with arms and aminition all we want if they do undertake is
the Lord will lead them or let them go into a snare and ther
folly will be manifest. G. A. Smith said if we defeat them
you may look for 100000 men. President Young said it would be
so much the worse for them but I do not believe that He will get
a great force here for if they are defeated this year the people
will be down upon Bucannon But I should not wonder if we
heard he was dead soon. Wells said this was Buchanan own
measure some time ago I Baptized G. A. Smith J M Bernhisel
& Truman O Angel. I confirmed them with F. D. Richards

August 3, 1857 ~ Monday

3rd I spent the day in the office writing

August 4, 1857 ~ Tuesday

4^th I spent this day in the Office I took dinner at the Globe

August 5, 1857 ~ Wednesday

5^th President Young spent the fore part of the day in the
office we read to him the History of his Fathers Family which
he corrected and approved of

August 6, 1857 ~ Thursday

6 I Attended the 14 ward fast meeting and addressed the
people a short time. I was quite unwell & went home I
was unwell the after noon I wattered my garden through the night

August 7, 1857 ~ Friday

7 I called at the office then went to the Endowment House
and spent the evening in the evening office

August 8, 1857 ~ Saturday

8^th I spent the day in the office

August 9, 1857 ~ Sunday

9^th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Elder John
Taylor preached in the morning much to our Edifycation
Erastus Snow spoke in the afternoon I attended the prayer
circle there being 24 in the circle we occupied Presidents
Young New Upper Room in his new House for the first time
John Taylor & Erastus Snow was with us. Speaking of the Armey
Brother Kimball said we had better do as we said if officers came here
& did not behave themselves we would kick them out soldiers & all. President
Young said that if the Lord permitted the army to come here I believ
He wants us to give them a whiping if He does not wish it I do not
think they will come, that is what I believe. Some emigrants
in the killed each other the survivers asked Thomas Dunn if they
would be taken up for it He said no if they would keep on doing
so. Thomas B Marsh is coming is a poor old man He asked if
Brigham or Heber would not adopt him as their son. John
E Page is not dead Nor G. J. Adams as reported. George Miller
is dead Sylvester Stodard is in St Louis.

August 10, 1857 ~ Monday

10^th Monday I spent the day writing in the office mostly upon my
Autobyography. President B Young called & presented some of the first
coin made in this valley for Deposit

August 11, 1857 ~ Tuesday

11 I called into the Presidents Office in the morning &
Presidents Heber C Kimball was teaching doctrin He said that women
told him that He had no right to controll a woman because He was
not a woman He said that He contained the principle of both the men
and the women for both male & female proceded from him He said
many though[t] that the seat of life or the soul or mind of man was

with arms and aminition all we want if they do undertake is the Lord will lead them or let them go into a snare and ther folly will be manifest. G. A. Smith said if we defeat them you may look for 100000 men. President Young said it would be so much the worse for them but I do not believe that He will get a great force here for if they are defeated this year the people will be down upon Bucannon But I should not wonder if we heard he was dead soon. Wells said this was Buchanan own measure some time ago I Baptized G. A. Smith J M Bernhisel & Truman O Angel. I confirmed them with F. D. Richards

August 3, 1857 ~ Monday

3rd I spent the day in the office writing

August 4, 1857 ~ Tuesday

4th I spent this day in the Office I took dinner at the Globe

August 5, 1857 ~ Wednesday

5th President Young spent the fore part of the day in the office we read to him the History of his Fathers Family which he corrected and approved of

August 6, 1857 ~ Thursday

6 I Attended the 14 ward fast meeting and addressed the people a short time. I was quite unwell & went home I was unwell the after noon I wattered my garden through the night

August 7, 1857 ~ Friday

7 I called at the office then went to the Endowment House and spent the evening in the office

August 8, 1857 ~ Saturday

8th I spent the day in the office

August 9, 1857 ~ Sunday

9th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Elder John Taylor preached in the morning much to our Edifycation Erastus Snow spoke in the afternoon I attended the prayer circle there being 24 in the circle we occupied Presidents Young New Upper Room in his new House for the first time John Taylor & Erastus Snow was with us. Speaking of the Armey Brother Kimball said we had better do as we said if officers came here & did not behave themselves we would kick them out soldiers & all. President Young said that if the Lord permitted the army to come here I believe He wants us to give them a whiping if He does not wish it I do not think they will come, that is what I believe. some Emigrants in the killed each other the survivers asked Thomas Dunn if they would be taken up for it He said no if they would keep on doing so. Thomas B Marsh is coming is a poor old man He asked if Brigham or Heber would not adopt him as their son. John E Page is not dead Nor G. J. Adams as reported. George Miller is dead Sylvester Stodard is in St Louis.

August 10, 1857 ~ Monday

10th Monday I spent the day writing in the office mostly upon my Autobyography. President B Young called & presented some of the first coin made in this valley for Deposit

August 11, 1857 ~ Tuesday

11 FIGURES I called into the Presidents Office in the morning & Presidents Heber C. Kimball was teaching doctrin He said that women told him that He had no right to controll a woman because He was not a woman He said that He contained the principle of both the men and the women for both male & female proceded from him He said many thought that the seat of life or the soul or mind of man was