Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)
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A List of names of the inhabitants of Utah to the senate of the
United State to fill the offices of this Territory. He presented Brigham
Young for Govornor
~ Tuesday
2 We have quite a rainy day I set out some Apple trees & Apricotts
I bought 2 Bunches of shingles of Solomon Angels for Brother Sayers
I spent the afternoon in the office
~ Wednesday
3 I visited Brother Deramas school in the forenoon with Robert
Campbell & Brother Heber C. Kimball Oil mill in the afternoon
He made some 9 gallons of oil from the flax seed to day, it is quite
a victory to get an Oil mill in successful operation in this Territory
I spent several hours in the office I received 2 letters one from
Capt Wm H. Hooper & one from Lorenzo Snow
~ Thursday
4 A vary stormy Night & morning we have had a storm most of the
time for two weeks it is vary cold & unplesant weather I spent most of
the day in the office.
~ Friday
5 I went into my field & set some posts & fixed my fence.
~ Saturday
6th The General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints met this morning in the Tabernacle of the Lord in Great Salt
Lake City. Orson Hyde called the meeting to order before the presidency
got there which was a little before the time of 10 oclok President Young showed
us this was wrong that He was the president of the Church & we should have
waited for him to have opened the meeting it did not Enter the mind of
any of the Twelve but what it was right at the Time Lorenzo Snow opened
by Prayer E. T. Benson spoke followed by Presidents D. H. Wells H. C. Kimball
& B. Young in the fore noon. In the afternoon offices voted for then
John Taylor Isaac Morley & G. A. Smith Preached. In the evening the High
Priests & Bishops met at the 13th ward assembly rooms. The Bishops made
there reports of the teams going East for the poor reported all ready & the
grain tithing in various parts of the country reported President Young
spoke to the people upon various subjects said we should want to take
East flour for 1000 of our Emigration 200 lbs Each making 200,000 lbs
He also spoke upon the subject of thieveing He called upon the Bishops
to clens their wards of all thieves to cut them off from the Church
& from the Earth. He spoke in grate plainness
~ Sunday
7. Sunday we got the Eastern Mail, this morning I attended meeting at
the Tabernacle Lorenzo Snow H C. Kimball & B Young spoke in the forenoon
A List of names of the inhabitants of Utah to the senate of the United State to fill the offices of this Territory. He presented Brigham Young for Govornor
~ Tuesday
2 We have quite a rainy day I set out some Apple trees & Apricotts I bought 2 Bunches of shingles of Solomon Angels for Brother Sayers I spent the afternoon in the Office
~ Wednesday
3 I visited Brother Deramas school in the forenoon with Robert Campbell & Brother Heber C. Kimball Oil mill in the afternoon He made some 9 gallons of oil from the flax seed to day, it is quite a victory to get an Oil mill in successful operation in this Territory I spent several hours in the office I received 2 letters one from [FIGURE] Capt Wm H. Hooper & one from Lorenzo Snow
~ Thursday
4 A vary stormy Night & morning we have had a storm most of the time for two weeks it is vary cold & unplesant weather I spent most of the day in the office.
~ Friday
5 I went into my field & set some posts & fixed my fence.
~ Saturday
6th The General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints met this morning in the Tabernacle of the Lord in Great Salt Lake City. Orson Hyde called the meeting to order before the presidency got there which was a little before the time of 10 oclok President Young showed us this was wrong that He was the president of the Church & we should have waited for him to have opened the meeting it did not Enter the mind of any of the Twelve but what it was right at the Time. Lorenzo Snow opened by Prayer. E. T. Benson spoke followed by Presidents D. H. Wells H. C. Kimball & B. Young in the fore noon. In the afternoon offices voted for then John Taylor Isaac Morley & G. A. Smith Preached. In the evening the High Priests & Bishops met at the 13th ward assembly room. The Bishops made there reports of the teams going East for the poor eported all ready & the grain tithing in various parts of the country reported. President Young spoke to the people upon various subjects said we should want to take East flour for 1000 of our Emigration 200 lbs Each making 200,000 lbs He also spoke upon the subject of thieving He called upon the Bishops to clens their wards of all thieves to cut them off from the Church & from the Earth. He spoke in grate plainness
~ Sunday
7. Sunday we got the Eastern Mail, this morning I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Lorenzo Snow H C Kimball & B Young spoke in the forenoon