September 17, 1859 ~ Saturday

Sept 17^th
17^th we had a hard storm of wind & rain last night
some thieves went into my garden last night &
stole about a dozen musk mellons took them under a
peach tree that was loaded with fruit eat the mellons
& cut them up then stole about a bushel of fruit

I spent the day in the office

September 18, 1859 ~ Sunday

18 Sunday I met with my Quorum at 9 oclok Bishop
Hunter prayed Richard Bentley was mouth I attended
meeting at the Tabernacle. J Gates O. Pratt T. B. H Stenhouse
& H C Kimball spoke in the morning & Erastus snow
Oleen Liljinquist, Robert Nuslin & H C Kimball in
the after noon. At 6 oclok A.M. I met with Presidents
Young Kimball & Wells, & O Pratt W Woodruff
J Taylor Erastus Snow E T Benson & F D Richards
of the Twelve to Bless the missionaries. The Presidency
& O Pratt & W Woodruff Blessed & set apart for mis-
sions John Vancott Jacob Gates, E. H. Blackburn N. V.
Jones Lewis Bertrand Oleas Liljinquist for foreign
missions & W^m H Hooper as delegate to Washington
& Andrew Moffit to go on Busines & John Taylor
Blessed Marian J Shelton to go on a mission to the Moq-
uiches. President B Young then gave the Missionaries good
instruction promised them great Blessings if they would
do right & keep out of the snare of women which is the
overthrow of more men than any other Evil & among
other things. He said they should do a greater work than
the same number of Elders ever did & when you labour
in thinking till you get exausted dont tax your mind
in that stage but stop thinking it is a wrong doctrin
to always keep up a constant thinking this is the
way I get through so much business. I will deal with
fifty different subjects in an hour & when I get through
I will think no more about any of them I can lie down
& go to sleep in a minute & let my mind & Body rest &
my business to dont fret or get a hurrying spirit for
that wears the body. This is a gloriouse doctrin & one that
would do me much good if I could or would practice it
He said Capt Hooper would be much better off if He would
practice it

The Twelve did not met in the circle.

September 19, 1859 ~ Monday

19^th I started my sugar mill to day. I paid for two
waggons, 1 gallon measure, 1 schimmon, some Barrel
Iron, & 10 lb osf sugar. I groungd some cane for J
Hardy & made a gallon of fine surrup about as thick
as Hunney out of 6 gallons of Juce I groung some for
A. O. Smoot it did not take over 4 gallons of guce to one
of surrup it was vary ripe, but it was injured by
letting the seeds be on some of it & poorly striped which
made it bitter. I made some for J. L. Smith 8 gallons
of Juce to 1 of surrup it was green.

September 20, 1859 ~ Tuesday to September 21, 1859 ~ Wednesday

20^th I spent the day at home, also the 221st

September 22, 1859 ~ Thursday

212^nd I planted out my strawburies to day we had a rainy
night

September 17, 1859 ~ Saturday

Sept 17th 17th we had a hard storm of wind & rain last night some thieves went into my garden last night & stole about a dozen musk mellons took them under a peach tree that was loaded with fruit eat the mellons & cut them up then stole about a bushel of fruit I spent the day in the office

September 18, 1859 ~ Sunday

18 Sunday I met with my Quorum at 9 oclok Bishop Hunter prayed Richard Bentley was mouth I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. J Gates O. Pratt T. B. H Stenhouse & H C Kimball spoke in the morning & Erastus snow Oleen Liljinquist, Robert Nuslin & H C Kimball in the after noon. At 6 oclok A.M. I met with Presidents [FIGURE] Young Kimball & Wells, & O Pratt W Woodruff J Taylor Erastus Snow E T Benson & F D Richards of the Twelve to Bless the missionaries. The Presidency & O Pratt & W Woodruff Blessed & set apart for missions John Vancott Jacob Gates, E. H. Blackburn N. V. Jones Lewis Bertrand Oleas Liljinquist for foreign missions & Wm H Hooper as delegate to Washington & Andrew Moffit to go on Busines & John Taylor Blessed Marian J Shelton to go on a mission to the Moquiches. President B Young then gave the Missionaries good instruction promised them great Blessings if they would do right & keep out of the snare of women which is the overthrow of more men than any other Evil & among other things. He said they should do a greater work than the same number of Elders ever did & when you labour in thinking till you get exausted dont tax your mind in that stage but stop thinking it is a wrong doctrin to always keep up a constant thinking this is the way I get through so much business. I will deal with fifty different subjects in an hour & when I get through I will think no more about any of them I can lie down & go to sleep in a minute & let my mind & Body rest & my business to dont fret or get a hurrying spirit for that wears the body. This is a gloriouse doctrin & one that would do me much good if I could or would practice it He said Capt Hooper would be much better off if He would practice it. The Twelve did not met in the circle.

September 19, 1859 ~ Monday

19th I started my sugar mill to day I paid for two waggons, 1 gallon measure, 1 schimmon, some Barrel Iron, & 10 lb of sugar. I ground some cane for J Hardy & made a gallon of fine surrup about as thick as Hunney out of 6 gallons of Juce I groung some for A. O. Smoot it did not take over 4 gallons of guce to one of surrup it was vary ripe, but it was injured by letting the seeds be on some of it & poorly striped which made it bitter. I made some for J. L. Smith 8 gallons of Juce to 1 of surrup it was green.

September 20, 1859 ~ Tuesday to September 21, 1859 ~ Wednesday

201st

September 22, 1859 ~ Thursday

22nd I planted out my strawburies to day we had a rainy night