warfare all night. He is easier this morning. We got word this morning from
the Hand Cart company that they will camp to night at killions
at the foot of the Little Mountain many of them are frozen their
fingers & toes are droping off & flesh droping off their bones it has been vary
bad management in starting out companies so late upon the plains. Brothe
Decker came in last night He brought in the express He says that the ox trains
cannot even get to Bridger they sent in for 40 tons of flour the cattle are
dying & also the people there has never been so much suffering among any
people as their is this season it is truly deploriable. I spent a short time with
the Editor of the News
~ Sunday
30th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Ephraim Green spoke
a few words was followed by Allen Finlay & John Chesley then some
remarks made By President Young concerning the Hand Cart Company
who was now entering the City He wished the inhabitants to take the
people in to their houses & nurse them up. He said He woould take all that
was left. when the Meeting was dismissed we held a short interview with
the members of the Legislature we then went into the street & saw the
poor saints who had Just arived their was about 100 waggons containing
the company many were cripples had their hands & feet froze nearly off
they were immediately distributed through the City
I attended the prayer circle in the evening & preached in the 14th ward sc
in the Music Hall was followed by F. D. Richards & S. Richards & others
~ Monday
Dec 1st President J. M. Grant is vary low this morning I met with S. M. Blair
& John Brown at the office & made some arangements about bringing up
a Bill to esstablish a cotton farm on the Rio Virgin. I called upon
President Young at his office He had been down to lay hands upon
president J. M. Grant who lay vary low his lungs appeared to fill &
no power to raise any thing from his Lungs it appeared as though he
could not live but a short time unless there was a change soon for
the better. He said he felt as though He wanted an apple some
grapes or wine or sumthing upon his subject stomach President
young sent him down some & they rosted an apple & he eat it about
12 oclok & seemed to relish it well. He also drank some butter milk
which he relished well. but it seemed to be sumthing like a death Apetite
The missionaries met at the Historians office soon President Young
came in & opened the meeting with prayer. F. D. Richards made a
short report or address & was followed by W. Woodruff who
expresedsed his feelings in great plainness concerning this people taking of[f]
from the president a part of the burthen which is resting upon him
for he was wearing out. Then all the Missionaries who was sent to the
different wards were called upon to report & all made their report
& spoke incourageingly of the refermation the meeting held till 10 oclok
F. D. Richards & myself started down to see how President Grant was
President
Jedediah Morgan Grant
Died Dec 1st 1856: 20 minuts past 10 oclok PM
Aged 40 years 9 months & 7 days
I met Dr S. L. Sprague who informed
me that He was dead had
Just breathed his last we
immediately went into the
House & found his wives &
children weeping bitterly
J. C. Little L. W. Hardy D. H. Wells George Davisson Grant & Dotctors
S L Sprague Israel Ivins & Dunyon was standing aroung his body
as I gazed upon his claye Tabernacle without his spirit I felt to
expclainm A mighty man in Zion is laid low A valiant man in Israel
has fallen. I felt that a great champeon in the kingdom of God was taken
warfare all night He is easier this morning. We got word this morning from [FIGURE] the Hand Cart company that they will camp to night at killions at the foot of the Little Mountain many of them are frozen their fingers & toes are droping off & flesh droping off their bones it has been vary bad management in starting out Companies so late upon the plains. Brothe Decker came in last night He brought in the express He says that the ox trains cannot even get to Bridger they sent in for 40 tons of flour the cattle are dying & also the people there has never been so much suffering among any people as their is this season it is truly deploriable. I spent a short time with the Editor of the News
~ Sunday
30th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Ephraim Green spoke a few words was followed by Allen Finlay & John Chesley then some remarks made By President Young concerning the Hand Cart Company who was now entering the City He wished the inhabitants to take the people in to their houses & nurse them up. He said He would take all that was left when the Meeting was dismissed we held a short interview with the members of the Legislature we then went into the street & saw the poor saints who had Just arived their was about 100 waggons containing the company many were Cripples had their hands & feet froze nearly off they were immediately distributed through the City
I attended the prayer Circle in the evening & preached in the 14 in the Music Hall was followed by F. D. Richards & S. Richards & others
~ Monday
Dec 1st President J. M. Grant is vary low this morning I met with S. M. Blair & John Brown at the office & made some arangements about bringing up a Bill to esstablish a cotton farm on the Rio Virgin. I called upon President Young at his office He had been down to lay hands upon president J. M. Grant who lay vary low his lungs appeared to fill & no power to raise any thing from his Lungs it appeared as though he could not live but a short time unless there was a change soon for the better. He said he felt as though He wanted an apple some grapes or wine or sumthing upon his stomach President young sent him down some & they rosted an apple & he eat it about 12 oclok & seemed to relish it well He also drank some butter milk which he relished well. but it seemed to be sumthing like a death Apetite [FIGURE] The missionaries met at the Historians office soon President Young came in & opened the meeting with prayer F. D. Richards made a short report or address & was followed by W. Woodruff who expressed his feelings in great plainness concerning this people taking off from the president a part of the burthen which is resting upon him for he was wearing out. Then all the Missionaries who was sent to the different wards were Called upon to report & all made their report & spoke incourageingly of the refermation the meeting held till 10 oclok F. D. Richards & myself started down to see how President Grant was I met Dr S. L. Sprague who informed me that He was dead had Just breathed his last we immediately went into the House & found his wives & Children weeping bitterly [FIGURE] President Jedediah Morgan Grant Died Dec 1st 1856; 20 minuts past 10 oclok PM Aged 40 years 9 months & 7 days. J. C. Little L. W. Hardy D. H. Wells George Davisson Grant & Doctors S L Sprague Israel Ivins & Dunyon was standing around his body as I gazed upon his claye Tabernacle without his spirit I felt to exclaim A mighty man in Zion is laid low A valiant man in Israel has fallen I felt that a great champeon in the kingdom of God was taken
