Day in the Life

May 21, 1855

Journal Entry

May 21, 1855 ~ Monday

21st Morningnday 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 & Wm C.
Mitchel
to their mishion to the Loss Vegus. distance of the day 19 m[iles]

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 & 1020 schollars. Their big field contains 1120 acres
enclosed with a good fence John C. L. Smith President
Tarlton Lewis Bishop

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Hardy, Augustus Poore
2 Mar 1831 - 23 Dec 1912
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hall, Charles
5 Feb 1823 - 16 Jul 1904
Smith, Elias, b. 1804
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
Woodruff, Moroni Bosnell
abt. 1843-aft. 1861
31 mentions
Family, Native American
Meeks, Priddy
29 Aug 1795 - 7 Oct 1886
Allen, Rufus Chester
22 Oct 1827 - 7 Dec 1915
Atwood, Samuel F.
27 Feb 1825 - 1 May 1906
West, Samuel Walker
30 Mar 1804 - 22 Feb 1873
58 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Lewis, Tarlton
18 May 1805 - 22 Nov 1890
Brown, Thomas Dunlop
16 Dec 1807 - 20 Mar 1874
Mitchell, William Cook
13 Apr 1835 - 22 May 1911

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May 21, 1855