Aug 15
done for I have furnished all upon that farm except
the making of the fence & the Church has charged me
with thousands of Dollars for eggs Butter & various
things from that farm which belonged to me

I attended the prayer circle with the 12 at Brother
Bensons I opened by Prayer & E. T. Benson was mouth

August 16, 1858 ~ Monday

16^th I spent the fore part of the day wattering Garden
& cutting up Courant Bushes & the afternoon in
the office I called upon President Young he was
vary cheerful. Brother Kimball had a dream which
He told he dreamed the city was full of Hogs who app[ear]ed
mad they were foaming & frothing at the mouth they
tried to bite him but he found their mouths was tied
up and they could not bite he got up onto a wall to
get away from them & when he come to look
aroungd to see whare they were and he could not
see one in the city they had all gone away vary
suddenly. Furguson said that forty men went out
under Lieut Lee to chastize the Indians from
Fort Bridger President Young said the Indians
will ketch it yet I want Enmity put between the
wicked & the wicked. I do not care one Groat about
the twhores who will go to the armey they will not serve
God or keep his laws and they may Go to Hell. the
people will prove themselves to be either good or
Bad before the Lord

August 17, 1858 ~ Tuesday

17^th I called upon Brother Hemingway early in
the morning to get some summer fruit buds to
bud my orchard I called at the tithing office
{Brother Walters came and castrated} 4 {of my pigs alone and one was in the [thickets]}

At 11 oclok: A portion of the United States
troops arived in the city of the Great Salt Lake
from the East tThey were recruits to fill up the
Armey Now in Utah their was about 300 troops
& about 50 waggons they passed by President Youngs
mansion and the temple Block turned North on
the west side of the Temple Block they halted & rested
under the temple wall a short time. An old
gray headed man with a long beard in a one horse
ve[h]aicle he was some officer of the Armey it was
reported that it was General Harney but this was
a mistake I spent the evening in the office Journalizing
Elder Taylor called in a short time

August 18, 1858 ~ Wednesday

18^th I spent the morning in making grafting wax & puting
it on to my trees & the remainder of the day in the office
I called upon President Young in the foforenoon and
found him well I attended the prayer circle in the
evening 11 were present. G. D. Grant opened by Prayer
& E. F. Sheets was mouth I herd it reported that the Ind-
ians stole all the cattle from one Government train & shot at them

Aug 15

done for I have furnished all upon that farm except the making of the fence & the Church has charged me with thousands of Dollars for eggs Butter & various things from that farm which belonged to me

I attended the prayer circle with the 12 at Brother Bensons. I opened by Prayer & E. T. Benson was mouth

August 16, 1858 ~ Monday

16th I spent the fore part of the day wattering Garden & cutting up Courant Bushes & the afternoon in the office I called upon President Young he was vary cheerful. Brother Kimball had a dream which He told he dreamed the City was full of Hogs who appeared mad they were foaming & frothing at the mouth they tried to bite him but he found their mouths was tied up and they could not bite he got up onto a wall to get away from them & when he come to look around to see whare they were and he could not see one in the city they had all gone away vary suddenly. Furguson said that forty men went out under Lieut Lee to chastize the Indians from Fort Bridger President Young said the Indians will ketch it yet I want Enmity put between the wicked & the wicked. I do not care one Groat about the whores who will go to the armey they will not serve God or keep his laws and they may Go to Hell. the people will prove themselves to be either good or Bad before the Lord

August 17, 1858 ~ Tuesday

17th I called upon Brother Hemingway early in the morning to get some summer fruit buds to bud my orchard I called at the tithing office {Brother Winters came and castrated} 4 {of my pigs alone and one was in the [illegible]}

At 11 oclok: A portion of the United States troops arived in the City of the Great Salt Lake from the East. They were recruits to fill up the Armey Now in Utah their was about 300 troops & about 50 waggons they passed by President Youngs mansion and the temple Block turned North on the west side of the Temple Block they halted & rested under the temple wall a short time. An old gray headed man with a long beard in a one horse vehicle he was some officer of the Armey it was reported that it was General Harney but this was a mistake I spent the evening in the office Journalizing Elder Taylor called in a short time

August 18, 1858 ~ Wednesday

18th I spent the morning in making grafting wax & puting it on to my trees & the remainder of the day in the office I called upon President Young in theforenoon and found him well I attended the prayer circle in the evening 11 were present. G. D. Grant opened by Prayer & E. F. Sheets was mouth I herd it reported that the Indians stole all the cattle from one Government train & shot at them