Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 07, 1857 ~ Tuesday
7th I spent the day on my farm my 20 acres of Land 12 Acres
of wheat 1 Acre of oats, 1 1/2 of Potatoes 5 1/2 acres of corn all looks
like a miracle my wheat is as high as my head my oats up to
my chin, my corn up to my arms ground mellons & formerly filled with
weeds this year scearsly none at all & we have never had so large
crops throug this Territory as this season & this has been promised
us through our presidency & we have been told to lay up wheat & all
the grain we can against the day of Famine.
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Saints receive news that 2,500 United States Army troops are coming to Utah.
Wilford sealed to plural wife Sarah Delight Stocking ("Delight") by Brigham Young.
Attack on wagon train of emigrants and massacre at Mountain Meadows.