Day in the Life

May 10, 1859

Journal Entry

May 10, 1859 ~ Tuesday

10th We had a frost this morning it is pleasant but
cool for the time of the year G. A. Smith left with E. T. B
on Thursday last & has not returned yet

On Sunday night while in council May 8th C. C. Rich
introduced to the Quorum of the Twelve Miner Prisbrey
He had married Joice Danse of sanbernadeno & took her to

Cedar City there she wanted a Bill but did not get it he then took
her to Bever she Applyed to Daniel M Thomas Judge of the county
court of Bever County He gave her a Bill she then brought him
up before the Teachers and accused him of Getting drunk &
other things which she could not prove & which he says
was not a word of truth in yet there seemed to be a little
prejudice against [him] so much so that they voted to take away
his licence or rather his Priesthood. He told his story to the
Twelve and showed his Recommend as being in good standing
from Bishop Philo P. Farnesworth C. C. Rich bore Testimony
to the good conduct of Brother Prisbrey O Hyde said He knew
about those Austrailia women who had been in tow by Brother
Farnham & if Brother Prisbrey had not broaken any lay [law] he did
not want him to loose his Priesthood through the Influence
of that woman He called a vote and all the Quorum present
voted that He be ordained to the office of an Elder which was
done under the Hands of O. Pratt C C Rich & F. D. Richards
C C Rich being mouth & a Licence given him signed by O Hyde
on the 8th day of May 1859

I spent the day in the office I called upon President Young
He invited me to walk with him in his Garden. I went
with him A Carrington & B. H. Young we went all through
his Garden o& orchard it was a splended sight Peach & Appletrees
all in Bloom his large grape vineyard is puting forth its young
& tender vines. He requested me to save him some of my cataba
grape & in return would give me a Black walnut tree that would
bear I would have to dig around it in the winter & let it freeze
& it would not injure it to take it up I spent the evening at
S. M. Blairs

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
232 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham Heber
19 Jun 1845 - 3 Jun 1928
6 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3450 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
352 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
379 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
2 mentions
5 mentions
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
694 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1084 mentions
Apostle
13 mentions
Blair, Seth Millington
13 Mar 1819 - 17 Mar 1875
70 mentions

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I preached in the afternoon & bore testimony to the discourse in the fore- noon & the fullness of the gospel & that Joseph & Brigham and others were true Prophets of God & that all the world who were fighting against the L D. Saints & their prophets were fighting against God and his kingdom & the Judgments of God awaited them and they had not the power to destroy the Kingdom of God for he had planted the kingdom on the Earth & he would maintain it if the wicked had power to kill the prophets they had not power to stop the work of God
~ Wilford Woodruff

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May 10, 1859