Brigham Youngs coming home to stand his trial before the unjust judges
now holding court in Salt Lake City out of 15 Men all thought it wisdom &
good policy for him to come to the City & stand his trial (although He could not have
a fair impartial trial) Except 4 of us were of the oposite opinion viz J Taylor
W. Woodruff A Carrington & Wm C. Stanes, yet all agreed to leave it with him
to decide as the spirit might dictate. I received a letter from Sarah
~ Thursday
14 I Attended the funeral of one Sherman in the 15 ward school house he was
killed by having a waggon turned over on to him with a heavy Boiler which rolled
over him & crushed him I spoke half an hour
~ Friday
15. I spent the day at the farm
~ Saturday
16. I Attended the school of the Prophets George Nebeker Prayed Wm C. Stanes
spoke 30 Minutes O Pratt spoke 22 M[inutes] J Taylor 10 M[inutes] & D H Wells 57. He told
his Answer to Gen Morrow at Camp Douglass when He asked what we would
do whether we would submit to the Demands of Government concerning poligamy, or fight
He said (We will neither submit, nor obey, fight, nor run away)
~ Sunday
Dec 197 I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Prayer By W. Woodruff D Candlind
spoke 45 Minutes Afternoon A. H. Raleigh Prayed J Taylor spoke 30 Minutes
I Preached in the 15 ward in the Evening I met with the Twelve in the prayer Circle
~ Monday to ~ Friday
18. Monday to Friday 22nd I spent the week at the farm it rained Evry day through
the week. I spent the time Mostly husking corn & sawing wood 6 M[iles]
~ Saturday
23rd I Attended the school of the Prophets B Young Jr spoke followed By J Pack,
D H Wells & W Woodruff
~ Sunday
24. Sunday it has continued to rain untill Near noon I spent the forenoon
at home writing up this Journal Zebedee Coultrin & E. D. Woolley spoke
in the forenoon & O Pratt in the Afternoon one hour & 25 Minutes I spoke
in the 14 ward in the Evening followed By J W Cummings
~ Sunday
25 was Christmass But I spent the day husking corn 6 M[iles]
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
26 & 27. I spent the time at the farm husking corn & I came to the City &
spent the Evening with President Young at his offic G. A. Smith & D H Wells
& others were Present Presidents Young & Smith got home from St George
on the night of the 26.
~ Thursday to ~ Friday
28 & 29. I spent the time husking corn I came to the city in the Evening 6 M[iles]
~ Saturday
30. I Attended the school of the Prophets Dunford, Musser, J Taylor & D
H Wells were the speakers & I wrote a letter to Editor of Omaha Herrald
~ Sunday
31. Sunday I received 3 letters from Randolph & wrote 3 to Wilford, Sarah & David
O Pratt preached in forenoon & A Carrington Afternoon one hour Each
Brigham Youngs coming home to stand his trial before the unjust judges now holding court in Salt Lake City out of 15 Men all thought it wisdom & good policy for him to come to the City & stand his trial (although He could not have a fair impartial trial) Except 4 of us were of the oposite opinion viz J Taylor W. Woodruff A Carrington & Wm C. Stanes, yet all agreed to leave it with him to decide as the spirit might dictate. I received a letter from Sarah
~ Thursday
[FIGURE] 14 I Attended the funeral of one Sherman in the 15 ward school house he was killed by having a waggon turned over on to him with a heavy Boiler which rolled over him & crushed him I spoke half an hour
~ Friday
15. I spent the day at the farm
~ Saturday
16. I Attended the school of the Prophets George Nebeker Prayed Wm C. Stanes spoke 30 Minutes O Pratt spoke 22 Minutes J Taylor 10 Minutes & D H Wells 57. He told his Answer to Gen Morrow at Camp Douglass when He asked what we would do whether we would submit to the Demands of Government concerning poligamy, or fight He said (We will neither submit, nor obey, fight, nor run away)
~ Sunday
Dec 17 I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Prayer By W. Woodruff D Candlind spoke 45 Minutes Afternoon A. H. Raleigh Prayed J Taylor spoke 30 Minutes I Preached in the 15 ward in the Evening I met with the Twelve in the prayer Circle
~ Monday to ~ Friday
18. Monday to Friday 22nd I spent the week at the farm it rained Evry day through the week. I spent the time Mostly husking corn & sawing wood 6 Miles
~ Saturday
23rd I Attended the school of the Prophets B Young Jr spoke followed By J Pack, D H Wells & W Woodruff
~ Sunday
24. Sunday it has continued to rain untill Near noon I spent the forenoon at home writing up this Journal Zebedee Coultrin & E. D. Woolley spoke in the forenoon & O Pratt in the Afternoon one hour & 25 Minutes I spoke in the 14 ward in the Evening followed By J W Cummings
~ Sunday
25 was Christmass But I spent the day husking corn 6 Miles
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
26 & 27. I spent the time at the farm husking corn & I came to the City & spent the Evening with President Young at his offic G. A. Smith & D H Wells & others were Present Presidents Young & Smith got home from St George on the night of the 26.
~ Thursday to ~ Friday
28 & 29. I spent the time husking corn I came to the city in the Evening 6 Miles
~ Saturday
30. I Attended the school of the Prophets Dunford, Musser, J Taylor & D H Wells were the speakers & I wrote a letter to Editor of Omaha Herrald
~ Sunday
31. Sunday I received 3 letters from Randolph & wrote 3 to Wilford, Sarah & David FIGURES O Pratt preached in forenoon & A Carrington Afternoon one hour Each
