30th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle all
day Levis Stewart first spoke a short time was followed
by Albert Carrington then Presidents Heber C Kimball & Brigham Young they spoke much to our Edifycation
in the Afternoon John Taylor, Orson Hyde, & President H C Kimball
we had a good meeting all day. I attended the prayer
circle in the evening. The contempable speec[he]s of senator Stephen Arnold Duglass was read & the answer of Albert
Carrington to the speech was also read Also the intention
of Govornor Young in case we were invaded by an enemy
Many remarks were made upon the subject of the present crices
which is apparently approaching us President Young said
that many of the brethren had many fears about the Laman-
ites because the gentiles were making them presents you need
have no fears upon this subject for if the nation gives them a few
millions it will not be all that is due their due & then they will turn
around & take the rest we need have no fears but what the Lamanites
will be prepared to fill their mission I cannot feel that the time
has come for us to do a great deal of hard fighting but I believe
the Lord will fight our Battles when the time comes for us to
do a great deal of fighting we shall have help & strength and
the promises of God will be verified unto us
~ Monday
31st I spent the day in the office on history H C Kimball was with
us 2 Hours hearing his History read
~ Tuesday
Sept 1st I called at the OfficeG. A. Smith was present He
arived home last evening. I called upon President Young
He went into the Historians office & dictated his history
from 1/2 past 10 oclok till 1/2 past 12 oclok. Brother Hamlin
arived to day from the Santa Clara Mission with some 12 indi
an chiefs who had come to see President Young one was the
chief his name is Tots Igavots the chief of the Piede of
the deserts & Santaclara & Rio Vergin he had a chief
with him of the Indians at Harmony, Canosh the chief
of the Parvants & Amon Walkers Brother Canosh while
driveing his horses down to the carrall in a waggon his
horses got tangled up in the tongue & har[nes]ses & they fell
in a pile & before we could get them up while lying upon
their side they fought like two tigers we were more th
an 5 minutes liberating them. President Young had an
interview with the Indians for about one hour. Mr Eddy came into the office & spent several hours looking at
our works he is the partner of Mr Sharp the inventing &
manufacturer of Sharps Rifles
3rd Thursday fast day most of the people spent the day in
Fasting & prayer
~ Friday
4th I spent most of the day in the endowm[en]t House. Moroni
our Indian Boy is vary sick with somthing like a white swelling
in his arm
~ Saturday
Aug 29th
I spent the day in the office on the History
~ Sunday
30th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle all
day Levis Stewart first spoke a short time was followed
by Albert Carrington then Presidents Heber C Kimball &
Brigham Young they spoke much to our Edifycation
in the Afternoon John Taylor, Orson Hyde, & President H C Kimball
we had a good meeting all day. I attended the prayer
circle in the evening. The contempable speeches of senator
Stephen Arnold Duglass was read & the answer of Albert
Carrington to the speech was also read. Also the intention
of Govornor Young in case we were invaded by an Enemy
Many remarks were made upon the subject of the present crices
which is apparently approaching us President Young said
that many of the brethren had many fears about the Lamanites because the gentiles were making them presents you need
have no fears upon this subject for if the nation gives them a few
millions it will not be all that is their due & then they will turn
around & take the rest we need have no fears but what the Lamanites
will be prepared to fill their mission I cannot feel that the time
has come for us to do a great deal of hard fighting but I believe
the Lord will fight our Battles when the time comes for us to
do a great deal of fighting we shall have help & strength and
the promises of God will be verified unto us
~ Monday
31st I spent the day in the office on history H C Kimball was with
us 2 Hours hearing his History Read
~ Tuesday
Sept 1st I Called at the OfficeG. A. Smith was present He
arived home last evening. I called upon President Young
He went into the Historians office & dictated his history
from 1/2 past 10 oclok till 1/2 past 12 oclok. Brother Hamlin
arived to day from the Santa Clara Mission with some 12 indi
an chiefs who had come to see President Young one was the
chief his name is Tots Igavots the Chief of the Piede of
the deserts & Santaclara & Rio Virgin he had a Chief
with him of the Indians at Harmony. Canosh the Chief
of the Parvants & Amon Walkers Brother Canosh while
driveing his horses down to the carrall in a waggon his
horses got tangled up in the tongue & harnesses & they fell
in a pile & before we could get them up while lying upon
their side they fought like two tigers we were more th
an 5 minutes liberating them. President Young had an
interview with the Indians for about one hour. Mr
Eddy came into the office & spent several hours looking at
our works he is the partner of Mr Sharp the inventing &
manufacturer of Sharps Rifle
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," August 29, 1857 - September 4, 1857, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 17, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Bg1N