Sunday July 9th Brother Gifford preached upon the subject
of sanctification & was followed by President B Young who
in a measure reproved him
In the Afternoon I attended
meeting & opened by prayer President Young preached upon
sanctification see report I attended prayer meeting in
the evening
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
10 to 15 I spent Haying it was exceding Hot weather
~ Sunday
Sunday 16th President Kimball spoke to the people & was
followed by President Young upon the subject of family Governmt
I did not attend & did not report. P. M O Hyde spoke to
the people I reported
~ Monday to ~ Friday
17 to 221 I spent this week getting Hay
~ Saturday
22nd I commen[c]ed Harvesting to day we cut & put up 3 Acres
of wheat we are blessed with Heavy wheat crops this year
the grass hoppers are now in clouds about us & are doing great
damage to corn & potatoes & Gardens.
~ Sunday
23rd Sunday I was quite weary & did not attend meeting though
the [blank]
~ Monday
24th July This day spent by all the people in celebration
of the Arival of the pioneers into this valley it was consid-
erd the greates display ever got up by this people the
procedings are published in the Deserett News of July 27
~ Tuesday
25 I cut & put up 4 Acres of Heavy wheat I had 2 crad-
leers
~ Wednesday
26 we cut 2 Acres of wheat
~ Thursday
27th we cut 4 Acres of wheat & raked & bound it I
suffered much with the Heat to day & at at about 5
oclock we were overtaken by a Heavy wind & rain which
wet us & caused us to become vary chilly I was quite
sick through the night
29 I was quite unwell yet I rode some 10 miles & found
my 2 milk cows which had been lost 4 days
we had a Heavy shower of rain to day
~ Sunday
30th Sunday I am quite unwell & keep my house to day I wrote a letter to I. F. CarterLorenzo Young spoke
to the people & was followed By President B Young
~ Monday
31st I was quite unwell but went to the Harvest field the mail came in this evening & brought me 3 letters
2 from I F Carter & one from J M Bernhisel
~ Sunday
Sunday July 9th Brother Gifford preached upon the subject
of sanctification & was followed by President B Young who
in a measure reproved him
In the Afternoon I attended
meeting & opened by prayer President Young preached upon
sanctification see report I attended prayer meeting in
the evening
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
10 to 15 I spent Haying it was exceding Hot weather
~ Sunday
Sunday 16th President Kimball spoke to the people & was
followed by President Young upon the subject of family Government
I did not attend & did not report. P. M O Hyde spoke to
the people I reported
~ Monday to ~ Friday
17 to 21 I spent this week getting Hay
~ Saturday
22nd I commenced Harvesting to day we cut & put up 3 Acres
of wheat we are blessed with Heavy wheat crops this year
the grass hoppers are now in clouds about us & are doing great
damage to corn & potatoes & gardens.
~ Sunday
23rd Sunday I was quite weary & did not attend meeting though
the [blank]
~ Monday
24th July This day spent by all the people in celebration
of the Arival of the pioneers into this valley it was considerd the greatest display ever got up by this people the
procedings are published in the Deserett News of July 27
~ Tuesday
25 I cut & put up 4 Acres of Heavy wheat I had 2 crad-
leers
~ Wednesday
26 we cut 2 Acres of wheat
~ Thursday
27th we cut 4 Acres of wheat & raked & bound it I
suffered much with the Heat to day & at at about 5
oclock we were overtaken by a Heavy wind & rain which
wet us & caused us to become vary chilly I was quite
sick through the night
~ Friday
28th I was confined to my house by sickness
~ Saturday
29 I was quite unwell yet I rode some 10 miles & found
my 2 milk cows which had been lost 4 days
we had a Heavy shower of rain to day
~ Sunday
30th Sunday I am quite unwell & keep my house to day
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to I F CarterLorenzo Young spoke
to the people & was followed By President B Young
~ Monday
31st I was quite unwell but went to the Harvest field
[FIGURE] the mail came in this evening & brought me 3 letters
2 from I F Carter & one from J M Bernhisel
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," July 9, 1854 - July 31, 1854, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/MyR