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May 24, 1851

Journal Entry

May 24, 1851 ~ Saturday

24th We drove into the salt Lake valley. I left Brothers Smoot &
Stewart quite sick they were glad to get Home I took tea with
Br & Sister Smoot. I then called at Thomas Kingtons left a
letter went on with the company to the city. An escort of
100 Horsemen came out to meet us we went into the city
amid the roar of canon I went Home to my family & found
them all well and we found on our return the Lord Had
given our crops A plenty of rain it had rained 12 days in
succession And the people were Blessed. Little Salt Lake
is 250 miles from Great Salt Lake so the whole distance
of our travel to & from was 500 miles

An Eastern Mail Arived an hour Before we did & Brought many papers
A folded letter/box 25And Letters I received 2 letters from I F Carter & one from Foster
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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
1 mention
Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
409 mentions
Family
95 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Kington, Thomas
18 May 1794 - 1 Jul 1874
182 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren

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I went home to my family & found them all well and we found on our return the Lord had given our crops a plenty of rain it had rained 12 days in succession and the people were blessed.
~ Wilford Woodruff
"If a man does right he shall have the spirit of God to enlighten his mind in all things yet all men will be tryed, buffeted, & tempted more or less in this probation & he that governs himself is wise.
~ Brigham Young

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On the we arrived at Great Salt Lake City. One hundred horsemen came out to meet us and we entered the city with the roar of cannon saluting our return Our journey had been 500 miles. Next day was Sunday. The people assembled in the Bowery and filled the place and President Young addressed the assembly relating our journey over the mountains The following was delivered on the next Sunday Synopsis of A Discourse by President You Young

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May 24, 1851