[page torn] [Br] Crow had a young ^grand^ child drowned today. The child's name was Thirlkie
~ Thursday
[page torn] [12th] Br Crows^grand^ child was buried today. I commenced to day to lay the
[f]oundation [page torn] of our houses the Block is laid in the following manner
on the East side of the block commencing on the NE corner B Young 4 rooms L Young 2 rooms, H C Kimball 5 rooms W Richards
2 rooms, W. Woodruff 2 rooms 14 by 17, G. A. Smith 2 rooms A Lyman
2 rooms L Snow 1 Rooms All rooms are 14 feet wide and as
long as we please G. A. Smith & myself Build together 2 rooms each
we laid the foundation of the 4 to day I was quite unwell at night
~ Friday
13th I spent some part of the day in council each one of the
Twelve was to make choice of the Blocks that they were to settle
their friends upon. Br Brigham Young took towo tier of Blocks
south through the City. Br Kimball run North & N west O Pratt
4 Blocks W Woodruff 8 Blocks G A Smith 8, & A Lyman
12 Blocks according to the company organized with them.
~ Saturday
[1]4th I was quite unwell through the day & did not feel able to
labour. 4 of the messengers returned from Bear River valley & cash
valley who started with Capt Brown that has gone with a company to
[t]he Bay via Fort Hall. The messengers Bring a glorious report of
[C]ash valley & the country between us & there, that is rich soil &
well watered & weell calculated for farming purposes Also bear
[r]iver valley for stock graizing &c called at Miles Goodyiers place
had about 30 yards pickedted in A small garding corn & vegitation
doing well. it was about 90 miles from the City of the Salt lake
[t]o Cash valley & [blank] milestoor Bear River valley. our Brethren brought
[i]n 4 loads of salt from the lake which was obtained with little
[t]rouble As it lay in bars, banks, & beds in the edge of the water &
[h]ad to be shoveld up, washed, dreaned, &c & was then prepared
[f]or use. The Brethren also returned that went to the Utah lake to get
[f]ish they could not get quite to the lake with a waggon without
working the road some, & having no tools returned found A mount
[a]in of granite good for building runing from 7 to 15 miles from camp
The quorum of the Twelve decided in council that the name of
[o]ur city should be TCity of the Salt Lake. Great Bason, North America
~ Sunday
[1]5th [FIGURES] Sunday The camp of Israel met as usal at 10 oclok
& was addressed by President Young in an interesting
manner upon an interesting subject much to our edifycation.
The following are some of the remarks made by President Young. I am
going to day sto speak upon the subject of the Patriarchal Priesthood &
by request of Br Crow say sumthing upon the death of his child that
was drowned the other day. I hope to speak so as to be understood
There is a reality in eternal things as much as in the things of time
which we daily see with our eyes when A man has A dream or
[v]ision of eternal things it is an evidence of its truth as much as
[t]hough He saw it with his own eyes in one sens of the word. The
Lord has hid from man the things that He knew before He
came in the flesh that He might walk by faith & prove himself
[w]hile here. The Lord converses with men on the earth in the
[f]orm of A servent & by visions & dreams &c but He never appea[rs to]
man in the flesh in the fulness of his glory, for He is as a
[c]onsuming fire & a mortal body would perish in an instant
The Priesthood is again restored on the earth to bring back [illegible] [text faded]
[w]hich [2 illegible words] [page torn] we do not recieve all at once but [2 illegible words] [page torn]
page torn Br Crow had a young grand child drowned today. The child's name was Thirlkie
~ Thursday
page torn 12th Br Crowsgrand child was buried today. I commenced to day to lay the
foundation page torn of our houses the block is laid in the following manner
on the East side of the block commencing on the NE corner
B Young 4 rooms L Young 2 rooms, H C Kimball 5 rooms W Richards
2 rooms, W. Woodruff 2 rooms 14 by 17, G. A. Smith 2 rooms A Lyman
2 rooms L Snow 1 rooms All rooms are 14 feet wide and as
long as we please G. A. Smith & myself build together 2 rooms each
we laid the foundation of the 4 to day I was quite unwell at night
~ Friday
13th I spent some part of the day in council each one of the
Twelve was to make choice of the blocks that they were to settle
their friends upon. Br Brigham Young took two tier of blocks
South through the City. Br Kimball run North & N west O Pratt
4 blocks W Woodruff 8 Blocks G A Smith 8, & A Lyman
12 blocks according to the company organized with them.
~ Saturday
14th I was quite unwell through the day & did not feel able to
labour. 4 of the messengers returned from Bear River valley & cash
valley who started with Capt Brown that has gone with a company the Bay via Fort Hall. The messengers bring a glorious report of
Cash valley & the country between us & there, that is rich soil &
well watered & well calculated for farming purposes also bear
river valley for stock graizing &c called at Miles Goodyiers place
had about 30 yards picketed in a small garding corn & vegitation
doing well. it was about 90 miles from the City of the Salt lake
to Cash valley & [blank]or Bear River valley. our Brethren brought
in 4 loads of salt from the lake which was obtained with little
trouble as it lay in bars, banks, & beds in the edge of the water &
had to be shoveld up, washed, dreaned, &c & was then prepared
for use. The Brethren also returned that went to the Utah lake to get
fish they could not get quite to the lake with a waggon without
working the road some, & having no tools returned found a mount
ain of granite good for building runing from 7 to 15 miles from Camp
The quorum of the Twelve decided in Council that the name our City should beCity of the Salt Lake. Great Bason, North America
~ Sunday
15th FIGURES Sunday The Camp of Israel met as usal at 10 oclok
& was addressed by President Young in an interesting
manner upon an interesting subject much to our edifycation.
The following are some of the remarks made by President Young. I am
going to dayto speak upon the subject of the Patriarchal Priesthood &
by request of Br Crow say sumthing upon the death of his child that
was drowned the other day. I hope to speak so as to be understood
There is a reality in eternal things as much as in the things of time
which we daily see with our eyes when a man has a dream or
vision of eternal things it is an evidence of its truth as much as
though he saw it with his own eyes in one sens of the word. The
Lord has hid from man the things that He knew before He
came in the flesh that he might walk by faith & prove himself
while here. The Lord converses with men on the earth in the
form of a servent & by visions & dreams &c but He never appears to
man in the flesh in the fulness of his glory, for He is as a
consuming fire & a mortal body would perish in an instant
The Priesthood is again restored on the earth to bring back [illegible]
which 2 illegible words we do not recieve all at once but 2 illegible words
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," August 12, 1847 - August 15, 1847, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/jRWv