May 5, 1859 ~ Thursday

May 45^th

I drew down 4 loads of poolls & post west of Jordon & made
15 rods & 4 feet of fence for my share in the Joint field for
12 1/4 Acres of Land it was a hard days work for man & beast

May 6, 1859 ~ Friday

6^th The roads are impassible for teams to my farm in the
big field so in company with Robert & Wilford I went
around by the sugar house to my farm with two teams
we ploughed & sowed 1 1/2 Acres to wheat put on at the
rate of 2 bushels to the Acre draged it well & laid
it off for wattering & returned home the Calafornia
Mail came in the Editors are vary bitter against Utah

May 7, 1859 ~ Saturday

7^th I spent most of the day in my Gardening the Eastern
Mail came in Early in the morning and we obtained
papers but not much news.

May 8, 1859 ~ Sunday

8^th Sunday I met with my Quorum. A Hinkley Prayed
R. L. Campbell was mouth I attended meeting in the
Tabernacle. O Pratt Preached upon the different glories
and the class of persons who occupied each glory & the
punishment & reward of all classes I preached in
the afternoon & bore testimony to the discourse in the fore-
noon & the fullness of the gospel & that Joseph & Brigham
and others were true Prophets of God & that all the world
who were fighting against the L D. Saints & their prophets
were fighting against God and his kingdom & the
Judgments of God awaited them and they had not
the power to destroy the kingdom of God for he had
planted the kingdom on the Earth & he would maintain
it if the wicked had power to kill the prophets they
had not power to stop the work of God

I met with the Quorum of the Twelve O Hyde
Prayed
O Pratt was mouth.

May 9, 1859 ~ Monday

9^th I spent most of the day in the garden we ploughed
the remainder of it I planted cotton, corn, sugar cane,
Musk & watermellons, Pumpkins & squashes & Beans
Madder & indigo

Marshall Dodson with James Ferguson & several others
visited the Arsinol to see what they could find the gentiles
are alarmed & have reported that the mormons are
preparing to arise up & massacree them & it is rumoured
they have so reported to Govornor Cummings & that
there is armed man in the mountains & Govornor
Cummings Ordered John Kay the Territorial Marshall
to go into the mountains & dispers all armed Bodies
of men.

May 10, 1859 ~ Tuesday

10^th We had a frost this morning it is pleasant but
cool for the time of the year G. A. Smith left with E. T. B
on Thursday last & has not returned yet

On Sunday night while in council May 8^th C. C. Rich
introduced to the Quorum of the Twelve Miner Prisbrey
He had married Joice Danse of sanbernadeno & took her to

May 5, 1859 ~ Thursday

May 5th I drew down 4 loads of polls & post west of Jordon & made 15 rods & 4 feet of fence for my share in the Joint field for 12 1/4 Acres of Land it was a hard days work for man & beast

May 6, 1859 ~ Friday

6th The roads are impassible for teams to my farm in the big field so in company with Robert & Wilford I went around by the sugar house to my farm with two teams we ploughed & sowed 1 1/2 Acres to wheat put on at the rate of 2 bushels to the Acre draged it well & laid it off for wattering & returned home the Calafornia Mail came in the Editors are vary bitter against Utah

May 7, 1859 ~ Saturday

7th I spent most of the day in my Gardening the Eastern Mail came in Early in the morning and we obtained papers but not much news.

May 8, 1859 ~ Sunday

8th Sunday I met with my Quorum. A Hinkley Prayed R. L. Campbell was mouth. I attended meeting in the Tabernacle. O Pratt Preached upon the different glories and the class of persons who occupied each glory & the punishment & reward of all classes. I preached in the afternoon & bore testimony to the discourse in the forenoon & the fullness of the gospel & that Joseph & Brigham and others were true Prophets of God & that all the world who were fighting against the L D. Saints & their prophets were fighting against God and his kingdom & the Judgments of God awaited them and they had not the power to destroy the Kingdom of God for he had planted the kingdom on the Earth & he would maintain it if the wicked had power to kill the prophets they had not power to stop the work of God I met with the Quorum of the Twelve O Hyde Prayed O Pratt was mouth.

May 9, 1859 ~ Monday

9th I spent most of the day in the garden we ploughed the remainder of it I planted cotton, corn, sugar cane, Musk & watermellons, Pumpkins & squashes & Beans Madder & indigo

Marshall Dodson with James Ferguson & several others visited the Arsinol to see what they could find the gentiles are alarmed & have reported that the mormons are preparing to arise up & massacree them & it is rumoured they have so reported to Govornor Cummings & that there is armed man in the mountains & Govornor Cummings Ordered John Kay the Territorial Marshall to go into the mountains & dispers all armed Bodies of men.

May 10, 1859 ~ Tuesday

10th We had a frost this morning it is pleasant but cool for the time of the year G. A. Smith left with E. T. B on Thursday last & has not returned yet

On Sunday night while in council May 8th C. C. Rich introduced to the Quorum of the Twelve Miner Prisbrey He had married Joice Danse of sanbernadeno & took her to