13th I called upon President in the morning He came in asked
if it would not be well to put in the stone into the bottom of the
seller & let the men go to & save their grain and for each man
to take what grain will do him for a year. said
that orders had been sent North & south to watch for
the soldery & not let them come in but to destroy them the best
way they could let grain be cashed in the mountains so they
can get at it. President Young said that He thought it would
be best to secure the grain in the mountain it was said that
vannetting had 500 lb of powder coming & that He would go out
with cattle to bring it in or would do as He was told yes say President
Young except a righteous course. President Young said I had
rather have a good powder horn & charger than any flask in
the world He considered it safer. There is a deep feeling pervading
our about the soldiers coming in to destrowy us as a
people. I had an interview with President B. Young &
he gave me some important instructions with regard to
Historical Matters at 5 oclok I called upon Brother and went into his peach orchard & eat a fine
rair ripe peach called Carringtons 1st Early it was a splen-
did Peach, and is well worth cultivating. I was notifyed
to give the 12 Apostles an invitation to meet at the at 6 oclok to make a deposit of the works published by
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints and we met
at the Temple Block at half past 6 ocolk the company present
was the Presidency Brigham Young
& Daniel H Wells of the Twelve Apostles Wilford Woodruff
& The Architect
,
(Mason)
& President Youngs sons
President Young & W Woodruff packed the Books in a
stone box 2 1/2 feet long 20 inches deep 1 foot 7 inches wide
it was filled with our works. At 7 oclok they were packed
in the stone and 15 minutes to 8 oclock the lid was put
on sodared with lead & covared with plaster paris & turned
bottom side up & set in the South East Cornor then
President Brigham Young made the following dedication prayer
O God our Eternal Father we ask thee in the name
of Jesus Christ that thou will ^Bless^ this deposit which we have
made in the foundation of this we dedicate all
these Books, papers, records & history unto thee O Lord our
God And I pray in the name of Jesus Christ Our Father in
Heaven that thou wilt preserve this deposit the paper and ink
that it may indure that no mold ^mildew^ or decay may come upon
it untill It shall come forth for the benefit of the & they people that it may be a benefit unto them
we also pray the[e] our Father in the name of Jesus Christ that
though woulds preserve us from our enemies in this place
that we may have power to finish this temple even to the
top stone will thou curse our enemies & bring Judgment
upon them that they shall not have power to come into these
vallies to disturb us but may we conquer our enemies &
may they be destroyed. We thank the[e] our Father that we
are here in thes vallies of the Mountains we thank the[e]
thou hast blessed the Earth for our sakes that thou hast
caused the desert to Blossom as the rose & caused wheat
corn & vegitation to grow for our Benefit wilt thou
continue thy blessings unto us in these valleyies of the mountain
wilt thou bless the land & the water the vallies Mountains canyons
& streams for the benefit of thy saints but may not the wicked
or ungodly have any power here, But may our Brethren
who go forth to war with our enemies have power to scatter
& destroy them. We pray thee our Father to turn the hearts
of the Lamanites even the sons of Jacob unto us that they may
do thy will & be as a wall of defense around about us. We now
aske the[e] Our Father to except of this deposit & dedication preserve
these records as thou dist the pot of manna Hid up by [Exodus 16:33]
that they may be preserved to come forth in the own due time
of the Lord All these blessings we ask in the name of Jesus Christ
Amen.
[unknown writer] List of Books, Pamphlets & newspapers deposited in the Temple, G. S. L.
City, Augt. 13th 1857 by President Brigham Young, Prophet, Seer & Revelator of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
The Book of Mormon, The Book of Doctrine & Covenants, The , The Times & Seasons 6 Vols, The Vols 1 to 18
complete & of Vol 19 from No 1 to No 19, Nauvoo Neighbor, Vol 1 complete, Vol 2 less Nos 4, 5 & [32] [page torn],
Frontier Guardian, Vols 1 & 2 bound & Vol 3 unbound, The Voice of Warning, Works
&c, bound, The Voice of Truth, Address to the people of , The word of the Lord to
the citizens of , The only way to be saved, A timely Warning to the people of
England, Deseret News: Vols. 1 to 6 & of Vol. 7 Nos 1 to 23, Hymn Book, 11th Edition,
Journal of Discourses Vols 1 & 2, Constitution of the , with Journal of Conventn
[unknown writer] which framed it, Letters, The Pearl of Great Price, the
Prophet, The Voice of Joseph, Testimonies for the Truth, The Government of God,
Patriarchal Order or Plurality of Wives, {The Star of Deseret}, Vol 1, The only way to
be saved, in German, {Restoration of the Ancient Gospel}, Harp of Zion,
The Italian Mission, The Prussian Mission, One Year in , {The Book of Mormon|Das buch
Mormon|German}, {The Book of Mormon}, {The Book of Mormon}, {The Book of Mormon}, {The Book of Mormon} &
{Doctrine and Covenants}, bound together, Route from to , Illustrated, , Vol 1 & of Vol 2 Nos 1 to 15, Key to Theology,
Catechism for Children, Poems by , Vol 1, Zion's Watchman, Vol 1,
The Compendium, The Mormon Vol 1, Vol 2 excepting Nos 1, 2, & 45, Vol 3 Nos 1 to 13,
Tracts by , 1856–7, viz 1, The true faith, 2 True Repentance, 3 Water Baptism
6 Necessity for Miracles, 7 Universal Apostasy & 8 Latter Day Kingdom, Revised Laws
of , Resolutions Acts & Memorials passed at of Utah 1855–6,
Acts & Resolut[io]ns passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah 1856–7,
{Zion's Trumpet}, Vols 1 & 2, Vol 3 & Vol 4, which has {The Pearl of Great Price} bound with it, &
Vols 5 & 6, {Hymns}, Y Casgyl, by , containing Treatises, Songs & letters,
Eurgrawn y sgrythyrol (Christian Casket), {History of the Latter-Day Saints},
{Prophet of the Jubilee or Star of the Saints} 1847, {The Star of Scandinavia}, Vols 3 & 4,
Portraits of 1st Presidency & Twelve Apostles, The Wasp, Vol 1. 1842–3, Deseret
coin, viz. a $20, $10, $5 & a $2 50/100 Gold Pieces of the 1st coin made in the Valley.
