gave an account of his feelings & his travels. He was followed by President
Brigham Young who spoke in the power of God reproved & rebuked the sins of
the people. He said that the blood of Heifers calves lambs Doves &c would again
be offered for certain sins but for some sins no blood would be acceptable
except the life & blood of the individual. He made the Harts of many tremble
he also said that He would give evry woman in Israel 2 weeks to make up
their minds whether they would stay with their Husbands or be liberated
for at the General conference he would liberate evry woman in Zion then if
they remained with their Husbands they should keep the Law of God & not
murmer or complain
I attended the prayer Meeting in the evening. D. H. Wells read several letters
from Orson Hyde & R Kelly who informed us that the gentiles would not be subject
to Law but came against the sherriff with arms & swore they would take his life
if he attempted to execute the law & sent for council to know what He should do
President Kimball said it is as I expected President Young remarked that it was
not a pure thart the gentiles would desire. He knew what He would do if He was there
he would knab any one of them as often as He caught them out & bring them to
Salt Lake for trial.
we walked up to presidents Youngs barn to see some of
his stock I then returned home & spent the night reflecting & dreaming
~ Monday
22nd I spent the day in the office on my Journal & History I attended a meeting
of the directors of the home Manufacturing society
~ Tuesday
23rd I spent the day compiling History it rained some in the morning. The
Presidency all visited the public works. J. M. Grant called upon us during the day
~ Wednesday
24th I spent this day in the office compiling History
~ Thursday
25th I spent this day in the office compiling History I learned that
that Joshua Whitney had his arm torn to pie[c]es in a threshing machine
~ Friday
26th
This was a vary important day in the History of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints word was brought in last evening that
two companies of the Saints called the Hand Cart Companies were
camped between the two mountains & would be in today so president
B. Young called together the company of Lancers, Ballows brass band,
Accompanied by the Nauvoo Brass band, & President Kimball
Gen Wells Professor Carrington with many other citizens in
carriages & went out to escort them into the city they past up
the Emigration Canyon & ove met the company at the ofoot of the
Little mountain on the west side of it. Elder Edmond Elsworth Brigham
Youngs son in Law was the captain of the first company & Daniel
D MCarthur was the captain of the 2nd company. Both companies conta-
ined 96 Hand Carts 8 waggons and 486 souls it was a
vary effecting meeting Presidents Young & kimball walked up the mountain
through the company saluted the saints then organized the company
for travelling in to the city one half of the company of Lancers went
in Front followed By the Presidency & citizens then the Marshal of the
City J. C. Little then the bands of music then Capt Edmund Elsworth
with his Hand Cart company, then Daniel D MCarthur with his
hand cart company & the remainder of the Lancers brought up the rear
in this way they started for the city Capt Leonard Hardy took Bishop
Hunter & myself into a Buggy & we met the company as they came into
the city edge of the city & we fell into the ranks behind the presidency
ithe people of the city gathered on each side of the road & the streets were
gave an account of his feelings & his travels He was followed by President Brigham Young who spoke in the power of God reproved & rebuked the sins of the people He said that the blood of Heifers calves lambs Doves &c would again be offered for certain sins but for some sins no blood would be acceptable except the life & blood of the individual. He made the Harts of many tremble he also said that He would give evry woman in Israel 2 weeks to make up their minds whether they would stay with their Husbands or be liberated for at the General conference he would liberate evry woman in Zion then if they remained with their Husbands they should keep the Law of God & not murmer or complain
I attended the prayer Meeting in the evening D. H. Wells read several letters from Orson Hyde & R Kelly who informed us that the gentiles would not be subject to Law but came against the sherriff with arms & swore they would take his life if he attempted to execute the law & sent for Council to know what He should do President Kimball said it is as I expected President Young remarked that it was not a pure thart the gentiles would desire. He knew what He would do if He was there he would knab any one of them as often as He caught them out & bring them to salt Lake for trial.
we walked up to presidents Youngs barn to see some of his stock I then returned home & spent the night reflecting & dreaming
~ Monday
22nd I spent the day in the office on my Journal & History I attended a meeting of the directors of the home Manufacturing society
~ Tuesday
23rd I spent the day compiling History it rained some in the morning. The Presidency all visited the public works. J. M. Grant called upon us during the day
~ Wednesday
24th I spent this day in the office compiling History
~ Thursday
25th I spent this day in the office compiling History I learned that that Whitney had his arm torn to pieces in a thrashing machine
~ Friday
26th FIGURES This was a vary important day in the History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints word was brought in last evening that two Companies of the Saints called the Hand Cart Companies were camped between the two mountains & would be in to day so president B. Young called together the company of Lancers, Ballows brass band, Accompanied by the Nauvoo Brass band, & President Kimball Gen Wells Professor Carrington with many other Citizens in Carriages & went out to escort them into the City they past up the Emigration Canyon & met the Company at the foot of the Little mountain on the west side of it. Elder Edmond Elsworth Brigham Youngs son in Law was the captain of the first Company & Daniel D MCarthur was the captain of the 2nd company. Both Companies contained 96 Hand Carts 8 waggons and 486 souls it was a vary effecting meeting Presidents Young & Kimball walked up the mountain through the company saluted the saints then organized the company for travelling in to the City one half of the Company of Lancers went in Front followed By the Presidency & citizens then the Marshal of the City J. C. Little then the bands of music then Capt Edmund Elsworth with his Hand Cart company then Daniel D MCarthur with his hand Cart Company & the remainder of the Lancers brought up the rear in this way they started for the City capt Leonard Hardy took Bishop Hunter & myself into a Buggy & we met the company as they came into the edge of the City & we fell into the ranks behind the presidency the people of the City gathered on each side of the road & the streets were
