September 20, 1857 ~ Sunday

20^th Sunday I was quite sick all day I did not attend the meeting
through the day I attended the prayer circle in the evening

September 21, 1857 ~ Monday to September 24, 1857 ~ Thursday

21^st 22^nd 23 & 24 I spent this time in threshing out my
wheat I was sick & not able to labour but I stood at the
tale End of the threshing mashine for three days with a
severe cold sore throat sumthing like the Quincy I was up Early
& late & hard at work my cold broke up on the 24^th & I was
better I had 500 bushels of wheat on 12 1/2 Acres making
Just 40 bushels to the Acre I sowed one bushel of clear
white club on one Acre of ground the poorest acre I had
& it had no water that produced Just 40 bushel but some
smut but no smut in my [tause]. I had a great amount
of straw enough for a thousand bushel of wheat I had
300 bushels of wheat left after paying for sowing watering
Harvesting & threshing & cleaning I paid 30 bushels of
tithing upon that

September 25, 1857 ~ Friday

25^th I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment
House I spent the afternoon in the office. Elder Nathaniel V. Jones
arived this morning for the United States Armey with the express
He visited with Capt Van Vleit both ritedjments the first
was the 10^th ridgment that was a full regiment the officers
were young & full of fire & they swore they would come
in any how they could whip out Utah Capt Van Vleit
advised them not to come for they could get nothing
they would have to fight their way but they swore
they would fight their way through after Van Vleit
left them they marched 30 miles instead of 15 the next day,
the 2nd riegiment he met with they were old officers they
considered the matter over more & thought it an imposition
to be sent out here as a political movement to kill innocent
people or to get killed they will be at the pacific springs
to night & our Brethren will commence operation upon
them

September 26, 1857 ~ Saturday

26^th I did not feel well this morning I was quite poorly I opened
2 Boxes of Goods which Dr Bernhisel sent me the most of
which I took to His family by his order. I had some conversa-
tion with Gen D. H. Wells upon the subject of going into the mount-
ains He said He should soon go take with him G. A. Smith & John
Taylor as his councellors take but a part of his staff he wished
me to stay at home in the office for the present this was according
to council. The following conversation passed between President
Young & Capt Van Vleit not before recorded in this Journal. Capt
Van Vleit said I think that Congress will try to do all they
can against you. President Young said if God inspires
any man to speak for us it will be well we have got
to trust in God If you will speak in favor of us &
I think you will the Lord will bless you for so
doing He will require it of you. we have refuted lies
so long we have got tiered of it and we shall now trust
in God for the future. Congress could send out an inves-
tigating committee to Kansas or any other place but to

September 20, 1857 ~ Sunday

20th Sunday I was quite sick all day I did not attend the meeting through the day I attended the prayer circle in the evening

September 21, 1857 ~ Monday to September 24, 1857 ~ Thursday

21st 22nd 23 & 24 I spent this time in threshing out my wheat I was sick & not able to labour but I stood at the tale End of the threshing mashine for three days with a severe cold sore throat sumthing like the Quincy I was up Early & late & hard at work my cold broke up on the 24th & I was better I had 500 bushels of wheat on 12 1/2 Acres making Just 40 bushels to the Acre I sowed one bushel of clear white club on one Acre of ground the poorest acre I had & it had no water that produced Just 40 bushel but some smut but no smut in my tause. I had a great amount of straw enough for a thousand bushel of wheat. I had 300 bushels of wheat left after paying for sowing watering Harvesting & threshing & cleaning I paid 30 bushels of tithing upon that

September 25, 1857 ~ Friday

25th I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House I spent the afternoon in the office. Elder Nathaniel V. Jones arived this morning from the United States Armey with the express He visited with Capt Van vleit both Redjments the first was the 10th Ridgment that was a full Regiment the officers were young & full of fire & they swore they would come in any how they could whip out Utah Capt van vleit advised them not to come for they could get nothing they would have to fight their way but they swore they would fight their way through after van vleit left them they marched 30 miles instead of 15 the next day, the 2nd Regiment he met with they were old officers they considered the matter over more & thought it an imposition to be sent out here as a political movement to kill innocent people or to get killed they will be at the pacific springs to night & our Brethren will commence operation upon them

September 26, 1857 ~ Saturday

26th I did not feel well this morning I was quite poorly I opened 2 Boxes of Goods which Dr Bernhisel sent me the most of which I took to His family by his order. I had some conversation with Gen D. H. Wells upon the subject of going into the mountains He said He should soon go take with him G. A. Smith & John Taylor as his councellors take but a part of his staff he wished me to stay at home in the office for the present this was according to council. The following conversation passed between President Young & Capt Van Vleit not before recorded in this Journal. Capt van vleit said I think that Congress will try to do all they can against you. President Young said if God inspires any man to speak for us it will be well we have got to trust in God If you will speak in favor of us & I think you will the Lord will bless you for so doing He will require it of you. we have refuted lies so long we have got tiered of it and we shall now trust in God for the future. Congress could send out an investigating committee to Kansas or any other place but to