26 ^1860^
President Young brought a figure upon this subject He said if a man
who had been alway acquainted with the tropical fruit was to meet
with an Indian who had never seen or heard of the fruit the
white man would say to the Indian do you not hanker for pine
apple, organges & Banannas the Indian say no I never saw any
I do not know what they are it is so with Dr Anderson & other
men they have never tasted of the fruits of the spirit & power of
God & do not know what it is and hence they have no faith in it
O Pratt Prayed & D. H. Wells was mouth

I conversed with Erastus Snow F. D. Richards & G Q Cannon about giving
us their History for the Church History

August 27, 1860 ~ Monday

27 I spent the forenoon in Journalizing President Young called into the
office at 12 oclok it commenced to rain about noon John Smith the
Patriarch called into the office A certain revelation was read
to President Young given to him May 28, [18]47 on Platt river in the
pioneer camp He said record it & lay it away But not to publish
it I felt then as I do now when I felt to accuse any of the Brethren
of any thing which they do not acknowledge I feel that I had
rather be mistaken in my Judgment than to have them guilty of
Evil. He refered to his teaching yesterday He said there was a tendr
tender Jerm in every man which if rightly cultivated would to be
a God & a son of God but it was vary tender. President Young left at
one oclok Presidents Young, Kimball & Wells & John Taylor G. A. Smith
& George Q Cannon with many others started at about dark for
Provo Canyon. The Hand cart Company arived at 5 oclock &
camped on the public square 9^th ward with 43 Hand carts & 6 waggns

August 28, 1860 ~ Tuesday

28 [FIGURE] I arose early in the morning and went to Brother
Ellerbeck & bought 5 strawbury plants and
paid $1 each I got one plant of each of the
following kinds Victomtesse Harriicart de Thury,
Wilsons Albany, Peabody, Hovey Seedling, Early Scarlet.
I had the Hoockan before. I spent the day in the office compiling
History. we had a fine rain last night.

August 29, 1860 ~ Wednesday

29 A pleasant day I spent the day in the office compiling History

26 1860 President Young brought a figure upon this subject He said if a man who had been alway acquainted with the tropical fruit was to meet with an Indian who had never seen or heard of the fruit the white men would say to the Indian do you not hanker for pine apple, oranges & Banannas the Indians say no I never saw any I do not know what they are it is so with Dr Anderson & other men they have never tasted of the fruits of the spirit & power of God & do not know what it is and hence they have no faith in it O Pratt Prayed & D. H. Wells was mouth

I conversed with Erastus Snow F. D. Richards & G Q Cannon about giving up their History for the Church History

27 I spent the forenoon in Journalizing President Young called into the office at 12 oclok it commenced to rain about noon John Smith the Patriarch called into the office. A certain revelation was read to President Young given to him May 28, 1847 on Platt river in the pioneer camp He said record it & lay it away But not to publish it I felt then as I do now when I felt to accuse any of the Brethren of any thing which they do not acknowledge I feel that I had rather be mistaken in my Judgment than to have them guilty of Evil. He refered to his teaching yesterday He said there was a tender Jerm in every man which if rightly cultivated would to be a God & a son of God but it was vary tender. President Young left at one oclok. Presidents Young, Kimball & Wells & John Taylor G. A. Smith & George Q Cannon with many others started at about dark for Provo Canyon. The Hand Cart Company arived at 5 oclock & camped on the public square 9th ward with 43 Hand Carts & 6 waggons

August 28, 1860 ~ Tuesday