class of men should
stay at home for while they conduct as they do I would
rather have their room than their company. they are also
useing evry exhertion to draw away our young women & girls to
parties & would destroy them if they could. shall we sleep
unconcerned as Elders & parents while these scenes are enacted
around us no I will not do it & I feel to exhort this con-
gregation to wake up & know what is going on around them
& their families & not suffer your wives & daughters to
mingle with Military officers soldiers, Horslers & cooks & gentils
in balls parties rides & other amusements untill they are defiled

& destroyed it its much easier to keep your hands out of the
fire than to cure them after they are burned. I would
far prefer to bury any wife or child I have than to
have them live to dishonor my name & disgrace themselves
by commiting sin with the gentiles. If the Bishop sees
any member of my family children or wives come here
to meeting & take a seat in the back part of the House &
spend the time in play instead of attending to the preaching
I wish him to call them by name & let them be reproved
openly if they will take that course for they all know that
that to be against my council & I wish the Bishop would
pursue that course with all persons who come here & do not
do right. we should not be ashamed or afraid to rebuke
wickedness sin & abominations whence ever we know of their its
existance in our midst. for by doing right we will ever be supported
by the right hand of the Lord. there is not the least trembling
in my boydy or spirit because of the results that myay arise from
resisting & rebuking sin for I would rather die wifeless &
childless & see my dwellings laid in ruins & my own body fall
in the gap than to permit whordoms, wickedness & abominations
to exhist in our families wards & cities unrebuked & unchecked
for we as a people have to sanctify ourselves before the Lord
in order to sanctify have the blessings & approbation of the
Lord upon us. It will be far better for us to restrain our
children from Evil than to suffer them to go headlong to ruin
& they will thank God to all Eternity that there parents have
given them good council & restrained them from Evil rather
than to be permitted to plunge into misery sin sorrow & woe
we should treat our wives & children with kindness &
affection & give them good council & when we have done all we
can for them then if they will do ^w^rong & go to ruin our gar-
ments are clear & I hope from this time forth that we
may not look upon sin with any degree of allowance of
approbation which may God grant for Christ Amen

I was followed in my remarks by Bishop Hoagland Phineas
Richards Joseph Horn & Samuel Richards all backed up my
testimony. the spirit of the Lord rested upon us & we had
a good time

February 19, 1855 ~ Monday

19^th I spent a part of the day in the Historians office & the
evening in the Grammar school.

February 20, 1855 ~ Tuesday

20^th I spent the day at home studying English Grammar we
had a snow storm

February 21, 1855 ~ Wednesday

21^st I spent most of the day studying & the evening in Grammar school

February 22, 1855 ~ Thursday

22nd I spent part of the day studying. I was called upon & went
& laid hands upon Father Joseph Russel who was taken vary sick
I met in the evening with a part of the board of the Universal
Cientific society. we did but little business & returned home

February 23, 1855 ~ Friday

23rd I called to see brother Russel to day He was sum better
I attended the Grammar school at night

February 24, 1855 ~ Saturday

24^th [FIGURE] I settled with the tithing office this day & paid them
cash to balance Books $52.50 I have paid some $250
for tithing since my last settlement. I wrote 4 letters to day to
[FIGURE] L. N. Scovil, Elisha Wilcox, Jonathan Campbell, & Crandle Dunn

February 25, 1855 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday I Preached in the Tabernacle in the morning
& was folowed H. C. Kimball we both preached vary plain
in the afternoon O Hyde & H. C. Kimball preached we had plain
pointed preaching all day I attended the prayer circle
in the evening

February 26, 1855 ~ Monday

26^th My son wilford & mysel rode to the west mountain
& had a storm most of the day I bought a two year old
heifer of Lorenzo Young & she proved to be of the Calafornia
breed we got her into the city & she tried to returned
back she tiered us & our horses out & I got 3 men to help
me & we got two larrietts on her & she fought us till
midnight lightke [like] a tiger but we finally got her into a pen
at home after being wearied out & came nigh being killed
several times & our Horses tired out travled 40 mils

February 27, 1855 ~ Tuesday

27^th I spent the day at home was about sick

February 28, 1855 ~ Wednesday

28^th [FIGURES] The Calafornia mail came in last night &
brought me one letter from J. M. Bernhisel & the N. york
Tribune we did not get much news I wrote one
Letter to J. M. Bernhisel

March 1, 1855 ~ Thursday

March 1^st 1855 This is my birth day I am 48 years
of age this day, thus time is rapidly hurrying me through
life like the rest of mankind I spent the day mostly at home

March 2, 1855 ~ Friday

2nd I spent the day drawing post into the field I attended the
grammar school at night

March 3, 1855 ~ Saturday

3rd I spent this day drawing post. I attended the meeting
of the Universal scientific society during the evening we had a
good meeting

March 4, 1855 ~ Sunday

4^th Sunday Elder Carnes preached in the morning was followed
by H C Kimball. In the afternoon E. D. Woolley preached was
followed by O Hyde

March 5, 1855 ~ Monday

5^th I spent the day drawing post three cmen commenced ditching
for me to day I attended the grammar school this evening

March 6, 1855 ~ Tuesday

6^th I drew posts & rails to day for fenceing

March 7, 1855 ~ Wednesday

7^th I drew posts & rails to day attended grammar school at night

March 8, 1855 ~ Thursday

8^th I rode to the west mountain through Lorenzo Youngs
herd of cattle & to white Herd & got a two year old Heifer
out of whites Herd & a cow out of Youngs Herd belonging
to me & drove them home I rode some 50 miles

March 9, 1855 ~ Friday

9^th I drew some poles & posts to the field & attended school at
night

March 10, 1855 ~ Saturday

10 [FIGURE] Brother Joseph Russel died this morning 20 minuts
past 2 oclock about 70 years of age from Merimichi He
Has been a faithful Latter day saint & High priest He
has given nearly all his means to the Church amounting
to about $70,000 dollars in all

March 11, 1855 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday I attended Brother Joseph Russels funeral I made
a prayer & delivered a short address to the people before going to
the grave I accompanied the corps to the grave in the midst of
a cold rain storm the coffin was in the same shape the [that] Dr
Willard Richards was who died one year ago this day I did not
attend meeting in the tabernacles but attended the prayer Circle
President Young suggested that I had better Administer upon the Esstate

March 12, 1855 ~ Monday

12^th I spent the day at home & evening at the Grammar School

March 13, 1855 ~ Tuesday

13 I spent the day labouring at home

March 14, 1855 ~ Wednesday

14^th I spent the day at home & eevnening in school

March 15, 1855 ~ Thursday

15^th The Eastern mail Came in to day & brought me 2 letters
from Ilus F Carter & Ozem Woodruff I also received a Letter from
Lucian N Scovil I received a paper from J. M. Bernhisel

March 16, 1855 ~ Friday

16^th I drew poles into the big field for fensing & attended School at night

March 17, 1855 ~ Saturday

17^th I spent the day mostly at home I attended the meeting of
the Universal Scientific Society in the evening

March 18, 1855 ~ Sunday

18^th Sunday Brother Kesler preached in the morning was followed
by H. C. Kimball who spoke vary plain & pointed in the Afternoon
Elder O Hyde delivered a written address & took for his text a
portion of the presidents message He was followed by G. A. Smith
with a vary interesting discourse I attended the prayer Circle
in the evening & the meeting at the 14^th ward School House
Samuel Richards spoke & I followed him the spirit of the
Lord was with us

March 19, 1855 ~ Monday

19^th I drew poles in the big field I got my feet wet & took cold
I attended a grammar school in the evening

March 20, 1855 ~ Tuesday

20^th I spent the day at home writing I wrote 2 letters to Ozem
[FIGURES] Woodruff a long letter & sent him 2 paper D News containing
the Universal scientific society organization & Joseph Smith & B Young sermons
I sent the same to I F Carter & also a letter both mailed to day I also received
two papers from J. M. Bernhisel

March 21, 1855 ~ Wednesday

21^st I spent the day at home reading & writing I met with the
Board of the Society in the evening

March 22, 1855 ~ Thursday

22nd I spent a part of the day ploughing in the afternoon I attended
the Mayor's Court the military officers had entered complaint
against some boys for running Horses by them & insulting them in
the street the suit was dismissed on account of no law against

running horses & the officers had the cost to pay

March 23, 1855 ~ Friday

23rd I spent the day ploughing & attended Grammar school in the evening

March 24, 1855 ~ Saturday

24^th I sowed 2 Acres of Oats to day & attended the Universal scientific
society in the evening we had a full house & an interesting address
from David Cantling upon the history of the Russians the Russian
war & its results upon the war upon the world

March 25, 1855 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home reading &
writing I attended Prayer meeting in the evening

March 26, 1855 ~ Monday to March 30, 1855 ~ Friday

26 to 30 I spent the time ploughing & sowing oats & other labour

March 31, 1855 ~ Saturday

31 I rode through Lorenzo Youngs herd of cattle Hunting for
some of my own but did not find them I then rode to the
City of E. T. in Toille valley & spent the night with Brother
Maughn ^I attended a conference of Elders in the evening^ Distance of the day 40 mils

April 1, 1855 ~ Sunday

April 2nd1st Sunday E T Benson & myself met with the Elders & Saints who had
assembled from the different settlements in the valley for
a general meeting I preached to them in the forenoon. we
had a great shower of rain in the afternoon & during the night
yet Brother Benson preached to them in the after noon we
had a good meeting I spent the night with Brother Cory

April 2, 1855 ~ Monday

2nd I left Toilly valley & hunted cattle all day on my
return home & spent the night at home 40 mils

April 3, 1855 ~ Wednesday to April 5, 1855 ~ Thursday

3, 4, & 5 I spent the time gardning & makeing Fence

April 6, 1855 ~ Friday

April 6^th 1855 General Conference met in the Tabernacle
at 10 oclock. President Brigham Young Presiding H. C.
Kimball, & J. M. Grant in the stand. Of the Twelve Apostles
O Hyde O Pratt W. Woodruff G A Smith E T Benson C C.
Rich & L Snow. the whole procedings are published in
the 5^th No vol 5^th of the Deserett News so it will be unne-
cessary for me to record it in this Journal this day was spent
in addresses from the presidency & presenting the Authorities of
the Church

April 7, 1855 ~ Saturday

7^th The Tabernacle could not hold the people so they met out
in a Bowery there were supposed to be 12000 people present
this day was spent in hearing the financial affairs
of the Church presented which was vary satisfactory to the people
Also in organizeing the Deserett Theological Institute
& some Addressed

April 8, 1855 ~ Sunday

8^th Sunday this day was mostly spent in hearing the testimony
of the Twelve Apostles & the Presidency much of the spirit of
of God rested upon the people & we never had a Better conference
about 160 men were appointed missions mostly to the Lamanites
the conference Adjourned till the 6^th Oct next. I herd an important
addresse from B Young to the Bishops reported By Dr vale

April 9, 1855 ~ Monday to April 13, 1855 ~ Friday

9^th to 13 I spent this week mostly in tearing down & re[arra]nging
stables

April 14, 1855 ~ Saturday

April 14^th I spent this day with the Presidency Twelve & missionarr[ies]
who met at the 70^s Hall we had an address from President
Young & others I met this evening with the Universal scientific
in their Annual meeting

April 15, 1855 ~ Sunday

15^th Sunday I Attended meeting in the Tabernacle President
Grant Preached in the morning upon natural Phylosophy & was
followed by President Young both discourses were vary interesting &
were taken by the reporters I met O Hyde Preached in the afternoon

April 16, 1855 ~ Monday to April 21, 1855 ~ Saturday

16 to 21 I spent this week mostly Gardning I met this
evening with the Universal scientific society

April 22, 1855 ~ Sunday

22nd Sunday I met with the quorum of the 12, & the missionaries
at the 70^s Hall at 8 oclock for the purpose of blessing &
setting apart the missionaries & ordaining men to the ministry
there were over 100 set apart by the laying on of hands to their
various missions among the Lamanites this was done by the
Twelve & seventies I blessed about 40 persons & ordained 10
seventies in company with Joseph Young & A. P. Rockwood
our meeting closed at 3 oclock the missionaries were addressed
By O Hyde & E. T. Benson we then went to the prayer circle
& arangements were made for us to go south with President Young
Capt R Ingals has been arested for the crime of abduction
& a bill found against him forom the Grand Jury after several
days trial it was withdrawn from the court

April 23, 1855 ~ Monday to April 24, 1855 ~ Tuesday

223 & 24 I spent the time labouring in my garden

April 25, 1855 ~ Wednesday

25^th I spent ^the day^ at work & in the evening I attended the first meeting
of the Deserett Theological Society the Presidency Twelve & a
large assembly of saints were present & we herd an interesting
address from President Young upon Theology which was taken
by the reporters

April 26, 1855 ~ Thursday to April 28, 1855 ~ Saturday

26 27^th & 28 I spent the time mostly ploughing & planting potatoes

In company with the Twelve in the evening we laid hands upon
John L. Smith who lay vary sick with the inflamitory rheumatism
not able to move any part of his body except one hand. He was appointed
to go on a mission we rebuked his desease & set him apart to this mission
O Hyde was mouth He manifested much faith in going & resolved to SHIP)
if he had to be carried on a bed. I then attended the universal cientific
society.

April 29, 1855 ~ Sunday

29^th Sunday I spent the day at home writing an account of
Josephs interview with the Potawatamie chiefs. O Pratt Preached
a vary interesting discourse at the Tabernacle on the resurrecti[on]
O Hyde preached in the afternoon I attended the prayer circle
in the evening

April 30, 1855 ~ Monday

30^th I spent the day at home

May 1, 1855 ~ Tuesday to May 4, 1855 ~ Friday

May 1, 2, 3, & 4, I spent this time wattering wheat the grasshoppers
are destroying nearly all the crops of the Earth

May 5, 1855 ~ Saturday

May 5^th I met with the Presidency & 12 in the House of the Lord
built upon the Temple Block & we dedicated it before the Lord Broth
E. T. Benson opened by prayer & after the usual cerimonies H C Kimball
proceded to dedicate the House by prayer He named in his prayer evry
room from top to bottom evry wall & material Adobies sand clay
stone Lime from the fo[u]ndation to the top prayed that the spirit of God
might enter into it that it might be clean sweet & Holy & that
no unclean thing might enter into it so that Holy men women
God & Angels might visit it. President Young said He would
name it the House of God & when the Temple is built He would
call it the Temple of our God after we closed several missionaries
received their endowments. this House was dedicated by B
Young H. C. Kimball J. M Grant O Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff
D Wells E. D. Woolley Dr Sprague & J Cummings. I spent the
remainder of the day & settling my business. I attended the Univers-
al scientific society in the evening we had quite a frost during the
night

May 6, 1855 ~ Sunday

6^th Sunday John Young preached in the Tabernacle in the fore-
noon. George Q Cannon preached in the afternoon concerning His
mission to the Islands the customs of the Natives the special manifesta-
tions of the work of God among them certain acts, customs, & deeds
which if men practiced they were to suffer death. He was
followed By President Young in an interesting discourse upon
the subject of our building up the Kingdom of God, Having faith,
trusting in God under all circumstances in life his discourse
was reported.

I attended the Prayer circle whare I herd
some interesting teaching from President Young in social
conversation which was not reported. the following is a key
to some of the principles He advanced. He refered to the preach-
ing of Orson Pratt & Orson Hyde the sabbath before upon the subj-
ect of the resurrection. He said the Identical particles of matter
in which we had honored our spirits with ie our tabernacles in
which we had suffered, travelled, laboured, & built up the kingdom
of God that would be the Identical body & no other that would be
raised from the grave to immortality & Eternal life. Adam & Eve
had lived upon another Earth were immortal when they came here
Adam assisted in forming this Earth & agreed to fall when He
came Here & He fell that man might be & the opposite principle
to good the devel, the serpent, the Evil was plased upon the Earth that
man might know the good from the Evil for without an Experi[en]ce
in these things man could not know the one from the other as soon
as the devil was on Earth He sowed the seeds of Death in evry thing
so as soon as they began to eat of the fruit of the Earth they received
into their system the seeds of mortality & of Death so their children
wer mortal & subject to death sorrow pain & wo then when they
partook of life, Joy, ease, & Happiness they would know how to prize it
Father Adam would never scease his labours to redeem his posterity
& exhalt them to all the glory they were capable of receiving He did
not doubt but that Father Adam knew in the beginning how many
of his posterity would receive a Celestial glory & who they were &
also a Terrestrial & a Telestial yet man had his agency to act
chuse & refuse good or evil as seemed him good & he would be rew-
arded according to his works. O. Pratt asks will Adam or any God con-
tinue to make worlds people them taste of Death to redeem them

Answer I have no doubt but ^it^ is his privilege but whether that He
will do it is a question in my mind. How then can his seed increase
to all Eternity, through the increase of his posterity.

many other remarks were made by the President

May 7, 1855 ~ Monday

Monday 7^th I bought 50 bushels of wheat at $100 & 900 lbs flour
for $54. I then rode to Toillee & took one yoke of red oxen & one
pair of Horses & 3 calves to leave with Brother Maughn at the city
of E. T. untill my return I preached to the people in the evening
& had a good time I spent the night with Brother Maughn 25 m

May 8, 1855 ~ Tuesday

8^th I returned home to the city of the great Salt Lake & spent
the night at home 25 mls

May 9, 1855 ~ Wednesday

9^th Wednesday I left the city of the great Salt Lake & in
company with Brother [blank] Cherry I started to overtake the
Presidency & company who had started the day before to visit the
Southern settlements as far as Iron County we rode to dry creek
in Utah Valley & spent the night with Brother Daniel Thomas in
Lehi City I preached to the people & had a good time 34 mils

May 10, 1855 ~ Thursday

10^th I rode to Petetenet & there over took the company we had a
meeting. J. M. Grant Preached was followed by H. C. Kimball
& W. Woodruff. I spent the night with James M. Jones 40 mils

May 11, 1855 ~ Friday

11^th We rode to Salt Creek & nooned we then rode through
Salt Creek Canyon & camped at Uinta Springs 45 miles
their is a good clear stream of water running through
this valley containing many trout I cought 5 with a hook
some others cought some this a good valley of land a good
number of the brethren accompanied us from salt creek
fort they sung In the evening & we had prayers

May 12, 1855 ~ Saturday

12^th we rode 7 miles & camped we then took a few waggons
rode 3 miles to the west to the foot of a small canyon we there
left our waggons & Horses & walked 1 1/4 miles to the head of the
canyon & their visited a splendid good coal mine the vein
was about 6 feet thick it diped to the west about 20 degrees
the coal was of excellent quality we brought some of it away
with us it was in sight on both sides of the canyon this
coal bed lies about 10 miles north northwest from Fort Ephraim
after returning to camp we rode 17 miles to Fort Ephraim & spent
the night we held a meeting J M Grant ^Brother McIntosh^ Preached was followed by
H. C. Kimball & athe few meeting was dismiss
by J. M. Grant I spent the night with Brother Isaac Behunnin 20 mils
Fort Ephraim is laid out with an inner fort 12 1/2 by 15 rods built
with a stone wall 2 feet thick 10 feet high finished. An outside
wall built of splendid white limestone 4 feet thick at the
bottom 2 feet at the top 18 feet high 60 by 44 rods the
coity contains 400 inhabitants two thirds Danes. they have
a sheh school taught by a man in the winter & female during
summer. This city has been esstablish or setteled but about
one year the inside wall is built & outside wall is built & two
thirds of the outside wall is built 7 feet High & a part of it
is 14 feet high the intention is to build the dwellings against

the outside wall making the wall one side of the dweling. Reuben Alread is bishop
& Elijah Everett is president

May 13, 1855 ~ Sunday

13^th Sunday meeting at 10 oclock the Danish brethren sung. J. M. Grant preached
was followed by H. C. Kimball & President Young. W Woodruff reported
at the close of the meeting the company rode to Manti & held a meeting Broth
Cherry lost his horses & as I rode with him we did not get there till near
dark so I did not get there to attend the meeting Lorenzo Young preached & was
followed by some others the Presidency did not attend. On my Arival
President Young requested me to get the brethren together who were
appointed to go the Elk mountain & set them apart for their mission we
met at the House of Brother Billings & President Grant & myself set apart
12 persons to the Elk Mountain & 2 to Los Vegus we ordained 6 to the quorum
of Seventies President Grant addressed them in the spirit & power of God
Truman Angel bore testimony & was followed by W. Woodruff who reported
J. M. Grants remarks see report. The whole number appointed & set apart
to the Elk mountain was 40.

I spent the night at Brother Shoemakers 14 mils
Manti contains a population of 140 families 560 souls

14^th we they have 2 schools 100 scholars in winter & 50 in summer

The City of Manti contains an Inside Johns
fort built of stone 10 rods square
2 feet thick 10 feet high. their outside wall is 102 rods square 3
feet thick at the bottom 18 inches at the top 12 feet high. this wall
is finished 8 feet high & 40 rods is 12 feet

May 14, 1855 ~ Monday

Monday 14^th we left Manti & rode to Greese wood creek & nooned
we then rode to the seveare bridge & crossed it & rode 2 miles & camped for
the night by the cedars we met with Brother Charles C Rich & camped
at the severe bridge who camped with us at night distance 40 mils
we had a hard shower of rain in the evening

May 15, 1855 ~ Tuesday

15^th we rode to some springs & nooned we then drove to Filmore
City & spent the night. It was a vary disagreeable day to Journey a high
wind which drove a cloud of dust most of the day in our faces we held
a meeting with the people of Filmore at 5 oclok President Young H C Kimball
& J. M Grant Preached W. Woodruff reported. Brothers McCintosh &
Eloback took some not[e]s as they have at all the meetings on the Journey
we had a good meeting & the spirit of God was with us see report
we have found nearly all the wheat eat up by the Grass hoppers all
the way from Salt Lake City to this place the president has refered to
this in most of the meetings. at the close of the meeting In company
with J. M. Grant I visited the wing of the State House which contains
a roof & it is a noble Edifice indeed I spent the night with Brother
Johonsen distance of the day 35 miles

Filmore City contains 100 families numbering 500 souls. the
present encloser is 1/4 mile square 10 feet high 20 inches thick one
half Adobies & the other half pickets all built the intended city is
to include 200 lots, 1 1/4 acre per lot making 24 Blocks. they have quite
a commodious meeting house finished.

they have two schools & 75 schollars. The wing of the state House
in Filmore has the roof on & is a stately Edifice it is 61 feet 8 inches
long and 40 feet 4 inches wide on the ground. The basement story is 10-
feet high & the 2nd story 12 the 3rd or upper story 19 feet making the
side walls including width of Joist 43 feet 6 inch the battlement
end is about 10 feet higher than the sides. the Basement has an Alley
running length ways through the building 7 feet wide each side is divided
into 4 rooms each. the second story has the same width Alley

running through the building & the sides rooms are divided into 3 rooms each
the upper story is to be finished into one room or Hall. the basement
story wall is 3 feet thick the remainder of the building 2 feedt
the cornish is on & a part of the roof shingled
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May 16, 1855 ~ Wednesday

Tuesday ^Wednesday^ 156 we left Filmore rode to Corn Creek which contains an
Indian settlement of the parvants kanosh is David Kanosh Tashabets
is their main chief. Parashon is also a chief. Teweepponekary is his
present name we stoped a short time with them about a doz of the Indians
with their chiefs mountained their horses & rode with with us on our Journey
we travled till 1 oclok & nooned then drove to Cove Creek & camped for
the night the Indians camped with us. Distance of the day 40 miles &
a hard road some of the teams gave [out] the Indians shot prarie Dog & rabbits
for their supper they rosted the dogs a little then eat them entrails
young ones & all.

May 17, 1855 ~ Thursday

167 we rode to the bever & spent the night I cought 2 trout which
I gave to Presidents Young & Kimball. Distance 35 mile

May 18, 1855 ~ Friday

18^th We rode 30 miles without water to a small creek then nooned
then crossed Red Creek & drove to Parawan distance 40 miles
we met with G. A. Smith here we visited his flowuring mill
which is a good esstablishment. We held a meeting with the
People President Young Preached upon the Law of Consecration
W Woodruff reported see report I wrote a Letter to my wife
[FIGURE] at Salt Lake & sent by the Calafornia mail which came in yesterday
it brought me one letter from Edward Partridge & 2 Numbers of
[FIGURE] the mormon I spent the night with Samuel West

May 19, 1855 ~ Saturday

19 Saturday the wind is blowing a gale & has been for several days
it raises a cloud of dust which blows in our faces & waggons which
makes it vary disagreeable travelling. we rode to Cedar City 18 miles
I stoped with Brother Pugmire after dinner I visited the
Iron works. And I felt to rejoice to find them in blast & making
good Iron & casting pipes, cranks, & any thing they needed about their
works. they have tried for several years to make Iron but could not
accomplish it untill of late the Presidency & most of the company was
presitent to see them cast & was much pleased with it. we exhamined all
the works coak, coal, ore of different kinds & took specemins with us
we then returned to the city the Iron works are about 1 mile from
the city. Cedar City contains 145 families, 725 souls their fort
is surrounded with a wall half a mile square 18 inches thick 8 feet
high built of Adobies & stone they have 145 dwellings vary good buildings
for the time it has been settled. They have a tithing office built 43 By 25
feet two stories a good suller & upper room finished, it cost $2500. the
main portion of the building is not finished. they have a meeting house
60 by 25 feet. they have had 3 schools during winter. 2 men schools 1
female. 2 schools during summer. This settlement much needs men
& teams to carry on their Iron works. We had a council in the evening
the Presidency & 12 were present the time was spent in chit chat upon
the consecration & other things

Thomas P Smith gave me the following report of Fort Johnson
6 miles north of Cedar City it contains 6 families 40 persons
the fort wall is 10 rods square 4 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2
at the top is now built 8 feet high is to be carried up 12 feet
the place contains many fine springs enough to watter 100
Acres of land a good grazing country for a large heard of
cattle

May 20, 1855 ~ Sunday

May 20^th Sunday the People assembled at the meeting house
at 10 oclock. Meeting was opened By Prayer by W Woodruff
J. M. Grant addressed the people & was followed by H. C. Kimball
both had the spirit of the Lord & we had a good meeting.
at 2 oclok the people again assembled & was Addressed by
President Brigham Young * & all was Edifyed W Woodruff report-
ed through the day Brother Ellebeck & MCIntosh both took not[e]s
at the close of the meeting

At the commencement of the meeting in the Afternoon President
Young said we have some Church business to attend to & I move
that we resolve ourselves into a special Conference it was seconded
& carried unanimously. It was then moved & carried that Isaac
Haight be appointed the President of this stake of Zion which
imbraces Cedar City, Harmony, & Johnsons Fort & that He chuses
his two councillors. It was then moved & carried that Jonathan
Pugmire sen Robert Wiley, Samuel White, Richard Harrison
Perry Liston, Iria Allen Samuel Lee, Laban Morrel, Rufus
C Allen Thomas D. Brown, Joshua T Willis & Charles Hopkins
be chosen & ordained as the twelve High councellors for this
stake of Zion. At the close of the meeting William Rees
Davis was ordained a Bishop for fort Harmony under the hands
of the first Presidency President Young being mouth. they
also Ordained Isaac Haight to the Presidency of the stake
president Young being mouth

The Twelve High councellors were then set apart by Presidents
Kimball & Grant

I then went with Brother Lee & Pugmire to see Brother James
Boswell ({He let me have his Indian boy for which I paid him} $30.) I met with a number
of the brethren from fort Harmony among the number was T D Brown
A Hardy & S Atwood & Thomas P. Smith of Fort Johnson I took
supper with Elder J. D. Lee. He gave me the following report of
Harmony: Fort Harmony is 200 feet square 8 feet high when finished
is to be 22 feet high forming one wall for two story buildings the
foundation is stone & the remainder is Adobies the first story is 3 feet
the 2nd story 2 feet this fort contains 42 rooms on the ground
15 by 16 feet there are 40 families & 260 persons. One meeting
house 26 by 16. A tithing House 20 By 15 feet. A guard House 12 by 16 feet
One Female school kept: there is one public well in the fort 86 feet
deep stoned up & good water. They have a field of 500 Acres one half
of it fenced, 300 Acres of it in wheat. They have but one gate to their
fort which is 10 by 12 feet & one foot thick, strongly hung cannot be
opened from the outside One woman on the inside can shut it but it
takes several men to open it. They have made a farm for the Indians of
50 Acres 25 is now in wheat. They made a good road from Fort Walker
to Fort Harmony on a strait line of 12 mile was made by a machine drawn
by 8 yoke of oxen. During the evening I met with several of the Brethren
in the upper room of the Council House. After G. A. Smith officiated in some

we set apart Brother Hulse to his mission to Israel remarks were
made by W. Woodruff C. C. Rich & several others upon the subject of the
mission

May 21, 1855 ~ Monday

21^st Mondiay I got an Indian boy of Brother James Bosnel He
was about a doz years of age his name was Moroni. Eliza Bosnel his
wife wishes her Endowment & they wish me to write & inform them
when they can have it. I met with several Brethren from Harmony
among the number was Brother Atwood, Allen, T D Brown & Augustus
B Hardy who wishes me to request Elias Smith to send him occasionally
a paper to cheer their Hearts. Direct to the Upper station on the
Santa Clarra by the mail carrier.

We left Cedar City & rode to Parawan I took a minute of the place
I stoped at Brother Samuel West. We had a meeting at 4 oclock
a full House. The People were addressed by President Young upon the
Authority of the Priesthood in its different offices. W Woodruff reported
at the close of the meeting John P. Hall, Charles Hall, Preddy Meeks
Horace M Allexander Samuel Gool, & Elijah Elmer was called to fill
up the vacancy in the High Council. We then repaired to the upper room
of G A Smith. And we ordained the High Counsel or set them apart
to their office 4 of them we ordained High Priest they were set apart
ordained under the hands of J. M. Grant W. Woodruff & J. C. L. Smith
J M Grant W. Woodruff & G. A. Smith also set apart John Steel & W^m C.
Mitchel to their mishion to the Loss Vegus. distance of the day 19 m

I took supper with Brother Hall & spent the night with Brother West

Parawan contains 400 inhabitants their wall is 108 rods square 12 feet
high 7 feet of it is built. it is 6 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2 feet at the top
with 4 gates. ^wall^ made of Earth. it contains 80 dwellings some of which are
two stories & good ones. Their meeting House is 48 By 22 feet with two Ells
16 feet square 2 stories high. 3 rooms above one finished for a prayer
circle. their is one school House 22 by 18 feet. one Grist Mill
35 by 30 feet on the ground 3 stories High, now grinding belonging to G A Smi[th]
& J. C. L. Smith. a sash & chair factory & machine shop 2 Blacksmi[th]
shops. Their public square 10 Acres. A Liberty pole single stick 87 feet
One man school & 120 schollars. Their big field contains 1120 acres
enclosed with a good fence John C. L. Smith President
Tarlton Lewis Bishop

May 22, 1855 ~ Tuesday

Tuesday 22nd We left Parawan & rode to Bever 35 miles & camped
for the night I cought 3 fine trout

May 23, 1855 ~ Wednesday

23rd We left Bever & rode to Corn Creek 52 miles we met the miss-
ionaries on our rout to day going to Los Vegus

May 24, 1855 ~ Thursday

24 We rode to Filmore to Breakfast 12 miles I took breakfast at Brother
Johnsons we had a meeting with the people at 10 oclock W W. Phelps Preached
upon the subjects of common schools followed by J. M. Grant who spoke upon
the subject of Plurality of wives & other things in an interesting manner
but it was not reported after meeting we rode to Lake valley 24 miles whole
whole distance of the day 36 miles. The missionaries destined to the white
mountains under the presidency of Bishop Evins arived in camp soon
after we did & spent the night with us they were in good spirits 36

May 25, 1855 ~ Friday

25 We rode to the severe & wattered our horses we then rode to chicken
creek & nooned we crossed the new bridge over Chicken Creek Just made
for $100 by United States appropriations we then rode to salt creek

in a rain storm. Salt Creek Fort is 104 Rods square 6 feet thick at the
bottom 2 1/2 feet thick at the top 12 feet high & nearly finished. It con-
tains 80 families & 350 persons they have 1 man school of 50 schollars
we took supper at this Fort & rode on to the Springs & camped for the night 54 mile

May 26, 1855 ~ Saturday

Saturday 26 We started at 5 oclock rode to summit & on to payson & took
breakfast. Pason wall took is 96 rods square is to be 12 feet High
6 feet thick at the bottom 2 at the top the wall is now built 6 feet high
this fort contains 90 families 450 inhabitants 110 Able bodied men
3 schools containing 100 schollars.

we rode to Palmyria but did not
stop I did not get the statistics of the place, their wall is 72 by 74 rods
we then rode to springville & dined. springville Fort wall is 3/4 of a mile
square 12 feet High 6 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2 at the top 40 rods is completed
& 2 sides 6 foot high. Springville contains 1000 inhabitants 200 Able bodied
men. 3 schools, 1 Male 2 Female schools. After dining we rode to Provo
made but few moments halt. Provo wall is one mile square 6 feet
thick at the bottom 2 at the top 12 feet high one half of the wall
finished population 250. 500 families & houses some good
improvements 1 seminary containing 4 school rooms 4 schools
now kept containing 100 schollars two grist mills 2 saw mills
1 carding machine cloth dressing &c, & one tithing office
we drove on to Plesant grove & took supper. Plesant grove
wall is 80 rods square 8 feet high built of stone 3 feet thick
at the bottom 18 inches at the top it is finished 4 feet high
it contains 60 families 300 persons 1 Adobie school House
18 By 30 feet 60 dwellings Erected. we drove through Lake
City containing 75 families 375 persons did not stop.
we Drove through Lehi their wall is 120 rods square 12 feet
high 6 feet thick at the bottom 3 foot thick at the top it is finished
5 feet high. Lehi contains 640 persons 3 schools 75 schollars
one Tithing office 33 By 24 feet 2 stories high. we drove
on to the point of the mountain & camped for the night
whole distance of the day 55 miles

May 27, 1855 ~ Sunday

Sunday 27^th The camp was called at 3 oclock in the morning
Arropene with his band had been camped upon the bank of Jordon for a day or
two to have an interview with the Govornor & as we began to leave the
ground at the break of day they discoverd our camp moving & set up
a howl hoop or hollow for us to stop but Brother Huntington the interpeter
waited till they came up they inquired if we were mad. Interpeter
answered no the Governor answered no had presents for them for giving
up the murderers of Gunnison but it was sunday & he wished to get
to the city to attend meeting we left the point of the mountain & rode
to the Great Salt Lake City by 9 oclock 25 miles thus we had made
a Journey to Cedar City via Sanpete & back a distance of 8600 miles
in less than 3 weeks. Brother Charry stoped & took breakfast
with us then went on home. I found my family well on my return
home [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Ilus & many books & papers
from J. M. Bernhisel by the Eastern mail. we found that nearly all
the wheat crops & other vegitable were eat up by the grass hoppers through
the Territory as far as we went & most of the crops & vegitables in
the city gardens were also destroyed.

On our arival in the City we
separated to our several homes. we attended meeting in the afternoon in
the Tabernacle & found a full House. J. M. Grant spoke to the people was followed
By H. C. Kimball & B Young the spirit of the Lord rested upon the people
& those who spoke & we had a good meeting. after President Young

closed. Arrowpene the chief that was appointed in Walker plase arose
asked the privilege to speak President Young introduced him to the people
He gave a short but spirited address which was interpeted by Brother
Huntington the purport of his Address was exhorting the people
to give heed to the council of President Young if they would do
this & keep the spirit of the Lord they would not be sick & die
as the wicked do but would be healthy & the Lord is given you great
blessings in food & rament oxen cows & horses & we should be faithfu[l]
& thankful. I attended the prayer circle in the evening & had a good
time I herd several letters read from Joseph Smith upon the Islands
Joseph Young W^m Kimball, G M Grant & others which were vary
interesting & showed that the spirit of the Fathers was in them

May 28, 1855 ~ Monday

28^th I spent most of the day in writing in my Journal

May 29, 1855 ~ Tuesday

29^th [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to I. F. Carter & Edward Partridge
at Kalikiwai Kauai Sandwich Islands I also wrote an account
of the Journey of President Young & company south for the
Editor of the News

May 30, 1855 ~ Wednesday to May 31, 1855 ~ Thursday

30, & 31 I spent the time mostly night & day drawing of[f] the sermons of
President Young which He preached to the people while on his Journey south
I have in my possession my own notes not drawn off of Presidents Kimball
& Grant the nots of MCIntosh & Ellibeck containing the same sermons
or portions of them are in the Hands of the Historian

June 1, 1855 ~ Friday

June 1^st I spent this day drawing of[f] the Presidents sermons

June 2, 1855~ Saturday

2nd I took my wife & children & rode to the city of E T in Toille
Elder Benson had arived a short time before me

June 3, 1855 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I preached twice to ^the^ inhabitants of E. T. during the
day & brother Benson in the evening & I followed him He also
preached at Grantsville during the day. I spent the night at
Brother Cory's 25 mi.

June 4, 1855 ~ Monday

4^th I returned to the City of the Great Salt Lake

June 5, 1855 ~ Tuesday

5^th I planted Potatoes, corn, squashes, pumpkins &c on the
ground whare the grass hoppers had eat up my wheat

June 6, 1855 ~ Wednesday to June 9, 1855 ~ Saturday

6^th to 9^th I spent the time wattering garden drawing stone &c
I attended the Universal scientific society at night

June 10, 1855 ~ Sunday

10^th Sunday I spent the fore noon writing the afternoon I attended
meeting

We had an interesting discourse deliverd by Dr Richardson on
Saturday Evening upon the subject of Generation was followed by
J. M. Grant & W. Woodruff He made the subject very interesting
& showed that it was of vast importance to posterity that parents
kept good & holesom laws in generation many interesting remarks
were made by Dr Richardson & Grant

June 11, 1855 ~ Monday to June 16, 1855 ~ Saturday

11 to 16^th I spent the time drawing stone & hunting cattle

June 17, 1855 ~ Sunday

17^th I spent the time at meeting in the evening I attended the prayer circle

June 18, 1855 ~ Monday

18 President Young & company started on their tour north

June 18, 1855 ~ Monday to June 23, 1855 ~ Saturday

18^th to 23rd I spent the time drawing stone sand clay &c for building
me a grainary & dwelling House

June 24, 1855 ~ Sunday

24^th Sunday I spent the time at home & attended the prayer circle
& also preached in the 14 ward school House in the evening

June 25, 1855 ~ Monday to June 30, 1855 ~ Saturday

25^th to 30 I spent the time wattering ploughing, hoeing & planting corn
[FIGURES] I received a letter from the inhabitants of Springville U. T.
upon the subject of organizing a branch of the Universal Scientific
society I also received 89 Nos of the mormon & a Book from
Washington I wrote a letter to Springville & one to I F Carter

June 29, 1855 ~ Friday

July 1^th Sunday 29: Judge Shaver was found dead in his
bed to day at 1 oclock

June 30, 1855 ~ Saturday

30 The funeral of Judge Shaver was attended to day with high
honour & respect

July 1, 1855 ~ Sunday

July 1^st Sunday I attended meeting at the tabernacle Joseph
Young spoke in the forenoon & took for his text this is Eternal
life to know God & Jesus Christ whom He has sent. & in the
afternoon liberty was given to the congregation & several spoke
I attended the prayer circle in the evening

July 2, 1855 ~ Monday to July 3, 1855 ~ Tuesday

2 & 3 I spent the time planting & hoeing

July 4, 1855 ~ Wednesday

July 4^th This day was spent in the celebration of the indep-
endence of America And a great display was made in the
city of the Great Salt Lake see Deserett News July 11^th

July 5, 1855 ~ Thursday to July 7, 1855 ~ Saturday

5 to 7 was spent Haying

July 8, 1855 ~ Sunday

July 8^th [FIGURE] Sunday J. M. Grant spoke from the Lords prayer [Matthew 6:9-13]
and was filled with the spirit of God. He spoke
very plain concerning the Kingdom of God & Gentiles who
worked abominations in Zion. He was followed by O Pratt
upon the same subject in an interesting manner

In the afternoon President Young Addressed the people upon
the subject of the Gentiles coming to Zion & interfereing with
our institutions polluting our females & committing abominations
in Israel. He declaired they should be put to death if they
followed it any more. I attended the prayer circle in the
evening

July 9, 1855 ~ Monday to July 10, 1855 ~ Tuesday

9 & 10 I spent the time Haying

July 11, 1855 ~ Wednesday

11^th I left the city of G.S.L in company with G. A. Smith
& Samuel Richards to go to provo to hold a three days meeting
with the Presidency & Twelve we rode to Lehi in Utah &
spent the night with Bishop Evens distance 30 mls

July 12, 1855 ~ Thursday

12^th we rode to Provo went down the Provo River & caught
some 2 bushels of fish with a net I spent the night with
G A Smith. President Young & Company came in the ev[eni]ng 18 mils

July 13, 1855 ~ Friday

13^th The conference opened at Provo this morning by Prayer
& the People were addressed by President Brigham Young
in the fore part of the day & followed by H. C Kimball in the
afternoon by J. M. Grant & Samuel Richards in the afternoon

July 14, 1855 ~ Saturday

14^th President Young, Joseph Young, E. T. Benson & Brother
Clements occupied the time to day

July 15, 1855 ~ Sunday

15^th Sunday Many of the Lamanites were present. President
Brigham Young Preached upon the subject of the Lamanites
in an interesting manner He told the Latter day Saints plainly
their duty towards them An Indian chief called High
forehead followed him & spoke in a vary interesting manner
He was followed by G. A. Smith & Aaron Johnson

In the afternoon the people were addressed by O. Pratt while
the sacrament was administering & followed by W. Woodruff
At the close of the meeting President Snow nominated his
towo Councellors Diminicus Carter was his first councellor
the people did not all vote two voted against him their
is a strange spirit in provo many do not pray & have not
the spirit of God in the commencement of the meeting it was
vary hard work to preach the people seemed cold & indifferent
& it seemed as though they expected the Presidency & 12 to
bring Oil enough in their lamps to fill all the lamps of
3000 people & have light enough for them all without their
bringing any themselves J. V. Long reported all the sermons
& doings so I did not report any thing we had a good meet-
ing the President Preached strong doctring He told us our duty to
the Lamanites & the consequences that would follow if we
did not do it He warned us against neglecting that
people, & neglecting prayer, & against our opposing any
commandment, revelation, or doctrin that comes from
God. O that we might be wise & listen to the things of God
for we shall inherit the Kingdom of God with all its
blessings if we do & sorrow morning & wo if we do not

At the close of the meeting we rode to Lake City & held a
meeting J. M. Grant Preached was followed by Brother Clements
I spent the night with Brother Clements 12 mils

July 16, 1855 ~ Monday

16^th we rode to Lehi took breakfast rode to John
Benbows took Dinner then rode to salt Lake City & I
spent the night at home. Distance to Provo & back 90 mils

July 17, 1855 ~ Tuesday to July 21, 1855 ~ Saturday

17 to 21 I spent the time Haying & Harvesting

July 22, 1855 ~ Sunday

22nd Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle

July 23, 1855 ~ Monday to July 28, 1855 ~ Saturday

23 to 28 I spent the time Harvesting & hoeing

July 29, 1855 ~ Sunday

29^th I Attended meeting at the Tabernacle Brother Kimball
& Phelps preached in the morning & O Pratt & & B Young
in the afternoon

On the 24 & 25 of July I attended the Polosophical society

in the social Hall & Herd till midnight the most thrilling soul stiring
speaches, essays, Addresses, songs, music &c &c that I ever herd
it was truly interesting to enjoy such a feast of the production
of sthe stronges[t] talent in the world. we also was addressed on
saturday evening at the Universal scientific society by
On the subject of Phrenology followed by O.
Pratt & W Woodruff

[FIGURE] I received a letter from W^m Smoot at Los Vegus

July 30, 1855 ~ Monday to July 31, 1855 ~ Tuesday

30 & 31 I spent the time watering & Hoeing corn

August 1, 1855 ~ Wednesday to August 4, 1855 ~ Saturday

Aug 1^st to 4^th I spent the time building my Adobie grainery
Seth M Blair Arived home from his mission in Texas
He had done a good work & brought his shieves with him

August 5, 1855 ~ Sunday

Sunday 5 I was quite sick the latter part of the night &
through the day I was not able to attend meeting S M Blair
Preached in the morning followed by President Young in the Afternoon
Lorenzo Young & others. I attended the prayer circle in the evening
several missionaries were chosen to go to texas & some Jerman
Swiss, & Norwegen Elders to go to those of their nation in the
states. In conversing upon various principles President Young
thought none would inherit this Earth when it became celestial
& translated into the presence of God but those who would be crowned
as Gods & able to endure the fulness of the Presance of God except
they might be permitted to take with them some servants for
whom they would be held responsible all others would have to
inherit another kingdom even that kingdom agreeing with the
law which they had kept yet He thought they would eventually
have the privilege of proveing themselves worthy & advanceing
to a celestial kingdom but it would be a slow progress

On Saturday evening Aug 4^th The Universal scientific
[FIGURE] society met in the Music Hall And herd an Address
deliverd by Professor Orson Pratt. He there made
known the Law governing the Planetary rotation
which was the first time that Law was ever made
known to the inhabitants of the Earth in this age of the
world & we have no account of its ever being revealed
to man before it is the Law which Asstronomers have
diligently sought to find out for many centauries

August 6, 1855 ~ Monday to August 11, 1855 ~ Saturday

6 to 11 I spent the week laying up my Adobie House I Attended
the Universal scientific society at the social Hall. Brother
Mitchel Addressed the Assembly & was followed by David
Cantlind subject Utah as she was, is & is to be it was
an excellent Address

[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Crandle Dunn

August 12, 1855 ~ Sunday

12 Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle & prayer
meeting in the evening. O Prat Address us saturday
evening upon the subject of the organization of the worlds

August 13, 1855 ~ Monday to August 18, 1855 ~ Saturday

13 to 18 I spent the week laying up my house

August 19, 1855 ~ Sunday

19^th sunday O Pratt preached during the forenoon upon
the subject of the origen & organization of our planetary
system. P P Prart arived last evening the 18, & attended
meeting to day & made some remarks I attended the
prayer circle in the evening

August 20, 1855 ~ Monday to August 21, 1855 ~ Tuesday

20 21^st I spent the time building

August 22, 1855 ~ Wednesday

22 [FIGURE] Mr Charles H Oliphant put in 111 pe[a]ch
buds into my young peach Orchard this day & a few
Apricotts into plum stocks. He put in the ^most^ choisest variety
that He could find in the valley the following were some
of the kinds put in

Woodruffs Mountain sweet
Woodruff Prolific
Carringtons white
Spragues Yellow
Cannons Early
Brigham Favorite
Grants Vandyhe
Grants Early red Raire ripe
BY Exelcier
BY Neplus Ultra
J Youngs Pride of the valley Utah

August 22, 1855 ~ Wednesday to August 25, 1855 ~ Saturday

22 to 25 I spent the time sheeting & shingling my House

August 26, 1855 ~ Sunday

26 Sunday P P Pratt preached in the Tabernacle
upon the Gospel. I attended the prayer circle J M B
was set apart to his mission at washington He had a
good blessing

August 27, 1855 ~ Monday

27^th [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to Thompson Woodruff
& Brother C Dunn & one to I F Carter
I went to the salt lake & shovelled up a waggon
load of salt 12 mils there 24 mls

August 28, 1855 ~ Tuesday

28 I spent this day & night wattering corn potatoes
& buck wheat I was vary weary & sore

August 29, 1855 ~ Wednesday

29 I left my watering field at sun rise went home
took breakfas & spent most of the day abed I put
in 19 buds into peach trees

August 30, 1855 ~ Thursday to August 31, 1855 ~ Friday

30^th & 31^st I spent the time at home

September 1, 1855 ~ Saturday

Sept 1^st I spent the day at home And attended the
Universal scientific society at night I addressed the people
for a short time & was followed by P P Pratt who spoke
much to our edifycation

September 2, 1855 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday Joseph Young spoke to the people in the forenoon
W Woodruff in the Afternoon was followed by Erastus Snow

September 3, 1855 ~ Monday

3rd I rode with my family to willow creek & camped

September 4, 1855 ~ Tuesday

4^th I rode to Lehi Dined with Brother Wadsworth then
rode through Battle Creek spanish fork settlement & within
5 miles of Provo river camped for the night

September 5, 1855 ~ Wednesday

5 I rode to the mouth of the provo & camped for the day

my object in coming to this place of fishing was to get some
fish & take my family out to a ride

September 6, 1855 ~ Thursday to September 8, 1855 ~ Saturday

6 7 & 8 I spent the time upon this fishing ground but the wind
being in the north was against us as it drove the fish away
from the mouth of the provo which was their fishing ground
the fishermen drew their net every day but ownly
caught about what they wanted to eat daily I caught
some 15 fine trout with a hook some of them 3 or 4 ^lb
weight the Fishermen put me up a barrel of succors
& I started for home Saturday morning & drove to Bishop
Walkers & spent the night

September 9, 1855 ~ Sunday

9^th I drove home to the city of the Great Salt Lake & spent the night
{-} whole distance to the mouth of provo & back 80 miles
[FIGURE] the Eastern mail had come in & brought me
one letter From I F Carter & some mormons

September 10, 1855 ~ Monday

10^th I spent the day at home looked over Dr J M. Bernhisel
goods & sent to his family all that He ordered me

September 11, 1855 ~ Tuesday

11^th I spent the day at home. I attended a committee
at Bishop Hunters in the evening we were a committee for
the pomological society

September 12, 1855 ~ Wednesday

12 I spent a part of the day in my peach orchard which
Is loaded with the finest of peaches ready to break under
its load

September 13, 1855 ~ Thursday

[FIGURE] 13 I spent a part of the day at home & In the evening we
met at the social Hall in the capacity of a pomological
society we had a society full house the subject of raising
fruit was warmly discussed & the formation of a Horticultural
society was recommended & a committee was appointed to draft
a constitution & by laws for said society

September 14, 1855 ~ Friday to September 15, 1855 ~ Saturday

14 & 15 I spent the time at home

September 16, 1855 ~ Sunday

16^th Sunday I attended meeting at the bowery & prayer
meeting in the evening with the council

September 17, 1855 ~ Monday

17^th I spent the time at home

September 18, 1855 ~ Tuesday

18^th I spent the day labouring at home & met at 7 oclock in
the evening at the Library room the committee to draft the
constitution & by laws for the Horterculteral society the committ[ee]
presient were W. Woodruff President & J. C. Little W^m Stains
E Hunter S W Richards O. H Oliphant L D Young
vice Presidents we formed a constitution & by laws
which were unanimously adopted.

September 19, 1855 ~ Wednesday

19 I spent the day labouring

September 20, 1855 ~ Thursday

20^th we met at the social Hall for a public meeting of
the Horticulteral society. Our constitution & by laws were
red & adopted & a sample of Fruit from the best orchards
in the city was exhibited & then distributed to the Assemble
then adjorned till the 27^th

September 21, 1855 ~ Friday to September 22, 1855 ~ Saturday

Sept 21, 22 I spent the time labouring. On the 22nd I attended
the Universal scientific society in the evening

September 23, 1855 ~ Sunday

23rd Sunday I Attended was quite unwell & not able to
attend meeting. Elder G. A. Smith preached a vary interesting
discourse upon the History of the rise & progress of Mahomit-
anism & was followed by P. P. Pratt both published in
the Deseret News of Oct 10^th 1855

September 24, 1855 ~ Monday to September 26, 1855 ~ Wednesday

24 25 & 26 I spent the time labouring with my hands

September 27, 1855 ~ Thursday

27^th The Horturculteral society again met at the
social Hall speaches were made about three bushels of
choise peaches were distributed to the assembly about 20
new signers obtained to the siogsiety

September 28, 1855 ~ Friday to September 29, 1855 ~ Saturday

28, 29 I spent the time labouring

September 30, 1855 ~ Sunday

30th Sunday I attended meeting at the bowary & prayer
meeting in the evening

October 1, 1855 ~ Monday to October 5, 1855 ~ Friday

Oct 1^st 2, 3, 4, & 5 I spent the week gathering potatoes &
other crops