Day in the Life

Apr 6, 1858

Journal Entry

April 06, 1858 ~ Tuesday

6th The Legion was called out and
the General Conference commenced at 10 oclok in the Tabernacle
the Legion met in the Tabernacle with the congregation & was
addressed by President Young the conference closed at night
to give the people the privilege to continue their labours in mov-
ing to the south the "north is giving up and the south keeping
not back" we are all vacating our towns and cities and
going into the southern settlements we shall evacuate the
city of the Great Salt Lake if needs be into the hands of
our enemies or burn our habitations and lay waste evry
thing we possess inasmuch as our enemies are coming upon
us and determined to destroy them us because we are deter-
mined to worship God and accknowledge his hand in all
things the rodses are lined with men, women and Children,
teams and waggons all moving south

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family

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we are all vacating our towns and cities and going into the southern settlements we shall evacuate the city of the Great Salt Lake if needs be into the hands of our enemies or burn our habitations and lay waste evry thing we possess inasmuch as our enemies are coming upon us and determined to destroy them us because we are deter- mined to worship God and acknowledge his hand in all things the rodes are lined with men, women and children, teams and waggons all moving south
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Apr 6, 1858