Day in the Life

Jun 23, 1861

Journal Entry

June 23, 1861 ~ Sunday

23. Sunday Meeting commenced at 9 oclok we had the poney Express
read this morning, not much of consequence.

Sunday Meeting opened by Prayer by James Cummings. President
Young themn called upon J. D. Ross who addressed the Saints followed
By James Ferguson whose hands & armes shook like like a man
with the num palsey He spoke vary well He was followed by G. A.
Smith, H. C. Kimball & President Young, who spoke vary plain upon
the subject of Betraying our Brethren as some had done these He said they
should be cut off from the Church, & not be permitted to again return
untill they had repented in dust & ashes & then dont give them the
priesthood again but let them set back & not take the place of good
men. In the Afternoon we partook of the Sacrament President
Kimball spoke to the people followed by President Young when
He finished speaking a list of Names was read who had signed
a docum[en]t Betraying the brethren & they were all cut off some 16
in number. We here found Brother Thomas B. Marsh quite crazy
He had [been] confined by being chained up He was now better att[end]ed
Meeting He kept his tongue runing like a sFlutter wheel when He
had a chance & the spittle drulling down out of his mouth, this
shows a sample of Apostacy & the Effects of Betraying his
Brethren. The following are the names of the different Devils
which He says are tormenting him he gave the Names as follows

Marrianeuba Anonondo Oie
Harrewansdo Dononvah
Toddewendah Tonanando
Gandesande Annonvah
Sotecalandaco Pluto

when Oie got into him He
would Jerk him around the House
in a dredful manner so that
it almost killed him we
stoped at his house a short time
At the close of the meeting we road to American Fork & preached
in the New Meeting House Presidents Young & Kimball preached foll[ow]ed
by J. V. Long I spent the night with G A Smith at Brother Bourne 18 m[iles]

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
29 mentions
Ferguson, James
23 Feb 1828 - 30 Aug 1863
71 mentions
61 mentions
Bourne, John
1821-1865
4 mentions
67 mentions
102 mentions
Apostle

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American Fork, Utah County, Utah Territory

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Jun 23, 1861