May 17, 188789
we crossed on the dam drove a mile to Sunset and Met Lot Smith who was the President of the Stake and
I put up at one of his houses distance of the day 40
I was quite disappointed with the appearance of the country
it is a wide open country the whole face of the Earth
covered with rich nutricious Bunch grass suitable for
any kind of stock and there is a thick growth of
thrifty cotton wood timber a mile wide & 50 miles
up & down the River and while the river is dryed up
above and Below the grand falls there was a plenty of water
at Sunset to run the grist mill & irrigate all the land
occupied by both settlements who are living in the
United Order, all the property Belonging in common
to the people and all fare alike all eat at one common
Table I eat my supper of Bread & milk at the
Sunset table. The centre table was 50 feet long the
side table the same when all was present 150 persons
set down to the tables Each head of family had his place
with his wives & children the same as He would in
his own house and all I talked to seemed to prefer this
manner of living they milked about 100 cows had a
fine stock of Horses cows Oxen & sheep
~ Sunday
18 May Sunday I met with the Saints of Both settlements Sunset
& Brigham City Met in the Sunset Dining Hall which was
filled I spoke in the forenoon one hour & 30 Minuts and in the afternoon
One hour I dined with the company at the big table. Iwt was
the first time I had Ever met with the united order I spent
the Evening in listning to the rehearsal of Lot Smiths account of Burning 75 waggons
May 17, 1879
we crossed on the dam drove a mile to Sunset and Met
Lot Smith who was the President of the Stake and
I put up at one of his houses distance of the day 40
I was quite disappointed with the appearance of the country
it is a wide open country the whole face of the Earth
covered with rich nutricious Bunch grass suitable for
any kind of stock and there is a thick growth of
thrifty cotton wood timber a mile wide & 50 miles
up & down the River and while the river is dryed up
above and Below the grand falls there was a plenty of water
at Sunset to run the grist mill & irrigate all the land
occupied by both settlements who are living in the
United Order, all the property Belonging in common
to the people and all fare alike all eat at one common
Table I eat my supper of Bread & milk at the
Sunset table. The centre table was 50 feet long the
side table the same when all was present 150 persons
set down to the tables Each head of family had his place
with his wives & children the same as He would in
his own house and all I talked to seemed to prefer this
manner of living they milked about 100 cows had a
fine stock of Horses cows Oxen & sheep
~ Sunday
18 May Sunday I met with the Saints of Both settlements Sunset
& Brigham City Met in the Sunset Dining Hall which was
filled I spoke in the forenoon one hour & 30 Minuts and in the afternoon
One hour I dined with the company at the big table. It was
the first time I had Ever met with the united order I spent
the Evening in listning to the rehearsal of Lot Smiths account of Burning 75 waggons
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," May 18, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 18, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gLD3