He said Brethren I want you to be so full of the Holy Ghost & the power
of God when you get to England that I shall hear that you are so full
of teaching & wise council that it will run out of Both cornors of
your mouth. He said you will find some men there that have
some wisdom & some wisdom they have not got other remarks were made
~ Tuesday
May 1st I spent the day in the office President Young called into the
office and spoke of Capt Gibson and of French who came in
yesterday & said Capt Gibson owed him $20. he came on with
him to this place President Young said He did not believe that Capt
Gibson owed him any thing he believed Capt Gibson was an
honest man & that he was honest in spirit. He is on a mission
& one year will tell the tale. Wm Hickman called upon President
Young allso, a Johnson. They spoke ofS. M. Blair spoke of the trial of
Furney. Word arived From Camp Floyd That Mr Coats the
shariff of Cedar County killed a man dead in self Defence that
was supposed to have been a Mr Johnson who had threatened
the lives of Blair & Ferguson the Editors of the mountaineer but
it turned out to be another Man. Elders A Lyman & C. C. Rich
with their company took there leave of there Familyies & Friends
this evening & started upon there mission I planted my corn i
squashes in the evening. I am perusing Capt Gibson Narative of
hi[s] arest sieszure of his vessel & his imprisionment by the Dutch at the
Indian Archipalego it is vary interesting it shows the cruelty of
the Dutch and the little attention our government pays to redressing
the wrongs of her citizens or maintain the honour of her Flag
abroad
~ Wednesday
2nd It is quite windey today I spent the day in the office
~ Thursday
I3 I obtained some lime for Biuilding a chimney on the the farrm
I spent the day in the office President Young called into the office
looked over the Book containing his History in the Deserett Alphabt
He said if he had his way he would have all his business done in
the Deserett Alphabet he would do away with the English stile of
writing then we would make ten correct scholars to whare we
now have one.
~ Friday
4th we have a vary windey day a vary dry wind it looks like
a gloromy spring a dry cold spring the winter has killed all the fru[i]t
April 301860He said Brethren I want you to be so full of the Holy Ghost & the power
of God when you get to England that I shall hear that you are so full
of teaching & wise council that it will run out of Both cornors of
your mouth. He said you will find some men there that have
some wisdom & some wisdom they have not got other remarks were made
~ Tuesday
May 1st I spent the day in the office President Young called into the
office and spoke of Capt Gibson and of French who came in
yesterday & said Capt Gibson owed him $20 he came on with
him to this place President Young said He did not believe that Capt
Gibson owed him any thing he believed Capt Gibson was an
honest man & that he was honest in spirit. He is on a mission
& one year will tell the tale. Wm Hickman called upon President
Young allso, a Johnson. S. M. Blair spoke of the trial of
Furney. Word arived From Camp Floyd That Mr Coats the
shariff of Cedar County killed a man dead in self Defence that
was supposed to have been a Mr Johnson who had threatened
the lives of Blair & Ferguson the Editors of the mountaineer but
it turned out to be another Man. Elders A Lyman & C. C. Rich
with their company took there leave of there Families & Friends
this evening & started upon there mission I planted my
squashes in the evening. I am parusing Capt Gibson Narative of
his arest siezure of his vessel & his imprisionment by the Dutch at the
Indian Archipalego it is vary interesting it shows the cruelty of
the Dutch and the little attention our government pays to redress
the wrongs of her citizens or maintain the honour of her Flag
abroad
~ Wednesday
2nd It is quite windey today I spent the day in the office
~ Thursday
3 I obtained some lime for Building a chimney on the farrm
I spent the day in the office President Young called into the office
looked over the Book containing his History in the Desarett Alphabet
He said if he had his way he would have all his business done in
the Deserett Alphabet he would do away with the English stile of
writing then we would make ten correct scholars to whare we
now have one.
~ Friday
4th We have a vary windey day a vary dry wind it looks like
a gloomy spring a dry cold spring the winter has killed all the fruit
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