30th we recieved a great amount of papers from the mail to day G A Smith came into the Historians office & had a long talk
upon matters in the East I spent most of the day in the office
~ Sunday
31st Sunday The Presidency & 12 met at the Tabernacle with a large
congregation of Saints President Young spoke to the people was
followed by G. A. SmithH. C. KimballJ. M. BernhiselD. H. Wells
& O Hyde. In the Afternoon Orson Hyde F D Richard W Woodruff
& G A Smith the spirit of God was with us I was in council with
the circle peices & Letters were red about us & the matter about us
we find that all Hell is boiling over against us among the rest Wm Smith called upon the Government to furnish him with an
army & money He would come to Utah & subdue the mormons &
many other features show themselves in the states
2nd I spent the night day in the office President Young called
in in the afternoon also George A. Smith we conversed upon various
subjects herd one of G. A. Smith sermons read we conversed upon
the subject of the present excitement in the states concerning mormonism
we then went into the Temple Block to see the form of the first water
table made of white sand stone I then went into the president office
& spent the evening Bishop Blackburn was present the subject came up
of some persons leaving Provo who had Apostitized some though[t] that
Bishop Blackburn & President Snow was to blame Brother Joseph Young
presented the thing to president Young. But when the circumstances
were told President Brigham Young sustained the Brethren who pres-
ided at Provo He said they had done [blank] The subjects of Eunuchs
came up & Joseph said that He would rath er die than to be
made a Eunuch Brigham said the day would come when
thousands would be made Eunuchs in order for them to be
saved in the kingdom of God. The subject of women &
Adulterry came up Joseph Asked if a woman & man who
were married could commit Adultery Brigham said that Joseph
said they could not yet He was satisfied they could do wrong Presi-
dent Young said we cannot KClens the Platter because the people
will not bear it. Joseph I am willing to have the people Clens the
platter if they can do it in righteousness & Judge righteous Judg-
ment. Brigham. This people never was half as well prepared
to execute righteousness as Now. I will tell you that when a man
is trying to do right & do some thing that is not exactly in order
I feel to sustain him & we all should. I wish there was some prophet
on Earth who could tell us just how much sin we must sustain before
we can chastize the people & correct their errors. The wicked may
go to the states & call for troops I dont think the people will get rich
30th we recieved a great amount of papers from the mail to day
G A Smith came into the Historians office & had a long talk
upon matters in the East I spent most of the day in the office
~ Sunday
31st Sunday The Presidency & 12 met at the Tabernacle with a large
congregation of Saints President Young spoke to the people was
followed by G. A. SmithH. C. KimballJ. M. BernhiselD. H. Wells
& O Hyde. In the Afternoon Orson Hyde F D Richard W Woodruff
& G A Smith the spirit of God was with us I was in council with
the circle peices & Letters were red about us & the matter about us
we find that all Hell is boiling over against us among the rest
Wm Smith called upon the Government to furnish him with an
army & money He would come to Utah & subdue the mormons &
many other features show themselves in the states
~ Monday
June 1st [FIGURE] I have written 6 Letters to day to the Mormon
the Star O Pratt{on family matters}E. T. BensonOzem Thompson &
Ozem Woodruff I spent the day in the office preparing letters for
the mail &c
~ Tuesday
2nd I spent the day in the office President Young called
in in the afternoon also George A. Smith we conversed upon various
subjects herd one of G. A. Smith sermons read we conversed upon
the subject of the present excitement in the states concerning mormonism
we then went into the Temple Block to see the form of the first water
table made of white sand stone I then went into the president office
& spent the evening Bishop Blackburn was present the subject came up
of some persons leaving Provo who had Apostitized some thought that
Bishop Blackburn & President Snow was to blame Brother Joseph Young
presented the thing to president Young. But when the circumstances
were told President Brigham Young sustained the Brethren who presided at Provo He said they had done [blank] The subjects of Eunuchs
came up & Joseph said that He would rath er die than to be
made a Eunuch Brigham said the day would come when
thousands would be made Eunuchs in order for them to be
saved in the kingdom of God. The subject of women &
Adulterry came up Joseph Asked if a woman & man who
were married could commit Adultery Brigham said that Joseph
said they could not yet He was satisfied they could do wrong President Young said we cannotClens the Platter because the people
will not bear it. Joseph I am willing to have the people Clens the
platter if they can do it in righteousness & Judge righteous Judgment. Brigham. This people never was half as well prepared
to execute righteousness as Now. I will tell you that when a man
is trying to do right & do some thing that is not exactly in order
I feel to sustain him & we all should. I wish there was some prophet
on Earth who could tell us just how much sin we must sustain before
we can chastize the people & correct their errors. The wicked may
go to the states & call for troops I dont think the people will get rich
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