Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)
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~ Wednesday
Aug 20 ^1862^
I spent the forenoon in the garden the Afternoon in the office
I met the board of the D. A. & M Society at the H. Ooffic [office]
~ Thursday
21 I spent most of the day in the garden pulling weeds
~ Friday
22 I spent the forenoon in the garden gathering peaches & weding
the afternoon in the office I met with the board of the D. A. & M. Society
~ Saturday
23 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we
gave Endowm[en]ts to 45 MPersons & D. H. Wells sealed 25 couple
last Evening while walking with President Young & Father Morley
on the Temple Block, President Young said I expect this Temple will
stand through the Millennium & the Brethren will go in and give
thei Endowments to the people and this is the reason why I am
having the foundation of the Temple taken up. A H Raleigh was the
boss of the Job and I told him I should hold him responsible for the
work, but if He had lived in the days of Nero and built the
meanest House for him to serve the devil in he would have done it
much better than He has the foundation of this Temple. He is so
self willed that he will not be taught any thing. If we do not
Hurry with this I am afraid we shall not get it up untill we
have to go back to Jackson County which I Expect will be in 7
years I do not want to quite finish this Temple for there will
not be any Temple finished untill the One is finished in Jack-
son County Missouri pointed out by Joseph Smith keep this a
secret to yourselves lest some may be discouraged some things
we should keep to ourselves. President Young then said right
west of the Temple in a line betwen the North & south gates
we shall build a Tower & put a Bell in it we shall build it
square & build it as high as we please then west of the Tower
we will build a Tabernacle to hold some 15,000 people the
Tower will stand so as to have a road Each side of it, one
between the Tower & Temple, & one betwen the Tower & Tabernacle
this plan was shown me in vision when I first came onto
the ground. President Young then said to Brother Morley &
Levi Jackman who was ^were^ standing by, you are both Jackson
county Members, & I want you to live to go back to Jackson
County with me. He also said here is brother Woodruff He was
the first man that I felt ledad by the spirit to speak to about the organization of the Church
~ Wednesday
Aug 20 1862 I spent the forenoon in the garden the Afternoon in the office I met the board of the D. A. & M society at the H. office
~ Thursday
21 I spent most of the day in the garden pulling weeds
~ Friday
22 I spent the forenoon in the garden gathering peaches & weding the afternoon in the office I met with the board of the D. A. & M. society
~ Saturday
23 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 45Persons & D. H. Wells sealed 25 couple [FIGURE] last Evening while walking with President Young & Father Morley on the Temple block, President Young said I expect this Temple will stand through the Millennium & the Brethren will go in and give the Endowments to the people and this is the reason why I am having the foundation of the Temple taken up. A H Raleigh was the boss of the Job and I told him I should hold him responsible for the work, but if He had lived in the days of Nero and built the meanest House for him to serve the devil in he would have done it much better than He has the foundation of this Temple. He is so self willed that he will not be taught any thing. If we do not Hurry with this I am afraid we shall not get it up untill we have to go back to Jackson County which I Expect will be in 7 years. I do not want to quite finish this Temple for there will not be any Temple finished untill the One is finished in Jackson County Missouri pointed out by Joseph Smith keep this a secret to yourselves lest some may be discouraged some things we should keep to ourselves. President Young then said right west of the Temple in a line betwen the North & South gates we shall build a Tower & put a Bell in it we shall build it square & build it as high as we please then west of the Tower we will build a Tabernacle to hold some 15,000 people the Tower will stand so as to have a road Each side of it, one between the Tower & Temple, & one between the Tower & Tabernacle this plan was shown me in vision when I first came onto the ground. President Young then said to Brother Morley & Levi Jackman who was standing by, you are both Jackson county Members, & I want you to live to go back to Jackson County with me. He also said here is brother Woodruff He was the first man that I felt lead by the spirit to speak to about the organization of the church