Dec 1^st President J. M. Grant is vary low this morning I met with S. M. Blair
& John Brown at the office & made some arangements about bringing up
a Bill to esstablish a cotton farm on the Rio Virgin. I called upon
President Young at his office He had been down to lay hands upon
president J. M. Grant who lay vary low his lungs appeared to fill &
no power to raise any thing from his Lungs it appeared as though he
could not live but a short time unless there was a change soon for
the better. He said he felt as though He wanted an apple some
grapes or wine or sumthing upon his subject stomach President
young sent him down some & they rosted an apple & he eat it about
12 oclok & seemed to relish it well. He also drank some butter milk
which he relished well. but it seemed to be sumthing like a death Apetite
The missionaries met at the Historians office soon President Young
came in & opened the meeting with prayer. F. D. Richards made a
short report or address & was followed by W. Woodruff who
expresedsed his feelings in great plainness concerning this people taking of[f]
from the president a part of the burthen which is resting upon him
for he was wearing out. Then all the Missionaries who was sent to the
different wards were called upon to report & all made their report
& spoke incourageingly of the refermation the meeting held till 10 oclok
F. D. Richards & myself started down to see how President Grant was

President
Jedediah Morgan Grant
Died Dec 1^st 1856: 20 minuts past 10 oclok PM
Aged 40 years 9 months & 7 days

I met Dr S. L. Sprague who informed
me that He was dead had
Just breathed his last we
immediately went into the
House & found his wives &
children weeping bitterly
J. C. Little L. W. Hardy D. H. Wells George Davisson Grant & Dotctors
S L Sprague Israel Ivins & Dunyon was standing aroung his body
as I gazed upon his claye Tabernacle without his spirit I felt to
expclainm A mighty man in Zion is laid low A valiant man in Israel
has fallen. I felt that a great champeon in the kingdom of God was taken

from us we felt his loss deeply for two months it seems as though he had been
hurried to close up his work He has been preaching for several months calling
upon the people to repent his voice has been like the Trump of the Angel of
God & he has laboured night & day untill He was laid prostrate with sickness
He has shot the arrows of the Almighty with great power among the people.
He called at the Historians office on the 19^th Nov the last time He was out. He
was then sick. He was confined to his house 10 days before he died. He had
a great vision while He was sick which he told to the brethren he preached
nearly all the time that He was sick & he related all that he sayw in the spirit
world

Soon after I entered his house his wife Rosetta was seized with
great trembling & nervous excitement & it seemed as though her frame would shake
to peices we lade hands upon her & rebuked the Devil which seemed to sieze her
tabernacle & she became more calm.

I assisted Dr Dunyon in
laying out the body of Brother Grant I spent the night with him