Day in the Life

Aug 24, 1879

Journal Entry

August 24, 1879 ~ Sunday

24 Sunday we drove through Cuvaro a large Mexican
Keys crossed Town but half of it was in ruins. We then drove to the
A crown Settlement of the Logoonie Indians and spent the night
They called us in and set before us cake and water, we eat &
drank with them. We called upon the Govornor of the Place
We found them a clean intelligent people some of the women
vary handsome quite a company collected to gether to see us
we had an interesting talk with the Govornor Joss Caraido
and the Spiritual Advisor Lorenzo Coreo The name of the
Village is Masita Negra. We found the People vary intelligent
all wanted a meeting. The Govornor called the People together
Men, women, & children. This gathering was in a Catholic
Chapel and they filled the room we commenced Meeting By
Singing and Prayer and Br Tenney talked to them in Spanish
30 Minuts and the spirit of the Lord was with the People
And when we dismissed an Indian arose in the congre-
gation and said why do you let this meeting stop in this
way why cannot this good talk continue this is the
first time in our lives that we have seen any man who
could teach us the gospel of Christ and give us a history of
our forefathers and show us their Record. We want you to
continue to talk to us we want you to talk all night
Br Tenney said we thought your wives & children would
get weary. He said if our women & children are weary
let them go home we want to hear more. This speech brought
me to my feet and they all sat Down the spirit of God
rested upon me and I taught them in great Plainnes the

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Tenney, Ammon Meshach
16 Nov 1844 - 28 Oct 1925
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the spirit of the Lord was with the People And when we dismissed an Indian arose in the congre- gation and said why do you let this meeting stop in this way why cannot this good talk continue this is the first time in our lives that we have seen any man who could teach us the gospel of Christ and give us a history of our forefathers and show us their Record. We want you to continue to talk to us we want you to talk all night Br Tenney said we thought your wives & children would get weary. He said if our women & children are weary let them go home we want to hear more. This speech brought me to my feet and they all sat Down the spirit of God rested upon me and I taught them in great Plainnes the
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us cake & water & we eat & drank with them we called upon the Govorner of the place we found them a clean intelligent people the women vary handsome quite a company gathered together to see us. We had an interesting talk with the Govorners Joss Caraido, And the spiritual Advisor Lorenzo Coreo. The Name of the village is Mesita Negra, 45 ^43^ Mile We found the people vary intelligent all wanted a Meeting. The Govorner called the people in Men women & children. We opened by singing & prayer and Brother Tenney talked to them in spanish for 30 Minuts and the spirit of the Lord was with the people and when we dismissed an Indian arose and said why must this Meeting stop in this way why cannot this good talk be continued if the women are weary let them go home I want to learn More all then set down I felt the spirit of God upon me I talked to them planly and taught them principles of the kindgom
Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
for I found them capable of recd it all seemed Deeply interested I felt that we could soon Begin to Baptize them

Aug 24, 1879