April 12^th 1861
their stray cattle I was vary weary at night

April 13, 1861 ~ Saturday

13 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House the Eastern
Mail came in

April 14, 1861 ~ Sunday

14 I met with my Quorum in the morning and attend meeting at the
Tabernacle. Elders D. H. Wells & G. A. Smith & President B. Young preached in the
morning. President Kimball & W Woodruff in the afternoon followed By
President Young. At 6 oclok all the Presidency & W. Woodruff & G. A. Smith
met in the prayer Circle. President Young Prayed G A Smith was mouth

April 15, 1861 ~ Monday to April 18, 1861 ~ Thursday

15, 16, 17, & 18. Spent the time in making fence

April 19, 1861 ~ Friday

19 I ploughed & sowed some Poland Oats & Miller Oats

April 20, 1861 ~ Saturday

20 I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House, in the Evening I drove up to
a stone carrall on the mountain abo[v]e the Hot spring & left a waggon
Box for Moroni to sleep in & herd his sheep for a time on the mountain

April 21, 1861 ~ Sunday

21 I met with my Quorum in the morning at the Historians office I
^[FIGURE]^ found on the Table A Deseret Extra News containing the latest
pony dispatch which says that war has commence, Charleston
Batteries opened fire upon Fort Sumpter at 4 oclok on the 12 April 1861
and fired 2000 shot & shell into the Fort in about 24 Hours & Anderson
siurrendered the Fort on the 13 April. The Fort much Damaged
two magazenes Blown up some 3 or 4 wounded on Both sides but
no one killed this is the commencement of the war at South Carolina
in fulfillment of the Revelation given through Joseph Smith the
Prophet in 1832[D&C 87]. I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle John
Taylor preached followed By President Young in the forenoon
Jacob ^G.^ Bigler John D. Chase, & Parley P. Pratt in the afternoon followed
by President Young. At the close of the meeting, The Presidency, Twelve
& Missionaries all met at the Historians Office. There were present
B Young H. C. Kimball D. H. Wells & W. Woodruff J Taylor & G. A. Smith
of the Twelve. President Young & Kimball W. Woodruff & J. Taylor
laid hands upon the Heads of Nine of the Missionaries & blessed
them & set them apart to go upon their missions President Young
Blessed P. P. Pratt & George W. Grant & gave them each a great Blessing
said they should become greater than there Fathers at the close of
the blessing President Young instructioned the missionaries in vary plain
term Joseph Young & A. P. Rockwood ordained P P Pratt to the
office of a Seventy. President Young spoke of his being ordained as a

April 12th 1861 their stray cattle I was vary weary at night

April 13, 1861 ~ Saturday

13 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House the Eastern Mail came in

April 14, 1861 ~ Sunday

14 I met with my Quorum in the morning and attend meeting at the Tabernacle. Elders D. H. Wells & G. A. Smith & President B. Young preached in the morning. President Kimball & W Woodruff in the afternoon followed By President Young. At 6 oclok all the Presidency & W. Woodruff & G. A. Smith met in the prayer Circle. President Young Prayed G A Smith was mouth

April 15, 1861 ~ Monday to April 18, 1861 ~ Thursday

15, 16, 17, & 18. Spent the time in making fence

April 19, 1861 ~ Friday

19 I ploughed & sowed some Poland Oats & Miller Oats

April 20, 1861 ~ Saturday

20 I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House, in the Evening I drove up to a stone carrall on the mountain above the Hot spring & left a waggon Box for Moroni to sleep in & herd his sheep for a time on the mountain

April 21, 1861 ~ Sunday

21 I met with my Quorum in the morning at the Historians office I [FIGURE] found on the Table A Deseret Extra News containing the latest pony dispatch which says that war has commence, Charleston Batteries opened fire upon Fort Sumter at 4 oclok on the 12 April 1861 and fired 2000 shot & shell into the Fort in about 24 Hours & Anderson surrendered the Fort on the 13 April. The Fort much Damaged two magazenes Blown up some 3 or 4 wounded on Both sides but no one killed this is the commencement of the war at South Carolina in fulfillment of the Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet in 1832. I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle John Taylor preached followed By President Young in the forenoon Jacob G. Bigler John D. Chase, & Parley P. Pratt in the afternoon followed by President Young. At the close of the meeting, The Presidency, Twelve & Missionaries all met at the Historians Office. There were present B Young H. C. Kimball D. H. Wells & W. Woodruff J Taylor & G. A. Smith of the Twelve. President Young & Kimball W. Woodruff & J. Taylor laid hands upon the Heads of Nine of the Missionaries & blessed them & set them apart to go upon their missions President Young Blessed P. P. Pratt & George W. Grant & gave them each a great Blessing said they should become greater than there Fathers at the close of the blessing President Young instructed the missionaries in vary plain term Joseph Young & A. P. Rockwood ordained P P Pratt to the office of a Seventy. President Young spoke of his being ordained as a