Wilford's stepmother Azubah Hart dies in Burlington, Vermont.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 10, 1851 ~ Saturday
10th We had another snow storm this morning the snow
fell 8 inches in the valley whare we were which was A great
Blessing to the people as it watered thereir wheat theire had
not Been such a snow in the valley during the winter
we took Breakfast got up our teams & started for Cedar
City we were met By G. A. Smith & A Horse company
who came out to escort us in when we arived we were
saluted by the fireing of cannon & the flag of the stars & stripes.
we took up our abode among the Brethren in the fort Brother
Benson & myself stoped with Bishop Robinson. We took a
a walk to see G. A. Smith saw Mill which was up so He could
saw. He informed us they Had an abundance of coal, [magnacted]
Iron, Allum, salt, timber &c nearby we found the Brethren
Had done much since their arival they have about 100 men
Have been there 3 months. Have enclosed A fort containing 19 Acres
& 96 rods of ground And Have ploughed & sewed about
1000 Acres of wheat have fenced about 6000 Acres of land
Have built one saw mill And got A cooncel House up the 1st
story. This is an important point And probably will be
next to the great salt Lake in importance As they have found
An abundance of coal & Iron
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Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
379 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
5 mentions
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A meeting was called at 4 oclock to ascertain the minds of the Brethren it was found about 30 wished to go home 15 to get their families & the other 15 to remain at the great salt Lake each one made there excuse President Young then addressed them & said he would express his feelings upon the subject to those who wished to go home If you were now on a mission to France England or any other part of the Earth preaching the gospel you would not sit down & council together about going to get your families or go home untill your mission was ended. this is of quite as much importance as preaching the gospel for the time has now come when it is required of us to make the wilderness blos- som as the rose. Our mission now is build up stakes of Zion & fill these mountains with cities & when your mission is ended you are at Liberty to go & be free & ownly do right. When I go on a mission I leave my affairs in the hands of God.
~ Brigham Young
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