Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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8th I was vary lame & spent the fore part of the day at home & the afternoon
at the office I visited a peace of Australia wheat or barley in the
garden of sister Rich she gave me a few heads of it & I sowed a
part of it in my garden it is a vary fine grain. President Young
has gone to big cotton wood canyon so reported to make preparation for
the 24th July. H. C. Kimball is at home at work on his store house
9th I am still quite lame I spent most of the day at the office. President
Young returned from Cottonwood canyon at 6 oclock H. C. Kimball
was at home at work Brother A Lyman called in the office in the morning
10th I am some better this morning I conversed with Brother Wm Carter
concerning smoot in wheat He says there is a good deal of smot in the
wheat in the big field this season, he says there is smot in the wheat
which has not been watered & also that which was watered in the blow
unless it was well soaked is quite smutty. whare wheat was well soaked
with water is free from smut. I spent most of the day at the office
11th
I am still quite lame I spent the day at the office I called upon
President Young read a peace of History on Book E-1, page 1681-2
concerning Hyram leading the Church & tracing the aAaronic Priesthood
it was in detached sentances. President Young thought it was
not essential to be inserted in the History & had better be omitted He
spoke of the peace of History published in the News Vol 18 VI No 18
concerning Joseph say ^words^ upon South Carolinia He wished it not published
H C Kimball was at home. D. H. Wells was in the office in the afternoon
my men commenced carting hay to day
12th I spent most of the day at home watering & pitching Hay & was
puite sick. Presidents Young went East in his carriage this Morning
President Kimball was at home
13th Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home & the afternoon at
meeting. J M Barlow spoke for a short time was followed By Br
Kimball who dwelt upon a great variety of subjects. President
Young preached spoke upon the sanctification & Holiness of the
saints their final exhaltation & the spirits in the Eternal world
that were to come & take tabernacles the scene of this Earth would
not be wound up untill the last spirit had come & taken a body on
the Earth & inasmuch as the last spirit Gentiles do not wish child[ren]
but use evry exhertion to stop having progeny I pray God they
may be prospered in their desires untill their seed is dryed up
& that those spirits who have not taken bodies may come through
the linage of the Saints. I attended the prayer meeting in the eve[nin]g
14th I spent the fore part of the day in the office. Called upon
President Young at 10 oclok read History till 1 oclok. He then Dined
called at the Historians office at 3 oclok & read 2 hours we have
revized about 50 pages to day the President became weary & we closed
& walked to the stray pen to see about 50 head of stray cattle brought in
to day
15th I spent the day in the office. President Young sat in our
office during the afternoon & herd History read. President Kimball
also came in & soon J M Grant Having Just returned from his
Journiy at Fillmore had benen absent about 15 days said the crops
8th I was vary lame & spent the fore part of the day at home & the afternoon at the office I visited a peace of Australia wheat or barley in the garden of sister Rich she gave me a few heads of it & I sowed a part of it in my garden it is a vary fine grain. President Young has gone to big cotton wood canyon so reported to make preparation for the 24th July. H. C. Kimball is at home at work on his store house
9th I am still quite lame I spent most of the day at the office. President Young Returned from Cottonwood canyon at 6 oclock H. C. Kimball was at home at work Brother A Lyman called in the office in the morning
10th I am some better this morning I conversed with Brother Wm Carter concerning smoot in wheat He says there is a good deal of smot in the wheat in the big field this season, he says there is smot in the wheat which has not been watered & also that which was watered in the blow unless it was well soaked is quite smutty. whare wheat was well soaked with water is free from smut. I spent most of the day at the office
11th [FIGURE] I am still quite lame I spent the day at the office I called upon President Young read a peace of History on Book E-1 page 1681=2 concerning Hyram leading the Church & tracing theAaronic Priesthood it was in detached Sentences. President Young thought it was not essential to be inserted in the History & had better be omitted He spoke of the peace of History published in the News Vol VI. No 18 concerning Joseph words upon South Carolinia He wished it not published H C Kimball was at home. D. H. Wells was in the office in the afternoon my men commenced carting hay to day
12th I spent most of the day at home watering & pitching Hay & was puite sick. Presidents Young went East in his carriage this Morning President Kimball was at home
13th Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home & the afternoon at meeting. J M Barlow spoke for a short time was followed By Br Kimball who dwelt upon a great variety of subjects. President Young preached spoke upon the sanctification & Holiness of the saints their final exhaltation & the spirits in the Eternal world that were to come & take tabernacles the scene of this Earth would not be wound up untill the last spirit had come & taken a body on the Earth & inasmuch as the Gentiles do not wish children but use evry exhertion to stop having progeny I pray God they may be prospered in their desires untill their seed is dryed up & that those spirits who have not taken bodies may come through the linage of the saints. I attended the prayer meeting in the evening
14th I spent the fore part of the day in the office called upon President Young at 10 oclok read History till 1 oclok. He then Dined called at the Historians office at 3 oclok & read 2 hours we have revized about 50 pages to day the President became weary & we closed & walked to the stray pen to see about 50 head of stray cattle brought in to day
15th I spent the day in the office. President Young sat in our office during the afternoon & herd History read. President Kimball also came in & soon J M Grant Having Just returned from his Journiy at Fillmore had been absent about 15 days said the Crops