to me as I came in have you a team I told him I had
a pair of small Ponies. He asked If I could spare them
I Hesitated a moment & said IYes sir, I can do any
thing that is wanted. He then said I have a good
pair of Horses that I want to let you have, as you are
labouring here I was taken quite surprised it came
vary unexpeted to me. I excepted the Horses & was
thankful though perhaps I did not say it at the time
Brother Wells went & showed them to me I tok them
home they were a fine large pair of sorrell Horses
they were offered 200 bushels of wheat for them
to day. President Young stayid 3 1/2 hours in
compiling his History. He remarked that the revelation upon
a plurality of wives was given to Joseph Smith in 1831 He revealed
it to Oliver Cowdery alone upon the solem pledge that He would not
reveal it or act upon it it but He did act upon it in a secret manner
& that was the cause of his overthrow. President Young also said
that the United States are driving this people to war sooner than
is for their good for we are civilizing the Indians & if they would
give us time we would give them a knowledge so that when they
do fight the Gentiles that they would have some Judgment & not
kill women & children & those who ought tonot to be killed. There is
now many of the emigration on the way to Carson valley the Gentile
emigrants shoot the indians wharever they meet with them & the
Indians now retaliate & will kill innocent People. One woman who
had fitted out to kome here to investigate Mormonism she was
killed & all her teamsters & all these through the folly of Emigrants
~ Thursday
27th I spent the fore noon in the office the afternoon I watered my
garden & budded my peach orchard with Carringtons 2nd Early
& his large yellow Peach & Apricott
~ Friday
28th I spent the forepart of the day in the House of the Lord giving
Endowments the evening I spent in the office
The present signs of the times show that we as a people
as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints & the
Kingdom of God are approaching the most important period &
Craices [crisis] that we have ever seen since the organization of the
Church, their is a solemnity & anxiety resting upon all Israel.
The Government of the United States have now entered the
field as our persecuters & are determined in their harts to destr-
oy us from off the Earth as far as it is in their power
The President James Buch^a^nnan & the Congress of the Nation
containing 35000000 people have sent an Armey of men
of numbering some 3000 armed with all instruments of
death to destroy us as a people they are now marching towards
us upon the plains & one or two month from this date must
decide the case with us whether we have to go out to war and
meet in deadly combat this winter or not. The Gentiles are vary
wicked & the cup of the United States as a Nation is full & they
are enemies to God & his kingdom & people they are determined
in their hearts that God & his Christ shall have no kingdom on
the Earth & they are now about to make war upon his saints
the time is at the door that will try mens souls the Lord has
to me as I came in have you a team I told him I had a pair of small Ponies. He asked If I could spare them I Hesitated a moment & saidYes sir, I can do any thing that is wanted. He then said I have a good pair of Horses that I want to let you have, as you are labouring here I was taken quite surprised it came vary unexpeted to me. I excepted the Horses & was thankful though perhaps I did not say it at the time Brother Wells went & showed them to me I tok them home they were a fine large pair of sorrell Horses they were offered 200 bushels of wheat for them to day. President Young staid 3 hours in compiling his History. He remarked that the revelation upon a plurality of wives was given to Joseph Smith in 1831 He revealed it to Oliver Cowdery alone upon the solem pledge that He would not reveal it or act upon it it but He did act upon it in a secret manner & that was the cause of his overthrow. President Young also said that the United States are driving this people to war sooner than is for their good for we are civilizing the Indians & if they would give us time we would give them a knowledge so that when they do fight the Gentiles that they would have some Judgment & not kill women & Children & those who oughtnot to be killed. There is now many of the emigration on the way to Carson valley the Gentile emigrants shoot the indians wharever they meet with them & the Indians now retaliate & will kill innocent People. One woman who had fitted out to kome here to investigate Mormonism she was killed & all her teamsters & all these through the folly of Emigrants
~ Thursday
27th I spent the fore noon in the office the afternoon I watered my garden & budded my peach orchard with Carringtons 2nd Early & his large yellow Peach & Apricott
~ Friday
28th I spent the forepart of the day in the House of the Lord giving Endowments the evening I spent in the office
[FIGURE] The present signs of the times show that we as a people as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints & the Kingdom of God are approaching the most important period & Cri crisis that we have ever seen since the organization of the Church, their is a solemnity & anxiety resting upon all Israel. The Government of the United States have now entered the field as our persecuters & are determined in their harts to destroy us from off the Earth as far as it is in their power The President James Buchannan & the Congress of the Nation containing 35000000 people have sent an Armey of men numbering some 3000 armed with all instruments of death to destroy us as a people they are now marching towards us upon the plains & one or two month from this date must decide the case with us whether we have to go out to war and meet in deadly combat this winter or not. The Gentiles are vary wicked & the cup of the United States as a Nation is full & they are enemies to God & his kingdom & people they are determined in their hearts that God & his Christ shall have no kingdom on the Earth & they are now about to make war upon his saints the time is at the door that will try mens souls the Lord has
