Wilford poisoned while skinning livestock; life saved through priesthood blessings.
24th
I spent the day in the office. Brother Bullock showed
the papers he had collected & Journals in the secretary since
he had been a clerk to the Church which was a great amount
I have many reflections concerning President Young we find
a great Difficulty in writing the History of Joseph esspecially
During the last few days of his life as no one kept a Journal
of the same except Dr Richards wrote some but Died before
the History was written out I have a great Desire to have
President Youngs Daily History written so that all things may
be plain to the future Historian
we have vary hot dry weather the Church or inhabitants of
this city have laboured hard for 13 weeks to bring the water
of this the big cotton wood to this city. President Young
has spent much of his time during the last 3 weeks on the canal
President Young said to me that G. A. Smith said
in speaking of the Church History, in future that it would
be the History of the Church & not of a man. I said vary well we
could not write the History of the Church without writing the
History of the prophet & President of the Church. President
Young conversed freely upon the subject. I inquired of the clerks
of the presidents office what they had written concerning him
daily they read some to me I do not think it is sufficently
full. J. M. Grant went to Ogden
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