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Day in the Life

Aug 14, 1847

Journal Entry

August 14, 1847 ~ Saturday

[1]4th I was quite unwell through the day & did not feel able to
labour. 4 of the messengers returned from Bear River valley & cash
valley who started with Capt Brown that has gone with a company to
[t]he Bay via Fort Hall. The messengers Bring a glorious report of
[C]ash valley & the country between us & there, that is rich soil &
well watered & weell calculated for farming purposes Also bear
[r]iver valley for stock graizing &c called at Miles Goodyiers place
had about 30 yards pickedted in A small garding corn & vegitation
doing well. it was about 90 miles from the City of the Salt lake
[t]o Cash valley & [blank] miles toor Bear River valley. our Brethren brought
[i]n 4 loads of salt from the lake which was obtained with little
[t]rouble As it lay in bars, banks, & beds in the edge of the water &
[h]ad to be shoveld up, washed, dreaned, &c & was then prepared
[f]or use. The Brethren also returned that went to the Utah lake to get
[f]ish they could not get quite to the lake with a waggon without
working the road some, & having no tools returned found A mount
[a]in of granite good for building runing from 7 to 15 miles from camp
The quorum of the Twelve decided in council that the name of
[o]ur city should be TCity of the Salt Lake. Great Bason, North America

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There is a reality in eternal things as much as in the things of time which we daily see with our eyes when a man has a dream or [v]ision of eternal things it is an evidence of its truth as much as [t]hough he saw it with his own eyes in one sens of the word. The Lord has hid from man the things that He knew before He [c]ame in the flesh that he might walk by faith & prove himself [w]hile here. The Lord converses with men on the earth in the [f]orm of a servent & by visions & dreams &c but He never appea[rs to] man in the flesh in the fulness of his glory, for He is as a [c]onsuming fire & a mortal body would perish in an instant
~ Brigham Young

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Aug 14, 1847