27th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle President Young spoke
to the people. He was followed by H. C. Kimball & J. M. Grant. Br Watt
reported. I attended the Prayer meeting in the circle then I attended
the 14 ward school House & preached to the people. Father Morley made
a few remarks before me & I was followed by Bishop Hoagland &
Br Horn we had a good meeting & a full House
29th I spent the day at home but the evening at the Social Hall I att-
ended the Legeslative Party with my family it was a splendid got up
affair we staid till 2 oclock
30 I spent the day at home I was unwell had taken could.
31st I spent the day at home & in the evening I attended the Polosophocal
Juvinile society & herd the children speak their peaces & read their
compositions the school was Addressed By Brothers ClementsMills Babbitt & W Woodruff we had a good meeting
Feb 1st 1856 The Calafornia Mail came in & I spent the day reading
the news of the European war the Missouri rail road Accident
& the general News of the day.
2nd We are having a hard winter cold weather much snow it is
reported that a vast number of the cattle Horses Mules sheep & young
cattle are dying it is snowing this morning. The adjourned mass meeting on the express daily line met at 2 oclok. Prayer By J. M. Grant Brother Enoch Reese addressed the meeting & was
followed by J. M. Grant, Judge Kenny, L. W. HardyO. P. Rockwell
& closed by a lengthy & good speech from Gov Young. I took
minutes of the meeting. Elder Watt reported in full
3rd Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle. P. P. Pratt addressed
the people spoke upon drilling wheat cultivating less land & doing it
better. He was followed by President Kimball who said what
Brother Pratt had said was Gods truth evry word of it for all
truth was gods truth some people cannot see the end of theire nose
if they did they would know more I believe men in their resurrected
bodies eat or they would die I believe they eat as well as men in ther
mortal bodies. You have got to be subject to the priesthood & learn to
obey your head or you will be damned. We have the Apostles here to
lead us and if we are passive in ther hands we shall be saved
you should be vary careful of the Apostles while you have them
with you speak well of them & treat them kindly & do them good or
you will suffer you expect to be saved But you have got to do right
A Man asked me if I had not got women sealed to me that
27th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle President Young spoke
to the people. He was followed by H. C. Kimball & J. M. Grant. Br Watt
Reported. I attended the Prayer meeting in the circle then I attended
the 14 ward school House & preached to the people. Father Morley made
a few remarks before me & I was followed by Bishop Hoagland &
Br Horn we had a good meeting & a full House
28th I spent the day at home reading & writing
29th [FIGURE] I spent the day at home but the evening at the social Hall I attended the Legeslative Party with my family it was a splendid got up
affair we staid till 2 oclock
30 I spent the day at home I was unwell had taken could.
31st I spent the day at home & in the evening I attended the Polosophical
Juvinile society & herd the children speak their peaces & read their
compositions the school was Addressed By Brothers Clements Mills
Babbitt & W Woodruff we had a good meeting
Feb 1st 1856 The Calafornia Mail came in & I spent the day reading
the news of the European war the Missouri rail Road Accident
& the general News of the day.
2nd We are having a hard winter cold weather much snow it is
reported that a vast number of the cattle Horses Mules sheep & young
cattle are dying it is snowing this morning. The adjourned mass
[FIGURE] meeting on the express daily line met at 2 oclok. Prayer By
J. M. Grant Brother Enoch Reese addressed the meeting & was
followed by J. M. Grant, Judge Kenny, L. W. HardyO. P. Rockwell
& closed by a lengthy & good speech from Gov Young. I took
minutes of the meeting. Elder Watt Reported in full
3rd Sunday meeting in the Tabernacle. P. P. Pratt addressed
the People spoke upon drilling wheat cultivating less land & doing it
better. He was followed by President Kimball who said what
Brother Pratt had said was Gods truth evry word of it for all
truth was gods truth some people cannot see the end of theire nose
if they did they would know more I believe men in their resurrected
bodies eat or they would die I believe they eat as well as men in ther
mortal bodies. You have got to be subject to the priesthood & learn to
obey your head or you will be damned. we have the Apostles here to
lead us and if we are passive in ther hands we shall be saved
you should be vary careful of the Apostles while you have them
with you speak well of them & treat them kindly & do them good or
you will suffer you expect to be saved But you have got to do right
A man asked me if I had not got women sealed to me that
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," January 26, 1856 - February 3, 1856, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/6ZL