9^th ^1860^
our stock from thieves to no purpose and if they will continue
it after all the warning they have had Just leave them whare they
are Found with your property. At the close of the meeting President
Young Ordained Peter Maughn Preston Thomas to the office of
a Bishop At the close of the meeting we drove to Richmond on the
way Erastus Snow broke down his waggon we lashed it up & draged
one wheel to the next settlement whare it was mended. we held
a meeting at Richmond President Young Prayed Then addressed
the Saints G. D. Watt reported all the sermons President Young said
I want you to build a substantial stockade or Fort so that 10 Indians will
not massacree the whole place. he went on to show them the danger they
were in at the close of the meeting we rode to Logan 20 miles
In company with Elder Taylor I spent the night with Brother Steel

June 10, 1860 ~ Sunday

10^th Sunday we have a rainy day. we held a meeting in a bowery we had
a large assembly From the various settlements meeting commenced by
singing & prayer by John Taylor all the Presidency was present also
W Woodruff J. Taylor E. T. Benson, L Snow, & E Snow of the Twelve
President Young addressed the people, and said I contempla[te] the scene
before me with a great Deal of satisfaction (tears were in his Eyes)
this assembly herd the gospel while scattered among the various
Nations of the Earth and through the means of that gospel you
have been gathered together in these valleys it is a novel sene. we
are here piled together in one place with all our imperfections and
traditions and if you are not what you ought to be you are the best
there is. He gave much good council & was Followed by President
Kimball who bore testimony to what had been said

In the afternoon Lorenzo Snow open by Prayer Joseph Young spoke
to the people Followed by John Taylor.

we had a rainy night Brother
Taylor and myself spent the night at Brother Steels.

June 11, 1860 ~ Monday

11 A rainy morning several of the Brethren cought some Fine trout
we rode to Wellsville we held a meeting in the Evening Elder Wells
spoke about Herding not to send out childeren alone to be killed by the
Indians. He was followed by Erastus Snow, who spoke of building up
Zion President Young followed spoke upon the subject of prayer
also the productions of the valley He said it was folly to ask the Lord

9th 1860 our stock from thieves to no purpose and if they will continue it after all the warning they have had Just leave them whare they are Found with your property. At the close of the meeting President Young Ordained Preston Thomas to the office of a Bishop At the close of the meeting we drove to Richmond On the way Erastus Snow broke down his waggon we lashed it up & draged one wheel to the next settlement whare it was mended. We held a meeting at Richmond. President Young Prayed Then addressed the Saints G. D. Watt reported all the sermons President Young said I want you to build a substantial stockade or Fort so that 10 Indians will not massacree the whole place. he went on to show them the danger they were in at the close of the meeting we rode to Logan 20 miles In company with Elder Taylor I spent the night with Brother Steel

June 10, 1860 ~ Sunday

10th Sunday we have a rainy day. We held a meeting in a bowery we had a large assembly From the various settlements meeting commenced by singing & prayer by John Taylor all the Presidency was present also W Woodruff J. Taylor E. T. Benson, L Snow, & E Snow of the Twelve President Young addressed the people, and said I contemplate the scene before me with a great Deal of satisfaction (tears were in his Eyes) this assembly herd the gospel while scattered among the various Nations of the Earth and through the means of that gospel you have been gathered together in these valleys it is a novel sene. we are here piled together in one place with all our imperfections and traditions and if you are not what you ought to be you are the best there is. He gave much good council & was Followed by President Kimball who bore testimony to what had been said

In the afternoon Lorenzo Snow open by Prayer Joseph Young spoke to the people Followed by John Taylor.

we had a rainy night Brother Taylor and myself spent the night at Brother Steels.

June 11, 1860 ~ Monday

11 A rainy morning several of the Brethren cought some Fine trout we rode to Wellsville we held a meeting in the Evening Elder Wells spoke about Herding not to send out children alone to be killed by the Indians. He was followed by Erastus Snow, who spoke of building up Zion. President Young followed spoke upon the subject of prayer also the productions of the valley. He said it was folly to ask the Lord