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Day in the Life

Dec 31, 1860

Journal Entry

December 31, 1860 ~ Monday

31st I spent the day in the office Journalizing A cold Hoary Frost


This is the last day of 1860 which Ends this important & momentious
year, which has been looked forward to by thousands for many years
as a period which would date the commencement of great & mighty
changes in the Earth, changes which would greatly Effect the interest
& welfare of all Nations under Heaven. Now what are the facts in the
case as far as they have come to the knowledge of the Historiamn. T[h]ay are
these. The whole European world have appeared inspired to spend
millions & labor with all their might to build Navies & Equipt armies
& prepare For a mighty struggle & deadly conflict with Each others
All Italy has risen up in the magesty of her streng[th]s under her great
leader Garabaldi and flung off ^the^ galling Napolitan yoke and formed
an Elective Monarchy Receiving Victor Emanuel as their king
England & France has made both war & peace with the Chineese
Empire while they have both been preparing there armies & Navies for
a Bloody struggle at home. But the United States of America
is the spot whare 1860 markes the commencement of a new Erea in
the History of that Government & people, it is [in] the midst of this Government
whare the God of Heaven has set up his kingdom in the Latter Days
He sent An angel to this people thirty years ago raised up a prophet
called & ordained him to preach the gospel of Christ & Esstablish his
Church & kingdom in the midst of the people. Joseph the prophet of God
was Faithful to his calling, esstablished the Church of Christ, was filled
with revelation & prophesy declaired the word of God unto the people
told them what would come to pass in there midst the wars and
Judgments of God that awaited them because of there wickedness
and as Jesus told the Jews the Fate & calamities that awaited the
Jewish Nation so Joseph Smith the Prophet of God told the people of
the United States Government what awaited them & there final
Destiny as a Nation because of there wickedness & abominations & because
they would shed the Blood of Prophets & Saints. He said in 1832, 28 years
ago that South Carolinia would rise up in rebelion and that war
would commence at that place & that the Southern States would arise
up in rebelion against the Northern States & the Northern States against
the Southern States & that war would be poured out upon all
Nations which would End in the death & miser of many of many
souls & because of these things or as the prophet has said the people of the

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23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
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He was Followed by President Brigham Young who said I think upon the fulfillment of thes prophesies as much as Elder Taylor, but my Great concern is about the preperation of this people for those things which await them are this people prepared to dwell in Zion and the New Jerrusalem while they mingle with thieves, Blasphemers, drunkards, liars, & whoremungars, those who profess to be latter day saints are guilty of these things, and I have had hard work to hold myself From going through the Land & clenseding it from such characters I wish the drunkards were dead & buried they seek to dray [drag] away our children & destroy them, he said the young men said they would do as I told toldhem I will now tell you all to Quit drinking whiskey & strong drink & your lying, stwareing, & stealing & many other things He spoke of the army that had come here for our destruction they were in a trap so that we could handle them but many of the mormons had followed them around & licked the dust of their feet as it were and worshiped them &while if they had taken my council I would have made them Eat Mules legs and skin a gallee ie milk porage without any milk. they should have paid well for what they had & I would have had there Money & used it for gathering the poor saints & many things he spoke of he said the president of the United States James Buchanan was one of the greatest Liyers there was upon Earth He knew he lyed when he said that when he went into power the Mormons were in open rebelion against the U.S He said the Government was the most corrupt & rotten of any Government in the world & they were ready to be destroyed
~ Brigham Young
Joseph Smith the Prophet of God told the people of the United States Government what awaited them & there final Destiny as a Nation because of there wickedness & abominations & because they would shed the Blood of Prophets & Saints. He said in 1832 x 28 years ago thatSouth Carolinia would rise up in rebelion, and that war would commence at that place & that the Southern States would arise up in rebelion against the Northern States & the Northern States against the Southern States & that war would be poured out upon all Nations which would End in the death & miser of many of many souls & because of these things
~ Wilford Woodruff

Events

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Dec 1860 - Jan 1861
Seven Southern states secede from Union. (Confederacy includes 15 states and territories by 1862.)

Dec 31, 1860