June 21, 1856 ~ Saturday

21^st I spent most of the day at home I was vary weary through
the day

June 22, 1856 ~ Sunday

22nd Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home. Joseph Young
preached in the forenoon followed by H. C. Kimball. President B
[FIGURE] Young Preached in the afternoon one of the most interesting sermons
containing the most interesting information light, truth &
knowledge ever revealed by God through any Apostle or prophet on
earth G. D. Watt & J. V. Long both reported the Discourse. He said the
Devels were cast out of heaven to this earth & they are still around
us their condemnation is that they can never have a taberna-
cle but they seek to get into the tabernacle of all men they can
all good & bad when they die remain here upon Earth the same
as the living they are mixed up the same as the living are in a great
measure. Joseph & Hiram & all the faithful Elders in a great measure
are at work to preache the gospel to the spirits in prision & prepare
them for the coming of Christ the wicked spirits will gather
together against Joseph there the same as here but neither the Devil
nor the wicked have any power over him there but he can dispens
them at his will but those who have shed innocent blood or
consented thereto will be angels to the Devil untill they are dis-
organized with the Devil, our children & friends are all with
us or near us many interesting thing were said we are now in
eternity as much as we ever will be

I attended the prayer meeting in the evening herd 5 letters read
from Lyman Wight to Father Porter the subject of the day was
spoken of by President Young. J. M. Grant preached at East Webber
Fort all day taught them to keep clean & set out trees &c

June 23, 1856 ~ Monday

23rd I spent most of the day in the office I watered my garden through
the night was weary in the morning I took Brother Hodge statement of
the body guard of Joseph & names

June 24, 1856 ~ Tuesday

24^th [FIGURE] I spent the day in the office. Brother Bullock showed
the papers he had collected & journals in the secretary since
he had been a clerk to the Church which was a great amount
I have many reflections concerning President Young we find
a great Difficulty in writing the History of Joseph esspecially
During the last few days of his life as no one kept a Journal
of the same except Dr Richards wrote some but Died before
the History was written out I have a great Desire to have
President Youngs Daily History written so that all things may
be plain to the future Historian

we have vary hot dry weather the Church or inhabitants of
this City have laboured hard for 13 weeks to bring the water
of this the big cotton wood to this City. President Young
has spent much of his time during the last 3 weeks on the Canal
President Young said to me that G. A. Smith said
in speaking of the Church History, in future that it would
be the History of the Church & not of a man. I said vary well we
could not write the History of the Church without writing the
History of the prophet & President of the Church. President
Young conversed freely upon the subject I inquired of the clerks
of the presidents office what they had written concerning him
daily they read some to me I do not think it is sufficently
full. J. M. Grant went to Ogden