Aug 1st 1865
President Young & Kimball & company including the Twelve
left G. S. L. City & rode to kays ward took dinner & held a
meeting at half past 2 oclok. Prayer by F D Richards. H C
Kimball spoke 25 Minutes John Taylor 25 President Young 10. G Q Cannon Dismissed. We then rode to Ogden & spent the
night with Bishop Wests. The Presidency at Br Farr. 40 m[iles]
~ Wednesday
2nd We drove to Willow Creek, held a meeting in the bowery G Q Cannon Prayed W. Woodruff spoke 15 minuts G Q C. 12, H. C. Kimball ^20^ F D Richards 22. H C Kimball spoke again 14 T B H Stenhouse 9, L Snow 4 minuts then J Taylor dismissed
we took Dinner then rode to Brigham City whare the company
stoped for the night. I drove on to the Musketoe settlement 4 mils
further & spent the night with Robert & Susan Scholes 25 mil
musketoes were in clouds smoke fires had to be build to live
4. I spent the day in Logan & attended a rigmental review
at 1 oclok there were some 800 under arms. E. T. Benson was
Elected Brigadeier General & other officers appointed & a Brigade
organized. We had a dance in the Evening
~ Saturday
5 We met in a Bowery 108 feet long 80 wide for a 2 days
meeting. J Taylor prayed. J. D Ross spoke 18 minuts H C Kim-
ball spoke one hour & 7 minuts. In the Afternoon G. Q. Cannon
President Young spoke 45 minutes J Taylor 45 T B H Stenhouse 15
I met at noon with the Bishops to obtain the statistics of the
water Irrigation, ditches grain raised &c
Aug 1st 1865
President Young & Kimball & company including the Twelve
left G. S. L. City & rode to kays ward took dinner & held a
meeting at half past 2 oclok. Prayer by F D Richards. H C
Kimball spoke 25 Minutes John Taylor 25 President Young 10
G Q Cannon Dismissed. we then rode to Ogden & spent the
night with Bishop Wests. The Presidency at Br Farr. 40 miles
~ Wednesday
2nd We drove to Willow Creek, held a meeting in the bowery
G Q Cannon Prayed W. Woodruff spoke 15 minuts G Q C. 12
H. C. Kimball 20 F D Richards 22. H C Kimball spoke again 14T B H Stenhouse 9, L Snow 4 minuts then J Taylor dismissed
we took Dinner then rode to Brigham City whare the company
stoped for the night. I drove on to the Musketoe settlement 4 mils
further & spent the night with Robert & Susan Scholes 25 mil
musketoes were in clouds smoke fires had to be build to live
4. I spent the day in Logan & attended a rigmental review
at 1 oclok there were some 800 under arms. E. T. Benson was
Elected Brigadier General & other officers appointed & a Brigade
organized. we had a dance in the Evening
~ Saturday
5 We met in a Bowery 108 feet long 80 wide for a 2 days
meeting. J Taylor prayed, J. D Ross spoke 18 minuts H C Kimball spoke one hour & 7 minuts. In the Afternoon G. Q. Cannon
President Young spoke 45 minutes J Taylor 45 T B H Stenhouse 15
I met at noon with the Bishops to obtain the statistics of the
water Irrigation, ditches grain raised &c
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," August 1, 1865 - August 6, 1865, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed February 19, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/GZlL