Sept 21
I spent most of the day compiling History I visited
Brother Haywood's peach orchard & A Carringtons with
the Twelve G. A. S & A. Lyman & the hands in the office
~ Wednesday
22 I spent most of the day revising History I attended the
prayer circle in the evening Bishop Hoagland Prayed &
I was mouth
~ Thursday
23rd I spent the day compiling History
~ Friday
24th I spent the forenoon compiling History I called
upon the President & Presented him with some peaches
& seedling grapes also Professor Carrington President Young took us all through his orchard their is not an
acre of Ground in this Territory Producing as much fruit
as his Garden he has a great amount of peaches it is thought
100 bushels of peaches 200 Bushels of Apples 10 of Blak
walnuts, & 1 ton of Grapes, a great amount of s[t]rewburies
& other vegitables. I called to see Brother Oliphant
He called to see me yesterday wished to get some peaches
to go to the camp to sell I let him have 2 Bushels He had
a wild pair of Mules when he had got about 3 miles
on the State Road a dog frightened his mules they run
with him broke the tongue then Jirked him head foremost
out of the waggon dislocated his sholder & bruised his
face badly he was brought home & his shoulder set He
is quite poorly to day. Mr MCNeal was tried today
before the Mayor of this city for threateneding life He
drew a pistol on Burton & on Candland He was fined $50
& imprisioned three months.
~ Saturday
25th I spent the day compiling History
~ Sunday
26th Sunday at 10 oclok I met with my Quorum
at the Endowment Room. A. O. Smoot Prayed E F.
Sheets was mouth. I spent the remainder of the time
till 2 oclock with President B. Young ^council^ looking over the
papers which came by the Eastern Mail yesterday
At 2 oclok I met with the Board of Directors. At
4 oclok I met with Presidents B Young H C. Kimball D H Wells And G A Smith in President Youngs
upper Room for Prayers. B. Young Prayed & H C.
Kimball was mouth President Young requested the
Twelve to meet at the Historians office for their prayer
circle instead of Brother Bensons. The following
Dream was related which President Young [had] on Friday
night Sept 24th 1858 He dreamed that 4 men came into his room and tried to get in. He tried to shoot them
with his pistol but could not get it off He then drew
a Bowie knife but found it to be a carving knife
with a saw on one side At the same time Mr Clarkson
reached over his shoulder & drew a large Bowie knife
from betwen his shoulders & attempted to kill Presidt
Young who said to him you may think that you
~ Tuesday
Sept 21
I spent most of the day compiling History. I visited
Brother Haywood's peach orchard & A Carringtons with
the Twelve G. A. S & A. Lyman & the hands in the office
~ Wednesday
22 I spent most of the day revising History I attended the
prayer circle in the evening. Bishop Hoagland Prayed &
I was mouth
~ Thursday
23rd I spent the day compiling History
~ Friday
24th I spent the forenoon compiling History I called
upon the President & Presented him with some peaches
& seedling grapes also Professor Carrington President
Young took us all through his orchard their is not an
acre of Ground in this Territory Producing as much fruit
as his Garden he has a great amount of peaches it is thought
100 bushels of peaches 200 Bushels of Apples 10 of Blak
walnuts, & 1 ton of grapes, a great amount of strawburis
& other vegitables. I called to see Brother Oliphant
He called to see me yesterday wished to get some peaches
to go to the camp to sell I let him have 2 Bushels He had
a wild pair of Mules when he had got about 3 miles
on the State Road a dog frightened his mules they run
with him broke the tongue then Jirked him head foremost
out of the waggon dislocated his sholder & bruised his
face badly he was brought home & his shoulder set He
is quite poorly to day. Mr MCNeal was tried today
before the Mayor of this city for threatening life He
drew a pistol on Burton & on Candland He was fined $50
& imprisioned three months.
~ Saturday
25th I spent the day compiling History
~ Sunday
26th Sunday At 10 oclok I met with my Quorum
at the Endowment Room. A. O. Smoot Prayed E F.
Sheets was mouth. I spent the remainder of the time
till 2 oclock with President B. Young council looking over the
papers which came by Eastern Mail yesterday
At 2 oclok I met with the Board of Directors. At
4 oclok I met with Presidents B Young H C KimballD H Wells And G A Smith in President Youngs
upper Room for Prayers. B. Young Prayed & H C.
Kimball was mouth President Young requested the
Twelve to meet at the Historians office for their prayer
circle instead of Brother Bensons. The following
Dream was related which President Young had on Friday
night Sept 24th 1858. He dreamed that 4 men came
to his room and tried to get in. He tried to shoot them
with his pistol but could not get it off He then drew
a Bowie knife but found it to be a carving knife
with a saw on one side. At the same time Mr Clarkson
reached over his shoulder & drew a large Bowie knife
from between his shoulders & attempted to kill President
Young who said to him you may think that you
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