December 8, 1857 ~ Tuesday
8th I spent the day in the the forenoon in examining the
Record of the Council of 50, the afternoon we read Brothers
History to him he made considerable alteration in
it I spent the Evening in the office
December 9, 1857 ~ Wednesday
89th I spent most of the day in in the I called in the President
office all the Presidency were there & others, while there report
came in that 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 Family
esspecially the Letters of
December 10, 1857 ~ Thursday
910th Presidents & called into the 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
11th I spent most of the day in the I corrected a sermon
for publication. Read History Proof and c. I saw Brother
In the evening He said two men had been killed
in the south by the Indians and that and his company
had hard work to get along among them. Elder
arived in the Evening called upon the president then called upon
me a short time in company with ^Bro ^
who has Just returned from a Mission in brought
a company of Saints with him to He there met
Dr 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
12th I spent the day in the on History
December 13, 1857 ~ Sunday
13th Sunday I attended meeting in the .
Preached upon the tree & the vine President spoke
a short time before him in opening the meeting. In the afternoon
& spoke Brother Wall gave an account
of his return from Dr Andrews & other trying to
Hand him in &c. I attended the prayer meeting
in the circle. opened by Prayer was mouth
December 14, 1857 ~ Monday
14th [FIGURES] The Legislature of the 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 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 , it was the most sublime august
document that I heever heard