Aug 23, 1879
on a large green Bottom we spent the night at McCarty 40 M[iles]
~ Sunday
24 Sunday we drove through Cuvaro a large Mexican
[FIGURE] Town but half of it was in ruins. We then drove to the
[FIGURE] Settlement of the Logoonie Indians and spent the night
They called us in and set before us cake and water, we eat &
drank with them. We called upon the Govornor of the Place
We found them a clean intelligent people some of the women
vary handsome quite a company collected to gether to see us
we had an interesting talk with the Govornor Joss Caraido
and the Spiritual Advisor Lorenzo Coreo The name of the
Village is Masita Negra. We found the People vary intelligent
all wanted a meeting. The Govornor called the People together
Men, women, & children. This gathering was in a Catholic
Chapel and they filled the room we commenced Meeting By
Singing and Prayer and Br Tenney talked to them in Spanish
30 Minuts and the spirit of the Lord was with the People
And when we dismissed an Indian arose in the congre-
gation and said why do you let this meeting stop in this
way why cannot this good talk continue this is the
first time in our lives that we have seen any man who
could teach us the gospel of Christ and give us a history of
our forefathers and show us their Record. We want you to
continue to talk to us we want you to talk all night
Br Tenney said we thought your wives & children would
get weary. He said if our women & children are weary
let them go home we want to hear more. This speech brought
me to my feet and they all sat Down the spirit of God
rested upon me and I taught them in great Plainnes the
Aug 23, 1879
on a large green Bottom we spent the night at McCarty 40 Miles
~ Sunday
24 Sunday we drove through Cuvaro a large Mexican
[FIGURE] Town but half of it was in ruins. We then drove to the
[FIGURE] Settlement of the Logoonie Indians and spent the night
They called us in and set before us cake and water, we eat &
drank with them. We called upon the Govornor of the Place
We found them a clean intelligent people some of the women
vary handsome quite a company collected to gether to see us
we had an interesting talk with the Govornor Joss Caraido
and the Spiritual Advisor Lorenzo Coreo The name of the
Village is Masita Negra. We found the People vary intelligent
all wanted a meeting. The Govornor called the People together
Men, women, & children. This gathering was in a Catholic
Chapel and they filled the room we commenced Meeting By
Singing and Prayer and Br Tenney talked to them in Spanish
30 Minuts and the spirit of the Lord was with the People
And when we dismissed an Indian arose in the congregation and said why do you let this meeting stop in this
way why cannot this good talk continue this is the
first time in our lives that we have seen any man who
could teach us the gospel of Christ and give us a history of
our forefathers and show us their Record. We want you to
continue to talk to us we want you to talk all night
Br Tenney said we thought your wives & children would
get weary. He said if our women & children are weary
let them go home we want to hear more. This speech brought
me to my feet and they all sat Down the spirit of God
rested upon me and I taught them in great Plainnes the
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," August 24, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/L8GA