September 9, 1844 ~ Monday 9th Monday wind still in the north lake rough. we did not leave port but spent the day in Chicago September 10, 1844 ~ Tuesday 10th Left Chicago in the morning Passed Little Port New Port and arived at Milwakie in the morning September 11, 1844 ~ Wednesday 11th Wind still in the north we went into the river and spent the day and night September 12, 1844 ~ Thursday 12th Wind changed ...

for a season seemed to rest be with John alone. The Lord promised Zecheriah that he should have a son, which was a desendant of Aaron & the Lord promised that the priesthood should continue with Aaron & his seed throughout their generations. Let No man take this honour upon himself except he be called of God as was Aaron, & Aaron received his Call by Revelation. An angel of God Also appeared unto Zecheriah while in the Temple [and said] that he should have a son whose ...

on the flat would beet the saints on the Hill Great God how such a thing looks that the saints should be afraid of beating one another in the election or being beat I would ask who built up this city would steem boats landed here if the saints had not come, or could you even the speculators have soled their lands for any thing here if the saints had not come they might have sold for a few bare & wolf skins but not for money, can these speculaters sell all their land to the saints for a great ...

them & myself. The crime alledged against us was that we had taught that Christ would come in this generation & that we said some individuals would receieve the Holy Ghost in 24 hours but as I was absent myself I was not taken but Elders Patten & Parrish was taken by an armd company say 50 in number they were bound under $2000.00 dollars bond for their appearence at court Brothers Seth Utley & ...

some excitement & things are working about right now in the potteries to have the people hear the word whether they embrace it or not, the priest are quite mad because we are getting a hold in Hanly we have a good house to preach in & we have a worthy brother who has rece ived the work & his doors are opened unto us constantly. he is a Merc- hant in the place his wife & servent are also members of the Church We shall have warm opposition in Hanly for it is ...

LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. Heman Hyde. We spent the summer together, laboring hard, cutting wheat, quarrying rock, making brick, or anything else we could find to do. In the fall I had a desire to go and preach the gospel. I knew the gospel which the Lord had revealed to Joseph Smith was true, and of such great value that I wanted to tell it to the people who had not heard it. It was so good and plain, it seemed to me I could make the people believe it. ...

January 11, 1847 ~ Monday 11th I met in council with the Twelve at Br Bensons and spent the day we had a good time. we spoke upon the principle of our lives being threatend by our enemies & prayed that we might ever be deliverd from there hands January 12, 1847 ~ Tuesday 12th I spent the day butchering a fat ox we memet in council with the Twelve January 13, 1847 ~ Wednesday 13th I cut up beef and pork today attended to ...

them untill the kingdom of this world become the kingdom of our God we shall fight battle after battle untill the victory is won we have to fight & lay down our lives for Christ sake we now want to gather companies to go to the different vallies. I want the potters to rem[ain] here & work at their business. Jesus descended below all things before He ascended above all things we have got to sacrafice ever freely in order to be exhalted before God. I once said I will go & build ...

I visited the traiders camp they also was drying fine fat Buffalo, one of the bears feet that was killed measured 7 1/2 inches long 5 inch wide 2 1/2 inch thick two toe nails 2 3/4 inch long 3/4 inch wide. Our Hunters brought into camp 8 antilope the camp came up & camped within one mile of the ferry ground in good feed had travled 11 1/4 miles 11 1/4 m June 13, 1847 ~ Sunday 13th Sunday A vary warm day the camp met for prayer meeting at 9 ...

subject President Joseph Young reproved Br Lee vary sharply for trying to cover his faults & justify himself in his errors for it w[as] evident he had done wrong President Brigham Young backed up Br Joseph Youngs reproof, & reproved Br Lee himself & required h[im] to call his family together and to settle his difficulties [FIGURE] I was in council with Br Young in the evening and part of the evening I spent at his house December 10, 1847 ~ Friday 10th I killed a pig ...