Day in the Life

Aug 23, 1857

Journal Entry

August 23, 1857 ~ Sunday

23rd Sunday I spent the day at the Tabernacle Brother Walker spoke
in the morning told of his 5 years mission to South Africa
his return to America He was appointed to assist off the Hand Cart
Emigration He took charge of their baggage could not get but
wintered at Floranc started the train this spring, was on the
way would be here in a few weeks He was followed by Br
Rogers who had been on a mission to the sandwich Ishands He
said but few words was followed By President Heber C
Kimball who was filled with the power of God spok quite
lengthy told the people to obey council & do right, go & glean all
the wheeat in the fields & save it their was 1000 bushels in this
county that could be gleaned, if the people will do as they are
told they shall never be driven from these vallies an Enemy
shall not come in these vallies for we will not let them
if we have to take to our tents at all we will not pitch them
again as a resting place untill we Pitch them in Jackson County
He said that President Young said when He first came in in a
speech that we should lay up grain for a 7 yea[r]s famine & we
should let the land rest on the 7th year Brother Woodruff
herd it. (Brother Woodruff said it was written) Now the U S
are trying to force a govornor upon us we will not receive
him the Lord has said our govornor shall procede out of the midst
of us this is in the Bible Brother Woodruff turn to it. (Brother
Woodruff opened the Bible promiscously & opened diretly to the
passage in the 30 chapter of Jeremiah 21st vers,) & read it
to the congregation mMany remarks were made by the speaker all
of which are reported. In the After noon John Taylor spoke
lengthy had much of the spirit of the Lord & the people were
Edifyed He was followed By President Daniel H Wells who
also spoke in the spirit & Power of God concerning Zion
the armies of Israel, & the armies of the wicked He was
ready to fight & defend Zion, all was reported


We went to the prayer circle President Young was sick but
he was in the circle said he could not feel that the Enemy
would come this season

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
799 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
8 mentions

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Aug 23, 1857