things and the spirit & power of God was upon him. ErastusLorenzo Snow
spoke in the afternoon also Elder Hyde. The Twelve met at the Historians office for Prayer President Young met with us F. D. Richards Prayed Lorenzo Snow was mouth at the close Presid[en]t [FIGURE] Young said he had received over Eleven thousand dollars in gold
for the telegraph polls which he had set up, or delivered on the lines
He said I did not tuch that gold with my fingers or flesh untill it was
all paid in. I then put it in a vessel of water & clensed it and
said what words I wished over it I then delivered evry dime of
it over for tithing I have not used one farthing of it for my own
use. this is what I have done know one knows any thing about it Except
my clerks and I dont want you to say any thing about it.
It has been said that we have sold tithing wheat to the armey we
have done no such thing. Ferrymore Little made a contract to let them
have some wheat we loaned him some wheat, to Fill that contract which
he has paid. Again Mr Bell made us a proposal that if we would
deliver our southern wheat at Camp Floyed He would deliver as
much at the Tithing office so Brother Sharp left his loads of wheat
there & Bell left the same amount at the tithing office for us you can
tell the people this & let them understand how it is. We then went
below into the Historians office when G. A. Smith presented to the
President an Act to provide for calling a convention. President
Young said that is right and let the convention ask the General
Government to admid us as a state and if they dont do it tell
them that we will organize a state government and controll
if we do not do sumthing to head this military operation
they will afflict us the whole country will soon be a mil-
itary despotism we must soon take care of ourselves we must
soon organize a government for ourselves and take care of
ourselves. I administered to the wife of Parley P. Pratt who was in labor
17 I spent the afternoon in the Legislature. I attended
a party in the evening at the social Hall made by President Young
He had most of his family present we had a plesant time
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
18 & 19 I spent the time in the Legislator we are having a vary
warm foggy winter
things and the spirit & power of God was upon him.Lorenzo Snow
spoke in the afternoon also Elder Hyde. The Twelve met at the
Historians office for Prayer President Young met with us
F. D. Richards Prayed Lorenzo Snow was mouth at the close President
[FIGURE] Young said he had received over Eleven thousand dollars in gold
for the telegraph polls which he had set up, or delivered on the lines
He said I did not tuch that gold with my fingers or flesh untill it was
all paid in. I then put it in a vessel of water & clensed it and
said what words I wished over it I then delivered evry dime of
it over for tithing I have not used one farthing of it for my own
use. this is what I have done knowone knows any thing about it Except
my clerks and I dont want you to say any thing about it.
It has been said that we have sold tithing wheat to the armey we
have done no such thing. Ferrymore Little made a contract to let them
have some wheat. We loaned him some wheat, to Fill that contract which
he has paid. Again Mr Bell made us a proposal that if we would
deliver our southern wheat at Camp Floyed He would deliver as
much at the Tithing office so Brother Sharp left his loads of wheat
there & Bell left the same amount at the tithing office for us you can
tell the people this & let them understand how it is. We then went
below into the Historians office when G. A. Smith presented to the
President an Act to provide for calling a convention. President
Young said that is right and let the convention ask the General
Government to admid us as a state and if they dont do it tell
them that we will organize a state government and controll
if we do not do sumthing to head this military operation
they will afflict us the whole country will soon be a military despotism. we must soon take care of ourselves we must
soon organize a government for ourselves and take care of
ourselves. I administered to the wife of Parley P. Pratt who was in labor
~ Monday
16 I spent the day in the Legislator and the evening at the Historians Office
~ Tuesday
17 I spent the afternoon in the Legislature. I attended
a party in the evening at the social Hall made by President Young
He had most of his family present we had a plesant time
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
18 & 19 I spent the time in the Legislator we are having a vary
warm foggy winter
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