13th Sunday I arose in the morning saddled my horse rode
into my field 4 miles & back I then went to the House of
Sister & upon her with Brother as she
was sick we then went to Meeting in the &
Preached a splendid discourse upon the first
Principles of the gospel. He was followed by President
who said that he had had the persecu-
tions of the before him all the morning that He
was righteously angry He was so angry he could
not preach. But He did preach in the power of God
& told the people his Feelings. Capt set by
& when President Young spoke of the wickedness & cor-
ruption of the government it made him feel at
the close of the meeting we met with the missionaries
who were appointed to lecture upon the subject of Home
Manufacturing we then went into council with the
to select a company of missionaries to go
& make a settlement on 63 volunteered
& 42 of them were chosen at the close of this council I
went direct to the Meeting at the Tabernacle
spoke first He had Just returned from when
he went on his mission the Twelve Blessed him I was
mouth He said evry word which I proclaimed upon his
head was fulfilled to the vary letter. He was followed by
who spoke of his southern tour, &c He
was followed by President Young who gave
considerable Hell fire for their wickedness. At the
close of the meeting I met with the Missionaries again
President Young made a few remarks to them upon their
organization. we then went into our Prayer Circle & Presi-
dent Young feasted the Breathrens upon Peaches & grapes
as we had so many meetings we had had no time for Eating
through the day at the close of the prayer Capt Van Vleit
met us at the close of the Stairs & said he had an express
from the states & wished to meet with Gov Young
I then went to the & prepaired
[FIGURE] 3 letters to to & I then went to Capt & met
with Capt Van Vleit a short time after President
Brigham Young
& a number of others. Capt Van Vleit
was preparing to leave at 3 oclok in the morning President
Young was now to have his last interview with him
& he wished to talk to him in a plain manner He said
