1861

and amuniction at Camp Floyd so that we should not get any of
it when the government is owing Utah there Quota of arms I will
se them in Hell before I will raise an army for them. Abe Lincoln
has sent these men her to prepare the way for an Army An order
has ben sent to Calafornia to raise an army to come to Utah this
is the reason why Bell came back. I pray daily that the Lord will take
away the reigns of Governm[en]t of the wicked rulers & put it into the Hands
of wife [wise] good [men] I will see the day when those wicked rulers wiped out the
Governor quoted my sayings about the Constitution, I do and always
have supported the Constitution but I am not in league with such
cursed scoundrels as Abe Lincoln and his Minions they have
sought our destruction from the Begining & Abe Lincoln has ordered
an army to this Territory from Calafornia & that order passed
over on these wires. A senator from Calafornia said in Washington
a short time since that the Mormons was in there way & must be
removed. The feelings of Abe Lincoln is that Buchannan tried
to destroyed the mormons & could not, now I will try my hand at
it. Other subjects were spoken off

December 12, 1861 ~ Thursday

12 I spent the fore part of the day in the Legislator & the remainder
of the day in the office

December 13, 1861 ~ Friday

13 Govornor J. W. Dawson called into the Historians office in the
morning & conversed upon common placed subjects I spent the day
in the Legislature we adjourned untill Monday 11 oclok

December 14, 1861 ~ Saturday

^14^th I spent the day making fence^

December 15, 1861 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and attended
meeting at the Tabernacle. Orson Hyde Preached upon the subject of
the revelations of St John spoke of the Book sealed with seven seals, the
opening of the seals, the Blowing of the trumps, and pouring out of the plagues
upon the wicked. He was followed By President Young who said the
Book that John sayw in the Hands of the angel was the Book containing
the record of the events of the children of men upon this Earth
the scribes keep a record in Heaven of the acts of men as they trans-
pire upon the Earth & they will be Judged out of the Books. The Beasts
there spoken of By John were actual Beasts that were raised from
the dead A true Prophet speaks of things which are true they do not
prophesy falsly. "we shall see the Judgments of God poured out
upon the wicked untill it will make us weep He said many interesting

1861 and amunition at Camp Floyd so that we should not get any of it when the government is owing Utah there Quota of arms I will se them in Hell before I will raise an army for them. Abe Lincoln has sent these men her to prepare the way for an Army An order has ben sent to Calafornia to raise an army to come to Utah this is the reason why Bell came back. I pray daily that the Lord will take away the reigns of Government of the wicked rulers & put it into the Hands of wise good men. I will see the day when those wicked rulers wiped out the Governor quoted my sayings about the Constitution I do and always have supported the Constitution but I am not in league with such cursed scoundrels as Abe Lincoln and his Minions they have sought our destruction from the Begining & Abe Lincoln has ordered an army to this Territory from Calafornia & that order passed over on these wires. A, senator from Calafornia said in Washington a short time since that the Mormons was in there way & must be removed. The feelings of Abe Lincoln is that Buchannan tried to destroy the mormons & could not, now I will try my hand at it. Other subjects were spoken off

December 12, 1861 ~ Thursday

12 I spent the fore part of the day in the Legislator & the remainder of the day in the office

December 13, 1861 ~ Friday

13 Govornor J. W. Dawson called into the Historians office in the morning & conversed upon common placed subjects I spent the day in the Legislature we adjourned untill Monday 11 oclok

December 14, 1861 ~ Saturday

14th I spent the day making fence

December 15, 1861 ~ Sunday

15 [FIGURE] Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Orson Hyde Preached upon the subject of the Revelations of St John spoke of the Book sealed with seven seals, the opening of the seals, the Blowing of the trumps, and pouring out of the plagues upon the wicked. He was followed By President Young who said the Book that John saw in the Hands of the angel was the Book containing the record of the Events of the children of men upon this Earth the scribes keep a record in Heaven of the acts of men as they transpire upon the Earth & they will be Judged out of the Books. The Beasts there spoken of By John were actual Beasts that were raised from the dead A true Prophet speaks of things which are true they do not prophesy falsly. "we shall see the Judgments of God poured out upon the wicked untill it will make us weep He said many interesting