December 8, 1857 ~ Tuesday

8^th I spent the day in the office the forenoon in examining the
Record of the Council of 50, the afternoon we read Brothers
Kimball History to him he made considerable alteration in
it I spent the Evening in the office

December 9, 1857 ~ Wednesday

89^th I spent most of the day in in the office I called in the President Youngs
office all the Presidency were there & others, while there report
came in that Ben Simons had been buying several head of Horses
to take to the Armey it was also reported that He had loaded
8 Horses which he had bought of the Brethren & started for
the Enemies camp this looks vary strange to see Brethren
sell their Best Animals to go to the Enemy when they were
trying to destroy us this is certainly amoung the misteries
I spent the evening in the office looking over my corressponding
Letters with the Presidency Twelve & my Fathers Family
esspecially the Letters of Asahel H Woodruff

December 10, 1857 ~ Thursday

910^th Presidents Young & Kimball called into the office a short
time I was out I called at 11 oclok & spent the remainder of
the day in the Office on History

December 11, 1857 ~ Friday

11^th I spent most of the day in the office I corrected a sermon
for publication. Read History Proof and c. I saw Brother
Holebrook In the evening He said two men had been killed
in the south by the Indians and that Bell and his company
had hard work to get along among them. Elder G. A. Smith
arived in the Evening called upon the president then called upon
me a short time in company with ^Bro Wall^
who has Just returned from a Mission in Australia brought
a company of Saints with him to Calafornia He there met
Dr Andrews and other Apostate mormons and they gathered
a mob and tried to kill him But He boldly maintained
his ground & got away from them, and came on with
the mail and his company is coming on Behind

December 12, 1857 ~ Saturday

12^th I spent the day in the office on History

December 13, 1857 ~ Sunday

13^th Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle. H. C. Kimball
Preached upon the tree & the vine President Daniel Spencer spoke
a short time before him in opening the meeting. In the afternoon
Lorenzo Young & William Wall spoke Brother Wall gave an account
of his return from Australia Dr Andrews & other trying to
Hand him in Los Angeles &c. I attended the prayer meeting
in the circle. O Hyde opened by Prayer Erastus Snow was mouth

December 14, 1857 ~ Monday

14^th [FIGURES] The Legislature of the Territory of Utah met at
the social Hall at 10 oclock both Houses met & organized in about
30 minutes we adjourned till tomorrow

December 15, 1857 ~ Tuesday

15 Both Houses met in Joint session the Govornor Young appeared
12 minuts to 11 oc[l]ok made a few remarks then Presented his
Message to the Assembly which was read By the chief clerk of
the House James Furguson, it was the most sublime august
document that I heever heard