~ Friday
Dec 4th 1857
The Calafornia Mail arived last evening we find from
the Calafornia papers that the massacre of the Emigrants in
the south by the Indians is laid to the mormons the people in
Loss Angel held public meeting & passed resolutions to call on
the President of the United States to exhert his power to
bring the murderers to Justice all the saints in Calafornia
are returning home Brother Cannon got out a half sheet
of the Standard their is quite a stir concerning Mormon-
ism. One of the Pannama steemers went down at sea
with $2000000 of bollars [dollars] worth of gold & 460 passengers
160 was taken off & saved mostly women & children
their also seems to be an indian war at Carson
valley with the Indians
~ Saturday
5th I spent the day in the office on Presidents Youngs History President
D. H. Wells arived home about 8 oclok
~ Sunday
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^ 6th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Elder John Taylor
spoke in the Morning followed By President D. H. Wells in the
afternoon. I spoke & was Followed By Professor Albert Carrington
reporters took notes I Attended a meeting of the prayer circle
John Taylor opened by Prayer & D H Wells was mouth in the
circle. Brother Wells said that Brother Maxfield had the command
of a small scouting party they took a horse from the Enemy &
was fired at by the Enemy, but no one hurt they went back to
their encampment. Brother Maxfield had an impression that
their was Danger in their path and ought to leave their camp
He told his Brethren so but some of them did not think so &
all went to Bed But these feelings increasing upon Brother
Maxfield He arose from his bed & told his Brethren He was
agoing to leave that place immediately & they all gathered
up their Horses and went several Miles Back & camped for
the night & soon the Encampment which they had Just
left was surrounded by a Hundred men & had it not been
for their warning they would probably have been all
taken prisioners. President Young said concerning the
Enemy I know they will begin to waste away before spring
and I think they will get orders to return back. If they
attempt to come in Col Johnson will ride the best Horse He can
get & will say to Col Allexander & Cook & the other officers now
you go ahead now you had better all get killed than to loose
your next president thinking that He would stand a chance to
be President. I accompanied Brother Woolley to his ward
& preached to a large congregation was followed by D Spencer
& E Snow. I spoke upon the kingdom of God now esstablished, & its
finally distiny. D Spencer spoke of our Educating our Children & E Snow
of Family Governm[en]t said some men would deal honorably with
Brigham Young & cheat their nearest Neighbor. A woman would
try to gain the Effections of her husband but would pull dow[n]
some member of her family. My Family attended meeting at the
14th ward school House
~ Monday
67th I spent the day in the office on History. Phineas Young called in
& read a part of his history
~ Friday
Dec 4th 1857 The Calafornia Mail arived last evening we find from the Calafornia papers that the massacre of the Emigrants in the south by the Indians is laid to the mormons the people in Loss Angel held public meeting & passed Resolutions to call on the President of the United States to exhert his power to bring the murderers to Justice all the saints in Calafornia are returning home Brother Cannon got out a half sheet of the Standard their is quite a stir concerning Mormonism. One of the Pannama steemers went down at sea with $2000000 of dollars worth of gold & 460 passengers 160 was taken off & saved mostly women & children their also seems to be an indian war at Carson valley with the Indians
~ Saturday
5th I spent the day in the office on Presidents Youngs History President D. H. Wells arived home about 8 oclok
~ Sunday
[FIGURE] 6th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Elder John Taylor spoke in the Morning followed By President D. H. Wells in the afternoon. I spoke & was Followed By Professor Albert Carrington reporters took notes I Attended a meeting of the prayer circle John Taylor opened by Prayer & D H Wells was mouth in the circle. Brother Wells said that Brother Maxfield had the command of a small scouting party they took a horse from the Enemy & was fired at by the Enemy, but no one hurt they went back to their encampment. Brother Maxfield had an impression that their was Danger in their path and ought to leave their camp He told his Brethren so but some of them did not think so & all went to Bed But these feelings increasing upon Brother Maxfield He arose from his bed & told his Brethren He was agoing to leave that place immediately & they all gathered up their Horses and went several Miles Back & camped for the night & soon the Encampment which they had Just left was surrounded by a Hundred men & had it not been for their warning they would probably have been all taken prisioners. President Young said concerning the Enemy I know they will begin to waste away before spring and I think they will get orders to return back. If they attempt to come in Col Johnson will ride the best Horse He can get & will say to Col Allexander & Cook & the other officers now you go ahead now you had better all get killed than to loose your next president thinking that He would stand a chance to be President.
I accompanied Brother Woolley to his ward & preached to a large congregation was followed by D Spencer & E Snow. I spoke upon the kingdom of God now esstablished, & its finally distiny. D Spencer spoke of our Educating our Children & E Snow of Family Government said some men would deal honorably with Brigham Young & cheat their nearest Neighbor. A woman would try to gain the Effections of her husband but would pull down some member of her family. My Family attended meeting at the 14th ward school House
~ Monday
7th I spent the day in the office on History. Phineas Young called in & read a part of his history
