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demonstration of his townsmen on the 25 April. He had now been set
apart & Blessed under the hands of 2 of the Twelve Apostles (W Woodruff
being mouth) to go upon a mission to preach the gospel to the United States
upon the 25 April He felt much pleased with his blessing & wished me
to write it off & forward it to him

April 26, 1860 ~ Thursday

26^th I spent the Forepart of my day writing in this Journal Elder A
Lyman arived home this Evening I called upon President Young
Brother Lyman was there we then called into the Historians office a
short time I then went home

April 27, 1860 ~ Friday

27 President Young in company with several of the Brethren visited
The camp of the missionaries to organize them I spent a part of
the day in the office I sowed Carriots & Peas Lorenzo Snow spent
the night with me

April 28, 1860 ~ Saturday

28^th Quite windey I rode down to my field and spent the remainder
of the day in the office I met with the Twelve in the evening

April 29, 1860 ~ Sunday

29^th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. I opened by prayer
Henry Moon was mouth. I called upon Judge E. Smith with A. O. Smoot
& E F Sheets to get a protest printed against some irresponsible men
who had advertised for a general cattle drive the Hand Bills were
soon stuck up around the city I attended meeting at the Tabernacle &
herd A Lyman preach in the morning Elders Mcallester & E Snow
in the afternoon I then called upon President Young & spent several
Hours then returned home & spent the night

April 30, 1860 ~ Monday

30. I called upon President Young in the morning & laid before
him Eleanor pratt account of the Death of parley p pratt
and asked his advise about its being published in England He said
He did not wish it published but wished it retained in the office
we had the back mail came in by an ox team which brought
our papers which have been lying by the way side since last fall.

The President & Twelve met at the Historians office to attend to the
Blessing of the remainder of the missionaries presidents Young and
Wells were present all of the Quorum of the Twelve except E. T. Benson
G. Q. Cannon was present O. Hyde, O. Pratt & A Lyman Blessed
four persons & set them apart for there mission Presidents Young &
Wells & John Taylor Blessed C. C. Rich & A. Lyman President Young
gave them a good Blessing President Young made a Few remarks upon the subject

25 1860 demonstration of his townsmen on the 25 April. He had now been set apart & Blessed under the hands of 2 of the Twelve Apostles (W Woodruff being mouth) to go upon a mission to preach the gospel to the United States upon the 25 April He felt much pleased with his blessing & wished me to write it off & forward it to him

April 26, 1860 ~ Thursday

26th I spent the Forepart of my day writing in this Journal. Elder A Lyman arived home this Evening I called upon President Young Brother Lyman was there we then called into the Historians office a short time I then went home

April 27, 1860 ~ Friday

27 President Young in company with several of the Brethren visited The camp of the missionaries to organize them I spent a part of the day in the office I sowed Carriots & Peas Lorenzo Snow spent the night with me

April 28, 1860 ~ Saturday

28th Quite windey I rode down to my field and spent the remainder of the day in the office I met with the Twelve in the evening

April 29, 1860 ~ Sunday

29th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. I opened by prayer Henry Moon was mouth. I called upon Judge E. Smith with A. O. Smoot & E F Sheets to get a protest printed against some irresponsible men who had advertised for a general cattle drive the Hand Bills were soon stuck up around the City I attended meeting at the Tabernacle & herd A Lyman preach in the morning Elders Mc allester & E Snow in the afternoon I then called upon President Young & spent several Hours then returned home & spent the night

April 30, 1860 ~ Monday

30. I called upon President Young in the morning & laid before him Eleanor Pratt account of the Death of Parley P Pratt and asked his advise about its being published in England He said He did not wish it published but wished it retained in the office we had the back mail came in by an ox team which brought our papers which have been lying by the way side since last fall.

The President & Twelve met at the Historians office to attend to the Blessing of the remainder of the missionaries presidents Young and Wells were present all of the Quorum of the Twelve except E. T. Benson G. Q. Cannon was present. O. Hyde O. Pratt & A Lyman Blessed four persons & set them apart for there mission Presidents Young & Wells & John Taylor Blessed C. C. Rich & A. Lyman President Young gave them a good Blessing President Young made a Few remarks upon the subject