February 21, 1858 ~ Sunday

21^st Febuary 1858

Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle all day
G. D. Grant D H. Wells and G A Smith preached in the forenoon
W Woodruff and O Pratt in the afternoon. I attended
the prayer circle O Pratt Prayed and G A Smith was mouth
President Young proposed sending some men into the desert
to look out habitations for this people and to plant some grain
He said if any one of the brethren wished to Join in sending
a man they could do so

February 22, 1858 ~ Monday

22 I spent the day in the office Brothers Wandle & Nicholas
Grooebeck called in the office and gave an account of
their missions wandle to Australia and Calafornia affairs
& Groosebeck to St Louis bringing on the Church train and the
intention of the armey to take him and his his finally selling
to Rashaw and his escape across the country to Salt Lake
Wandle said that A. C. Bennett who is now in Cedar City He
was the captain of the company who undertook to cross the
desert they lost evry animal and burned all their waggons
about 70 in number. He is now going into the desert with a
company at Cedar City to get the Iron Wandle Baptized him
and many others that went through the salt Lake City. I set
out several pears on quince stock One Almond, and 2 peach
trees of Carringtons 2nd Early. we had a snow storm in the
night and the wind blew hard

February 23, 1858 ~ Tuesday

23rd I spent the day reading the Church history and correting
in company with G A Smith

February 24, 1858 ~ Wednesday

24^th I spent the day in the office on History

February 25, 1858 ~ Thursday

25 G A Smith started for Provo I spent the day in the
[FIGURE] Office. A Lyman arived it this city at 4 oclok bringing
with him a Messenger direct from Washington who left
the 5^th day of Washing Jan He came in 20 days from
San francisco. Elder Lyman picked him up near San ber-
nadeno he was barely accompanied by one servant he comes
with dispaches from Washington to Governor Young and to
the Armey of the United States. Govornor Young called
a council of the Presidency and Twelve at his house at
7 oclok when the following Persons were present Presidents
Brigham Young Heber C Kimball and Daniel H. Wells
TOf the Twelve Apostles Orson Hyde W. Woodruff John
Taylor, A Lyman C C Rich. Also A Carrington
At 8 oclok the Messenger was introduced to us By Joseph
Angel Young as Dr Osborne which was Col T. L. Kane
He was vary formal in his introduction he was vary pale
and worn down having travelled night and day He was
seated in an easy chair. his arival was at 8 oclok He addressed
us in the following language (though he had great difficulty
in speaking.) Govornor Young and Gentlemen, I come as
an ambassador from the Cheif Execative of our Nation
and am fully prepared and duly authorized to lay before

February 21, 1858 ~ Sunday

21st Febuary 1858 Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle all day G.D. Grant D H. Wells and G A Smith preached in the forenoon W Woodruff and O Pratt in the afternoon. I attended the prayer circle O Pratt Prayed and G A Smith was mouth President Young proposed sending some men into the desert to look out habitations for this people and to plant some grain He said if any one of the brethren wished to Join in sending a man they could do so

February 22, 1858 ~ Monday

22 I spent the day in the office Brothers Wandle & Nicholas Grooebeck called in the office and gave an account of their missions wandle to Australia and Calafornia affair & Groosebeck to St Louis bringing on the Church train and the intention of the armey to take him and his his finally selling to Rashaw and his escape across the country to Salt Lake Wandle said that A. C. Bennett who is now in Cedar City He was the captain of the company who undertook to cross the desert they lost evry animal and burned all their waggons about 70 in number. He is now going into the desert with a company at Cedar City to get the Iron Wandle Baptized him and many others that went through the salt Lake City. I set out several pears on quince stock one Almond, and 2 peach trees of Carringtons 2nd Early, we had a snow storm in the night and the wind blew hard

February 23, 1858 ~ Tuesday

23rd I spent the day reading the church history and correting in company with G A Smith

February 24, 1858 ~ Wednesday

24th I spent the day in the office on History

February 25, 1858 ~ Thursday

25 G A Smith started for Provo I spent the day in the [FIGURE] office. A Lyman arived it this city at 4 oclok bringing with him a Messenger direct from Washington who left the 5th day of Jan. He came in 20 days from Sanfrancisco. Elder Lyman picked him up near Sanbernadeno he was barely accompanied by one servant he comes with dispaches from Washington to Governor Young and to the Armey of the United States. Govornor Young called a council of the Presidency and Twelve at his house at 7 oclok when the following Persons were present Presidents Brigham Young Heber C Kimball and Daniel H Wells of the Twelve Apostles Orson Hyde W. Woodruff John Taylor A Lyman C C Rich. Also A Carrington At 8 oclok the Messenger was introduced to us By Joseph Angel Young as Dr Osborne which was Col T. L. Kane He was vary formal in his introduction he was vary pale and worn down having travelled night and day He was seated in an easy chair. His arival was at 8 oclok He addressed us in the following language (though he had great difficulty in speaking.) Govornor Young and Gentlemen I come as an ambassador from the Cheif Execative of our Nation and am fully prepared and duly authorized to lay before