his oposition to President Young and his Brethren and He said he wished
all the Church was present to hear it He quoted Joseph Smiths
revelation to prove that President Brigham Young was ^right^ and that all
was under obligation sto follow the Leader of the Church I never
herd Orson Pratt speak better or more to the satisfaction of the
People, than on this occasion. he would not partake of the
sacrament untill he had made a confession then he partook of it
I attended the evening meeting at the 14 ward I Preached & was
followed by Orson Pratt.
~ Monday
30 I spent the day in the office Journalizing & writing letters
~ Tuesday
31 I wrote 3in letter to my Journal the report of the meeting at Presid-
ents Youngs last Friday night
~ Wednesday
Feb 1st I spent the day in the officeJournalizeing I had an interv-
iew with Brother Philip Hammand Buzzard of Mill Creek ward
he gave me an account of the sheep oin Iowa lived near John C Benet
who was speculating in sheep, Hogs & Fowles.
~ Thursday
2nd I wrote 2 letters one to Wm Hooper & one to Dr Thomas K Brooks Fort Demoin, Polk Co, Iowa, upon the subject of sheep. I then rode to Fort
Herriman and Preached in the evening to the people spent the night in the Fort
~ Friday
3rd I spent the day in the fort I doctered my flock of sheep for the
scab I used tar and greease about half & half and rubed on the scab
we found that to be as good a remody as we could get. we went out
to the sheep grount [ground] and it looked as though a sheep could not live but
yet they do vary well. we have 14 lambs and but 5 Ewes.
~ Saturday
4th I returned home to day with Brother Stockings who carried me whome in a sleigh it was vary cold in passing over a water dictch Br
Stockings was flung out of the sleigh and draged head fore most by the lines
I attended a party at the 15 ward Hall.
~ Sunday
5 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. Wilford prayed
& A Ivins was mouth. I attended meeting at the TabernacleErastus
snow preached sung Redeemer of Israel in Nelly Gray Lorenzo Young dismissed
I preached at the 15 ward Hall to a full house was followed [by] Bishop A Connigham
The Eastern Letter mail came in
7 I attended the trial of several young men at the poliece station
for breaking up a party last [night] drew pistols threatened life and broke
29 1860
his oposition to President Young and his Brethren and He said he wished
all the Church was present to hear it He quoted Joseph Smiths
revelation to prove that President Brigham Young was right and that all
was under obligationto follow the Leader of the Church I never
herd Orson Pratt speak better or more to the satisfaction of the
People, than on this occasion. he would not partake of the
sacrament untill he had made a confession then he partook of it
I attended the evening meeting at the 14 ward I Preached & was
followed by Orson Pratt.
~ Monday
30 I spent the day in the office Journalizing & writing letters
~ Tuesday
31 I wrotein my Journal the report of the meeting at Presidents Youngs last Friday night
~ Wednesday
Feb 1st I spent the day in the office Journalizeing. I had an interview with Brother Philip Hammand Buzzard of Mill Creek ward
he gave me an account of the sheepin Iowa lived near John C Bennett
who was speculating in sheep, Hogs & Fowles.
3rd I spent the day in the fort I doctered my flock of sheep for the
scab I used tar and grease about half & half and rubed on the scab
we found that to be as good a remody as we could get. We went out
to the sheep ground and it looked as though a sheep could not live but
yet they do vary well. we have 14 lambs and but 5 Ewes.
~ Saturday
4th I returned home to day with Brother Stockings who carried me
home in a sleigh it was vary cold in passing over a water ditch Br
Stockings was flung out of the sleigh and draged head fore most by the lines
I attended a party at the 15 ward Hall.
~ Sunday
5 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. Wilford prayed
& A Ivins was mouth. I attended meeting at the TabernacleErastus
snow preached sung Redeemer of Israel in Nelly Gray Lorenzo Young dismissed
I preached at the 15 ward Hall to a full house was followed by Bishop A Connigham
The Eastern Letter mail came in
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," January 29, 1860 - February 7, 1860, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 16, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/g53G