Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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~ Saturday
April 23rd 1859
There is so many rumours afloat concerning thee troops
coming here we packed up all the records of the office to savee
them from being burned in case the city should be burned
Brother Bentley helped me move a Box of Books {I put it in the safe}
~ Sunday
254 Sunday John Taylor Preached in the forenoon I met with
my Quorum in the morning Brother Pugmire prayed Brother
Richard Bentley was mouth. I met with the Twelve in
the evening. E Snow prayed. C. C. Rich was mouth.
President Brigham Young D. H. Wells & G. A. Smith had
an interview with the Govornor Cummings. He talked vary
plain to him He told Governor Cummings he should not
go into that military camp alive for he should not live
5 minutes when he got there if they come to this city he
should not be here & He told his Excellency he should look
to him to protect his property & family and if the Army
shot a gun in to his house he would find it would be a
deer shot for they would hear a voice from the mountain
& they would find he would not be far off President
Young said He was willing to go before any civil court
and all the men on Earth might testify against him if they
would tell the truth they could not testify that He had
been guilty of any crime or sanctioned any criminal
act but he would not go into a military court to be linched
He said I will stay in these mountains while I live &
If I cannot live in peace I will destroy all the property
in the Territory and our Enemies shall find it as barren
as we did when we came here He said "I will not take
the council of any man that lives on the Earth but God"
Himself Our Enemies are not at war with me but
they are at war with God & his kingdom & the Holy
Priesthood, & If I would renounce my religion
I could go into Camp Floyd or any whare in the
world & be respected & treated kindly but I will not
renounce my religion but I will maintain it while
I live I care nothing about property or a good name
among the world all I ask is the favor of God & to do his
will" And many other things He said to Gov Cummings
I spent a short time in the Presidents office with the Twelve
& others. The Eastern mail came in containing 23 sacks
two weeks mail not much News It was not decided
whether their would be an European war or not.
~ Monday
25th I spent the forenoon in the garden I planted two
rows of grapes one row of Calafornay graps is the north
row the south row is Woodruffs white wale seedling I got
a letter from J. M. Bernhisel & the Genessee Farmer
I had a feast & meeting with G. A. Smith & Family & several
speeches made. I called in the evening upon President Young
~ Tuesday
26th I received all the Genessee Farmer this morning & sent
Jacob Biglers to him Bry Br Samuel White who was going
south I took a waggon to the Blacksmith shop to get
the tyre set. 7 {men} were ready to commence ploughing
~ Saturday
April 23rd 1859 There is so many rumours afloat concerning thee troops coming here we packed up all the records of the office to savee them from being burned in case the City should be burned Brother Bentley helped me move a Box of Books {I put it in the safe}
~ Sunday
24 Sunday John Taylor Preached in the forenoon I met with my Quorum in the morning Brother Pugmire prayed Brother Richard Bentley was mouth. I met with the Twelve in the evening. E Snow prayed. C. C. Rich was mouth.
President Brigham Young D. H. Wells & G. A. Smith had an interview with the Govornor Cummings. he talked vary plain to him He told Governor Cummings he should not go into that military camp alive for he should not live 5 minutes when he got there if they come to this city he should not be here & He told his Excellency he should look to him to protect his property & family and if the Army shot a gun in to his house he would find it would be a deer shot for they would hear a voice from the mountain & they would find he would not be far off President Young said He was willing to go before any civil court and all the men on Earth might testify against him if they would tell the truth they could not testify that He had been guilty of any crime or sanctioned any criminal act but he would not go into a military court to be linched He said I will stay in these mountains while I live & If I cannot live in peace I will destroy all the property in the Territory and our Enemies shall find it as barren as we did when we came here He said "I will not take the council of any man that lives on the Earth but God" Himself our Enemies are not at war with me but they are at war with God & his kingdom & the Holy Priesthood, & If I would renounce my Religion I could go into Camp Floyd or any whare in the world & be respected & treated kindly but I will not renounce my religion but I will maintain it while I live I care nothing about property or a good name among the world all I ask for is the favor of God & to do his will" And many other things. He said to Gov Cummings I spent a short time in the Presidents office with the Twelve & others. The Eastern mail came in containing 23 sacks two weeks mail not much News. It was not decided whether their would be an European war or not.
~ Monday
25th I spent the forenoon in the garden I planted two rows of grapes one row of Calafornay graps is the north row the south row is Woodruffs white wale seedling I got [FIGURE] a letter from J. M. Bernhisel & the Genessee Farmer I had a feast & meeting with G. A. Smith & Family & several speeches made. I called in the evening upon President Young
~ Tuesday
26th I received all the Genessee Farmer this morning & sent Jacob Biglers to him By Br Samuel White who was going south I took a waggon to the Blacksmith shop to get the tyre set. 7 {men} were ready to commence ploughing