a walk to see G. A. Smith saw Mill which was up so He could
saw. He informed us they Had an abundance of coal, [magnacted]
Iron, Allum, salt, timber &c nearby we found the Brethren
Had done much since their arival they have about 100 men
Have been there 3 months. Have enclosed A fort containing 19 Acres
& 96 rods of ground And Have ploughed & sewed about
1000 Acres of wheat have fenced about 6000 Acres of land
Have built one saw mill And got A cooncel House up the 1^st
story. This is an important point And probably will be
next to the great salt Lake in importance As they have found
An abundance of coal & Iron

May 11, 1851 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday it was A stormy day Br G. A. Smith Addressed
the Meeting A short time And the people was dismissed

May 12, 1851 ~ Monday

12^th A company started out this morning to examine the coal & Iron
the President & council remained in fort to Hold a cooncil &
do such business as was Necessary. A meeting was called at
4 oclock to ascertain the minds of the Brethren it was found
about 30 wished to go home 15 to get their families & the other
15 to remain at the great salt Lake each one made there excuse
President Young then Addressed them & said he would express
his feelings upon the subject to those who wished to go home
If you were now on a mission to France England or any other
part of the Earth preaching the gospel you would not sit down
& council together about going to get your families or go
home untill your mission was ended. this is of quite as
much importance as preaching the gospel for the time has now
come when it is required of us to make the wilderness blos-
som as the rose. [Isaiah 35:1] Our mission now is build up stakes of Zion
& fill these mountains with cities & when your mission
is ended you are at Liberty to go & be free & ownly do right.
When I go on A mission I leave my affairs in the Hands of
God. If my House fields, flocks, wife or children die in my
absence I say Amen to it. If they live & prosper I feel to
say Amen to it & thank the Lord. He wished the Brethren
to finish the fort & secure their grain &c wished the land to
be surveyed so that the Brethren who laid the foundation
could have their choice of farms. He councelled the Brethren
to buy up the Lamanite children as fast as they could &
educate them & teach them the gospel so that not many
generations they would be a white & delightsom people
for the Lord could not have Devised A Better plan than
to have put us whare we are in order to accomplish this
thing

May 13, 1851 ~ Tuesday

13 The Saints Assembled this morning & was Addressed By
E. T. Benson in the morning who spoke lengthy in the Afternoon
the meeting was Addressed By John Young J M Grant &
W Woodruff who expressed their feelings upon various subj-
ects B Young followed And Advised to have the logs so close
that Arrows could not be shot into the fort. He would prefer to
have many Address the saints so as to get Ideas from many than
to have one occupy all the time. He wished the Boundaries of the
citieys to be Altered on the charter As their was A mistake in Also the
name was to Be altered from Cedar City to the Indian Name PAROWAN

a walk to see G. A. Smith saw mill which was up so he could saw. He informed us they had an abundance of coal, magnacted Iron, Allum salt timber &c nearby we found the Brethren had done much since their arival they have about 100 men have been there 3 months. Have enclosed a fort containing 19 acre & 96 rods of ground and have ploughed & sewed about 1000 acres of wheat have fenced about 6000 acres of land Have built one saw mill and got a Cooncel House up the 1st story. This is an important point and probably will be next to the great salt Lake in importance as they have found an abundance of coal & Iron

May 11, 1851 ~ Sunday

11th Sunday It was a stormy day Br G. A Smith addressed the meeting a short time and the people was dismissed

May 12, 1851 ~ Monday

12th A company started out this morning to examine the coal & Iron the President & council remained in fort to hold a cooncil & do such business as was necessary. A meeting was called at 4 oclock to ascertain the minds of the Brethren it was found about 30 wished to go home 15 to get their families & the other 15 to remain at the great salt Lake each one made there excuse President Young then addressed them & said he would express his feelings upon the subject to those who wished to go home If you were now on a mission to France England or any other part of the Earth preaching the gospel you would not sit down & council together about going to get your families or go home untill your mission was ended. this is of quite as much importance as preaching the gospel for the time has now come when it is required of us to make the wilderness blossom as the rose. Our mission now is build up stakes of Zion & fill these mountains with cities & when your mission is ended you are at Liberty to go & be free & ownly do right. When I go on a mission I leave my affairs in the hands of God. If my house fields, flocks, wife or children die in my absence I say Amen to it. If they live & prosper I feel to say Amen to it & thank the Lord. He wished the Brethren to finish the fort & secure their grain &c wished the land to be surveyed so that the Brethren who laid the foundation could have their choice of farms. He councelled the Brethren to buy up the Lamanite children as fast as they could & educate them & teach them the gospel so that not many generations they would be a white & delightsom people for the Lord could not have devised a better plan than to have put us whare we are in order to accomplish this thing

May 13, 1851 ~ Tuesday

13 The Saints assembled this morning & was addressed by E. T. Benson in the morning who spoke lengthy in the afternoon the meeting was addressed By John Young J M Grant & W Woodruff who expressed their feelings upon various subjects B Young followed and advised to have the logs so close that arrows could not be shot into the fort. He would prefer to have many address the saints so as to get Ideas from many than to have one occupy all the time. He wished the boundaries of the cities to be altered on the charter as their was a mistake in also the name was to be altered from Cedar City to the Indian Name PAROWAN