5th Sunday the meeting was Addressed by P P Pratt & followed
by James Brown who gave an account of his mission
to the Islands
PM. J M. Grant spoke to the people well
3rd Sunday W Woodruff Addressed the people took for his text
I have set before you life & death [Deuteronomy 30:19] chose ye whom you will
serve if the Lord be God se[r]ve him if Baal serve him [1 Kings 18:21] O Hyde followed in making remarks
~ Monday
July 4th This day was celebrated by the inhabitats
of Utah an account of which is given in the Deserett
News, of July 10th 1853
10th Sunday I preached to the people & spoke well I have notes
~ Monday
11th I spent the time on the public works
~ Tuesday
12th I comm[enc]ed my haying & harvesting
~ Wednesday to ~ Saturday
13 to 16 I spent the time Haying
~ Sunday
17th Sunday I spent the time in meeting
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
18 to 23rd I spent the time Haying
~ Sunday
24th Sunday the celebration of the 24th was spent in
the Tabernacle in worshiping God. Lorenzo Young spoke
to the people & was followed by President Young in an
interesting discourse
~ Monday
25 I took my family to big cottonwood & attended &
Attended a feast & made a speech & herd others upon the subj[ec]t
of the pioneers entering the vally had a good dinner & returned hom
20 mils
5th Sunday The meeting was addressed by P P Pratt & followed
by James Brown who gave an account of his mission
to the Islands
P M. J M. Grant spoke to the people well
3rd Sunday W Woodruff addressed the people took for his text
I have set before you life & death chose ye whom you will
serve if the Lord be God serve him if Baal serve him
O Hyde followed in making remarks
~ Monday
July 4th [FIGURE] This day was celebrated by the inhabitats
of Utah an account of which is given in the Deserett
News. of July 10th 1853
10th Sunday I preached to the people & spoke well I have notes
~ Monday
11th I spent the time on the public works
~ Tuesday
12th I commenced my haying & harvesting
~ Wednesday to ~ Saturday
13 to 16 I spent the time haying
~ Sunday
17th Sunday I spent the time in meeting
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
18 to 23rd I spent the time haying
~ Sunday
24th Sunday the celebration of the 24th was spent in
the Tabernacle in worshiping God. Lorenzo Young spoke
to the people & was followed by President Young in an
interesting discourse
~ Monday
25 I took my family to big cottonwood & attended &
attended a feast & made a speech & herd others upon the subject
of the pioneers entering the vally had a good dinner & returned hom
20 mils
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