nor He with his leaders Brother Pratt Also thought tohat Adam was made of the dust of the Earth could nobt believe
that Adam was our God or the Father of Jesus Christ
President Young said that He was that He came from another
world & made this brought Eve with him partook of the
fruits of the Earth begat children & they were Earthly &
& had mortal bodies & if we were Faithful we should
become Gods as He was. He told Brother Pratt to lay aside his
Philosofical reasoning & get revelation from God to Govern
him & enlighten his mind more & it would be a great
Blessing to him to lay aside his books & go into the canyons as
some of the rest of us was doing & it would be better for him
He said his Phylosophy injured him in a measure many good
things wer said by President Young that we should grow up
in Revelation so that principle would goven evry act of our
lives. He had never found any difficulty in leading this principle people since Josephs death
~ Monday to ~ Thursday
18, 19, 20, 21 I spent this time drawing wood
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
22nd & 23rd I spent my time cutting up corn the Snake
Indians fought thewithe the Utahs & killed 6 & brought in
the Indian scalps on poles through our seetreets & had a
war dans
~ Sunday
24th Sunday O Hyde preached in the forenoon & J M
Grant in the afternoon. Our child is vary sick
~ Monday to ~ Thursday
25 to 28 I spent the time in drawing corn & making
fence
~ Friday
29th the Mail came in to day & brought me 4 Letters 2 from Bernhisel one from I. F. Carter
one from Milo Andrews I setled my matters
with Mr Hornor through Middleton & Riley
who gave his Note payable in 60 days I rode 4 mile
with Mr Hornor & bought one yoke of oxen & paid
$100 dollars for them
nor He with his leaders Brother Pratt Also thought that
Adam was made of the dust of the Earth could not believe
that Adam was our God or the Father of Jesus Christ
President Young said that He was that He came from another
world & made this brought Eve with him partook of the
fruits of the Earth begat children & they were Earthly &
& had mortal bodies & if we were Faithful we should
become Gods as He was. He told Brother Pratt to lay aside his
Philosofical reasoning & get revelation from God to Govern
him & Enlighten his mind more & it would be a great
Blessing to him to lay aside his books & go into the canyons as
some of the rest of us was doing & it would be better for him
He said his Phylosophy injured him in a measure many good
things wer said by President Young that we should grow up
in Revelation so that principle would govern evry act of our
lives. He had never found any difficulty in leading this
people since Josephs death
~ Monday to ~ Thursday
18, 19, 20, 21 I spent this time drawing wood
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
22nd & 23rd I spent my time cutting up corn the Snake
Indians foughwithe the Utahs & killed 6 & brought in
the Indian scalps on poles through our streets & had a
war dans
~ Sunday
24th Sunday O Hyde Preached in the forenoon & J M
Grant in the afternoon. Our child is vary sick
~ Monday to ~ Thursday
25 to 28 I spent the time in drawing corn & making
fence
~ Friday
29th the Mail came in to day & brought me 4
[FIGURE] Letters 2 from Bernhisel one from I. F. Carter
One from Milo Andrews. I setled my matters
with Mr Hornon through Middleton & Riley
who gave his Note payable in 60 days I rode 4 mile
with Mr Hornon & bought one yoke of oxen & paid
$100 dollars for them
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," September 17, 1854 - October 8, 1854, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/9V8