~ Monday
[page torn] [1]0 I spent the day at home
~ Tuesday
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During the day we were visited by three messengers direct
[FIGURE] from the city of the great salt lake they were from the
mormon Battallion had spent two months in the valley
Brought A large package of letter from the valley they left the last
of Jan. the most of the winter was in November & December the winter
broke the middle of Jan grass was 4 inch high Horses mules & sheep
were fat And cattle had done well the Saints had put in 1500
acres of wheat & calculate to double the amount they have found
the best of lime & clay for evry kind of ware every thing seemed
prosperous there had been 10 deaths in all in the camp And many
births Father Woodruff had been quite sick but had got well again
I spent the evening with Br Richards reading letters
~ Wednesday
12th I spent the day at home writing Another drove of Pawnees
came into our town to be fed
~ Thursday
13th
G. A. Smith called upon me I spent A part of the day
with him at the office during the evening President Young
and Laday, G. A. Smith & John Benbow called to pay me a visit
After spending two or three hours together vary plesantly Mrs Wood-
ruff requested A Blessing At the hand of President Young so He with
G. A. Smith And myself laid hands upon her head & pronounced a
Blessing upon her the following is A part of the Blessing pronounced
upon her head By President Brigham Young.
Sister Phebe I lay my hands upon thy head to Bless thee in the name
of the Lord As thou art going forth with thy Husband into the vineyard
the Blessing of the Lord will go with thee Thou shalt have power to&
wisdom to teach the truth to thy friends and thy sect thou shalt
not be at a loss for Ideas & words in thy teaching thou shalt do a
great work in connexion with thy Husband. Thou shalt save ^all^ thy
children to return to the Church with thy husband who shall be prospered
in his mission. Thou shalt have power over all thy enemies & overcome all
thy Besetments. Thou shalt be looked up to as A mother in Israel for
council and for Instruction
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We also Blessed Sister Edwards & Brother Benbow G. A. S was mou-
th in Blessing Br Benbow
~ Friday
14th I met in council with the Presidency & Twelve, Hiram [illegible]
licens was taken from him for transgression
~ Saturday
15 [FIGURES] I rode over the river went to the Log tabernacle
with G A Smith on our way there we learned
that there was much excitement at the Point, the inhabitants
had laid off Council Point into a town or town lots one line fence
run through John Geens house And the people pulled down his fence
to move it He went to& put it up & took his rifle & swore He would
Kill the first man that crossed the line of his fence or offered to
touch it while the company stood looking at him Brother
[blank] Condit A shoemaker came out of his shop & walked up to
see what was going on & in doing so walked over the line &
~ Monday
10 I spent the day at home
~ Tuesday
11th [FIGURE] During the day we were visited by three messengers direct [FIGURE] from the City of the great salt lake they were from the mormon Battallion had spent two months in the valley Brought a large package of letter from the valley they left the last of Jan. the most of the winter was in November & December the winter broke the middle of Jan grass was 4 inch high horses mules & sheep were fat and cattle had done well the Saints had put in 1500 acres of wheat & calculate to double the amount they have found the best of lime & clay for evry kind of ware every thing seemed prosperous there had been 10 deaths in all in the camp and many births Father Woodruff had been quite sick but had got well again I spent the evening with Br Richards reading letters
~ Wednesday
12th I spent the day at home writing Another drove of Pawnees came into our town to be fed
~ Thursday
13th [FIGURE] G. A. Smith called upon me I spent a part of the day with him at the office during the evening President Young and Laday, G. A. Smith & John Benbow called to pay me a visit After spending two or three hours together vary plesantly Mrs Woodruff requested a blessing at the hand of President Young so he with G. A. Smith and myself laid hands upon her head & pronounced a blessing upon her the following is a part of the blessing pronounced upon her head By President Brigham Young.
Sister Phebe I lay my hands upon thy head to bless thee in the name of the Lord. As thou art going forth with thy Husband into the vineyard the blessing of the Lord will go with thee Thou shalt have power& wisdom to teach the truth to thy friends and thy sect thou shalt not be at a loss for Ideas & words in thy teaching thou shalt do a great work in connexion with thy Husband. Thou shalt save all thy children to return to the church with thy husband who shall be prospered in his mission. Thou shalt have power over all thy enemies & overcome all thy besetments. Thou shalt be looked up to as a mother in Israel for council and for Instruction
We also blessed Sister Edwards & Brother Benbow G. A. S was mouth in blessing Br Benbow
~ Friday
14th I met in council with the Presidency & Twelve, Hiram Bl◊◊l◊o◊rn licens was taken from him for transgression
~ Saturday
15 FIGURES I rode over the river went to the Log tabernacle with G A Smith on our way there we learned that there was much excitement at the Point, the inhabitants had laid off Council Point into a town or town lots one line fence run through John Geens house and the people pulled down his fence to move it He went& put it up & took his rifle & swore he would Kill the first man that crossed the line of his fence or offered to touch it while the company stood looking at him Brother [blank] Condit a shoemaker came out of his shop & walked up to see what was going on & in doing so walked over the line &
