January 30, 1858 ~ Saturday

Jan 30 1858

I spent the day in the Office President Kimball called
upon us in the evening about his History he wished me to go
to the theater with him in the evening I did so the way [play] was
Still waters run deep and the new footman both were well played

January 31, 1858 ~ Sunday

31^st Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle H. B. Clawson
& E Hanks preached in the morning followed by H. C. Kimball
in the afternoon G. Q. Cannon followed by O Pratt & O Hyde
all spoke well and in the spirit of God. I attended the prayer
circle in the evening president Young prayed & H C Kimball
was mouth the spirit of God was with us President Young
asked Elder O Pratt How the travelling Elders were supported
in England and about the tithing &c Elder pratt said that
Brother F. D. Richards had esstablished a tithing system throughout
England so that all pay one tenth of all they recieve and this
stops the constant Duning for money this money is then used
for supporting the Elders to pay their expens to foreign countries
& home and to pay the rent of chapels and all expenses and
when we let the Elders have money to pay there expenses home
we charge it to them. President Young said all persons should
have credit on Book for all the tithing they pay that when
they come here and Enquire about their tithing they can find
they have credit for it and when men use tithing it should be
charged to them. He said I use a good deal of tithing I do not
know that I use a dollar that is not charged to me. Elder Pratt
said I now wish to lay before you my situation and how I have
done when I got to England I commenced publishing my Pamphlet
and from the avails of it I have supported myself I paid
my fare to England and Back and paid what I owed at the office
and I have not used any tithing. Brothers Miller, Scott, and
the other Brethren, Had the tithing money to pay their fare home
they said they were willing to have it charged to them and
would pay it as far as they could. President Young said I
will tell you what they are willing to do they are willing to
keep what they have got if they have A Hundred pounds left
they will be willing to keep it and say nothing about it. At
the close of the council I went to the 14 ward in company
with Elder O. Pratt who preached to the people and I followed
him He preached upon faith and the word of wisdom and
many other things we had an interesting meeting

February 1, 1858 ~ Monday

Feb 1^st I spent the day on history President Kimball came in
& preached to president Daniel Spencer & taught him his duties
in relation to filling his office as president over this stake of Zion
spoke upon many principle appertaining to the priesthood. President
Young told a dream which he had last saturday night He said
I saw two United States officers and I told them the History
of this Church and our doctrins and I told them that
the United States must not send any more armies here
if they did I should let loose the dogs of war upon them
and I told them they must remove the army now upon
our borders or we should destroy them. Brother Kimball
called into the office in the afternoon

January 30, 1858 ~ Saturday

Jan 30 1858 I spent the day in the Office President Kimball called upon us in the evening about his History he wished me to go to the theater with him in the evening I did so the way play was still waters run deep and the new footman both were well played

January 31, 1858 ~ Sunday

31st Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle H. B. Clawson & E Hanks preached in the morning followed by H. C. Kimball in the afternoon G. Q. Cannon followed by O Pratt & O Hyde all spoke well and in the spirit of God. I attended the prayer circle in the evening president Young prayed & H C Kimball was mouth the spirit of God was with us President Young asked Elder O Pratt How the travelling Elders were supported in England and about the tithing &c Elder pratt said that Brother F. D. Richards had esstablished a tithing system throughout England so that all pay one tenth of all they recieve and this stops the constant Duning for money this money is then used for supporting the Elders to pay their expens to foreign countries & home and to pay the rent of chapels and all expenses and when we let the Elders have money to pay there expenses home we charge it to them. President Young said all persons should have credit on Book for all the tithing they pay that when they come here and Enquire about their tithing they can find they have credit for it and when men use tithing it should be charged to them. He said I use a good deal of tithing I do not know that I use a dollar that is not charged to me. Elder Pratt said I now wish to lay before you my situation and how I have done when I got to England I commenced publishing my Pamphlet and from the avails of it I have supported myself I paid my fare to England and Back and paid what I owed at the office and I have not used any tithing. Brothers Miller, Scott, and the other Brethren, Had the tithing money to pay their fare home they said they were willing to have it charged to them and would pay it as far as they could. President Young said I will tell you what they are willing to do they are willing to keep what they have got if they have A Hundred pounds left they will be willing to keep it and say nothing about it. At the close of the council I went to the 14 ward in company with Elder O. Pratt who preached to the people and I followed him He preached upon faith and the word of wisdom and many other things we had an interesting meeting

February 1, 1858 ~ Monday

Feb 1st I spent the day on history President Kimball came in & preached to president Daniel Spencer & taught him his duties in relation to filling his office as president over this stake of Zion spoke upon many principle appertaining to the priesthood. President Young told a dream which he had last saturday night He said I saw two United States officers and I told them the History of this Church and our doctrins and I told them that the United States must not send any more armies here if they did I should let loose the dogs of war upon them and I told them they must remove the army now upon our borders or we should destroy them. Brother Kimball called into the office in the afternoon