Day in the Life

Jan 1, 1859

Journal Entry

January 01, 1859 ~ Saturday

This is a vary plesant New Years morning. One year
ago this morning I reflected in my own mind upon the
scenes which lay before us as a people and asked the Question
whare another new Year would find me and My Brethren for
we were threatened with war and extermination by the General
Government and an armey of several thousand men lay upon our
borders ready at the opening of spring to try to begin to put their
threats into Execution but the Lord has warded off the blow & we
still occupy our houses, gardens, orchards, fields, cityies & Tabernacle
and this is the Lords doing, & it is marvelous in our Eyes, and
we now have the army in our midst under the form of peace
we have the United States courts in our midst who are striving
to stir up strife in the midst of this people May the Lord protect
his saints through 1859 and in all time to come from the
evil design of our Enemies And may he so lead the President
& Congress of the United States that they shall not be able to
accomplish any evil design against the Church, Kingdom
& Zion of our God which dwells in these vallies of the mountains
but may the Lord so guide & controll the helm of state
so as to give us a state Government or esstablish the Kingdom
of God on the Earth May he inspire the heart of his servant
Brigham continually with power, light, & truth so that He may
continue to lead the Church & kingdom of God in peace &
safety as he has done heretofore untill the saints of the Most High
shall possess the kingdom in power & Glory and be prepared
for the comeing of the Son of Man

I spent a part of the day in the office & the evening at home
Several of the Brethren called in & spent the evening with me
Lorenzo Snow, S. M. Blair Joseph Horn & H. W. Church & their
Families were present Also A. O. Smoot & Family.

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3438 mentions
Apostle, Family
Church, Haden Wells
29 Aug 1817 - 27 Sep 1875
8 mentions
69 mentions
Historical Figure
Horne, Joseph
17 Jan 1812 - 27 Apr 1897
49 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
698 mentions
Apostle, Family
Blair, Seth Millington
13 Mar 1819 - 17 Mar 1875
70 mentions

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January 1, 1859 ~ Saturday This is a vary plesant New Years morning. One year ago this morning I reflected in my own mind upon the scenes which lay before us as a people and asked the Question whare another new Year would find me and my Brethren for we were threatened with war and extermination by the General Government and an armey of several thousand men lay upon our borders ready at the opening of spring to try to begin to put their threats into Execution but the Lord has warded off the blow & we still occupy our houses, gardens, orchards, fields, cities & Tabernacle and this is the Lords doing, & it is marvelous in our Eyes. and we now have the army in our midst under the form of peace we have the United states courts in our midst who are striving to stir up strife in the midst of this people May the Lord protect his saints through 1859 and in all time to come from the evil design of our Enemies And may he so lead the President & Congress of the United States that they shall not be able to accomplish any evil design against the Church, Kingdom & Zion of our God which dwells in these vallies of the mountains but may the Lord so guide & controll the helm of state so as to give us a state Government or esstablish the Kingdom of God on the Earth May he inspire the heart of his servant Brigham continually with power, light, & truth so that He may continue to lead the Church & kingdom of God in peace & safety as he has done heretofore untill the saints of the Most High shall possess the kingdom in power & Glory and be prepared for the comeing of the Son of Man
~ Wilford Woodruff

Events

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December 1858
Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Jan 1, 1859