Nov 14th Sunday E. T. Benson spoke to the people in the
morning & at 2 oclock the Twelve met with the company
of Elders that were appointed to go to Green River to
esstablish a station at that place we blessed them
& set them apart for the work they were Addressed
by W Woodruff, & P. P. Pratt who gave them go[o]d
council this is the 2nd company for that place making
90 men for that place
~ Tuesday to ~ Saturday
15 ^& 16^ drew wood to from the canyon I met with the Regency
on the evening of the 16th President Young has called upon
the Regency to get up a New Alphabet & make an
improvement in the English Language & they have sat
several evenings for this purpose
P. P. Pratt has commenced a spanish school I
have commenced to attend it to learn the Language
I attended several evenings this week laboured about home till the 19th
21st Sunday we rode to willow creek settlement & Held
a meeting with the people I spoke to them & was followed
by E. T. Benson we dined with Bishop Thomas Clark
their was about 100 men in this settlement begining
to Fort up & about 100 Frendly Indians. All settlements
are councelled to live in forts untill they can wall
in their Cities at the close of this meeting I rode
to Toiela City & preached to a large congregation of Saints
I spent the night with Bishop Robery 25 m
~ Tuesday
22nd I Returned to Salt Lake City but stoped on the way
& appointed a scite for a New Fort & City. 35 mils
I attended the spanish school in the Evening
~ Wednesday
23rd I commen[ce]d ploughing a 5 Acre Lot in the big field
[FIGURE] & met with the regency in the evening
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
24th to 276th I spent the days ploughing & evenings in the
spanish school
~ Sunday
287th ^Sunday^ A Rainy day I wrote a Letter to J M Bernhisel
[FIGURE] I Attended quorum meeting in the evening
~ Monday to ~ Wednesday
28 to 30th I spent the time ploughing
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
Dec 1, 2, 3 I spent the days ploughing & evenings in the
spanish school
~ Sunday
4th Sunday 4th I Attended meeting {President Young} President
Young preached from this text Judge not that ye
be not Judged He gave much good instruction
~ Sunday
Nov 14th Sunday E. T. Benson spoke to the people in the
morning & at 2 oclock the Twelve met with the company
of Elders that were appointed to go to Green River to
esstablish a station at that place we blessed them
& set them apart for the work they were Addressed
by W Woodruff, & P. P. Pratt who gave them good
council this is the 2nd company for that place making
90 men for that place
~ Tuesday to ~ Saturday
15 & 16 drew wood from the canyon I met with the Regency
on the evening of the 16th President Young has called upon
the Regency to get up a New Alphabet & make an
improvement in the English Language & they have sat
several evenings for this purpose
P. P. Pratt has commenced a spanish school I
have commenced to attend it to learn the Language
I attended several evenings this week laboured about
home till the 19th
21st Sunday we rode to willow creek settlement & Held
a meeting with the people I spoke to them & was followed
by E. T. Benson we dined with Bishop Thomas Clark
their was about 100 men in this settlement begining
to Fort up & about 100 Frendly Indians. All settlements
are councelled to live in forts untill they can wall
in their Cities at the close of this meeting I rode
to Toela City & preached to a large congregation of Saints
I spent the night with Bishop Robery 25 m
~ Tuesday
22nd I Returned to Salt Lake City but stoped on the way
& appointed acite for a New Fort & City. 35 mils
I attended the spanish school in the Evening
~ Wednesday
23rd I commenced ploughing a 5 Acre Lot in the big field
[FIGURE] & met with the regency in the evening
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
24th to 26th I spent the days ploughing & evenings in the
spanish school
~ Sunday
27th Sunday A Rainy day I wrote a Letter to J M Bernhisel
[FIGURE] I Attended quorum meeting in the evening
~ Monday to ~ Wednesday
28 to 30th I spent the time ploughing
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
Dec 1, 2, 3 I spent the days ploughing & evenings in the
spanish school
~ Sunday
4th Sunday 4th I Attended meeting {President Young} President
Young preached from this text Judge not that ye
be not Judged He gave much good instruction
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," November 13, 1853 - December 4, 1853, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 6, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/2kNM