Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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I attended the prayer meeting at the Presidents Office
{President Young said I do think that my brethren of the} 12 {and all others that belong to the church that have no other
business only to go to those courts should come and give up
their license and be dismissed from their calling. It is no place
for us. I will say that to any one of the} 12 {or any elders that
have done their duty know more about law than lawyers do.
President Young said to} E Snow {that if he held to} Z Snow {that he should share in his blessings if it was in hell fire.
Brother Snow asked forgiveness of the Quorum for what he had done}
At the close of the Prayers I went to the 13 ward & Preached then
to the 14th ward & Herd Elder Benson Preach. We had word in counsel
that the Indians had again commenced war had killed three
Boys & driven off Horses & cattle several Indians had been killed
& wounded
25 I spent the day in the commitee room I attended a Horticultural
Meeting Also a Bishops Meeting in the evening
26th I spent the time in the committe room. the regency me[t] at the
Presidents Office in the evening. W. Woodruff chairman of the committee
reported considerable Matter on hand but had not been revised by the committe
on revision
27 I spent the day in the committee room
28th I spent the day in the committee room and attended the polosophical
society in the evening
29th
I wrote Dr Bernhisel a lietter via Calafornia. I spent a part
of the day in the committee room
March 1st 1856 This my birth day. I am 49 years old this
day. I spent the day fanning up wheat. I raised 60 bushels of
wheat last year on 15 acres this we had to glean it being small paches
which the grass hoppers left
2nd Sunday Amasa Lyman spoke to the people & was followed by
President Young who reproved the people. He considered the people
were not ownly asleep but working wickedness He considered many of
the people were like a company of Men rushing to a precepice on
a dark night on horsback whare neither horse nor rider could
see any thing but would soon be dashed to peaces. He wanted the
Elders to put away their velvet lips & smooth things & preach
sermons like pitch forks tines downwards that the people might
wake up. H C Kimball preached in the Afternoon & backed up
President Young in what he said. He spoke vary plain & p[oin]ted
He was followed by President Grant who rained down pitch-
forks & forked lightning figuratively speaking upon the Gentiles
who were working wickiedness upon this people & defileing the
females. He spoke vary plain & pointed. At the close of the
meeting I attended the prayer meeting or circle at the presidents
office the Calafornia Mail had came in and the time was spent
till dark in reading letters & papers some letters were from Dr
Bernhisel we learn from the papers that Armies are gathiering
at Kansas for civil war. and commotions are increasing in all
the Earth. I attended meeting at the 14 ward school house
& preached to the people I was followed by Brother Balantine &
Bishop Hoagland.
The Indian war continues. 3 more brethren
have been killed. Squash on[e] of the war chiefs was put in prision
& the report is that he cut his own throat He is dead
I attended the prayer meeting at the Presidents Office {President Young said I think that my brethren of the} 12 {and all others that belong to the church that have no other business only to go to those courts should come and give up their license and be dismissed from their calling. It is no place for us. I will say that to any one of the} 12 {or any elders they have done their duty no more 2 illegible words than lawyers do. President Young said to} E Snow {that if he held 2 illegible words} Snow {that he should share in his blessings if it was in hell fire. Brother Snow asked forgiveness of the Quorum for what he had done.}
At the close of the Prayers I went to the 13 ward & Preached then to the 14th ward & Herd Elder Benson Preach. We had word in counsel [FIGURE] that the Indians had again commenced war had killed three Boys & driven off Horses & cattle several Indians had been killed & wounded
25 I spent the day in the commitee room I attended a Horticultural meeting. Also a Bishops meeting in the evening
26th I spent the time in the committe room the regency met at the Presidents Office in the evening. W. Woodruff chairman of the committee reported considerable matter on hand but had not been revised by the committe on revision
27 I spent the day in the commmittee room
28th I spent the day in the committee room and attended the polosophical society in the evening
29th [FIGURE] I wrote Dr Bernhisel a letter via Calafornia. I spent a part of the day in the Committee room
March 1st 1856 This my birth day. I am 49 years old this day. I spent the day fanning up wheat. I raised 60 bushels of wheat last year on 15 acres this we had to glean it being small patches which the grass hoppers left
2nd Sunday Amasa Mason Lyman spoke to the people & was followed by President Young who reproved the people. He considered the people were not ownly asleep but working wickedness He considered many of the people were like a company of Men rushing to a precepice on a dark night on horsback whare neither horse nor rider could see any thing but would soon be dashed to peaces. He wanted the Elders to put away their velvet lips & smooth things & preach sermons like pitch forks tines downwards that the people might wake up. H C Kimball preached in the Afternoon & backed up President Young in what he said. He spoke vary plain & pointed He was followed by President Grant who rained down pitchforks & forked lighting figuratively speaking upon the Gentiles who were working wickiedness upon this people & defileing the females. He spoke vary plain & pointed. At the close of the meeting I attended the prayer meeting or circle at the presidents office the Calafornia Mail had came in and the time was spent till dark in reading letters & papers some letters were from Dr Bernhisel we learn from the papers that Armies are gathering at Kansas for civil war. commotions are increasing in all the Earth. I attended meeting at the 14 ward school house & preached to the people I was followed by Brother Balantine & Bishop Hoagland.
The Indian war continues 3 more brethren have been killed. Squash one of the war chiefs was put in prision & the report is that he cut his own throat He is dead