November 28, 1857 ~ Saturday

Nov 28^th

A stormy day The fog & storm has cleared away all the
mountains and Hills are covered with snow I spent the
Fore part of the day at home the Afternoon in the office
On History. Brother Simons arived in this city last
night with an express saying that Gov Cummings
& Lieut. Col Philip, St. George, Cook, 2nd Dragoons, the Ex
commander of the Mormon Battallion in mexico has arived
in the Enemy camp with other officers on Saturday & Sunday
last with about 300 dragoons they had canvassed over
the walls of Fort Bridger & the carell for stoorage but
their operations look like a temperary work & not like
winter Quarters for the whole Armey it is still thought that
they may attempt to come in

November 29, 1857 ~ Sunday

29^th Sunday Early in the morning G. A. Smith & myself was
called upon to go to the Governors office as an expressed had
arived forom the Enemy when we arived at the office
we found Brother Young & Carrington at the office soon
Brother Heber C Kimball A O Smoot Lorenzo Young & others
came & Brother Carrington read a Proclamation from
A Cumming called himself Govornor of Utah & said
that the President Appointed him Govornor of Utah
but did not say what President appointed him whether
it was President Young or Buchannan. He commands
all armed people to dispersed to their Homes & said all
that opposed them would be treated as traitors He also
wrote a Letter to Governor Young accusing him of
treason & said that He should Esstablish his
quarters in gGreen river county & organize a tempora-
ry Government that all will be tried for treason
that oppose them, we went to the Tabernacle &
G A Smith Preached followed By Erastus Snow then
Brother Carrington read the Proclamation & the letters
to Governor Young from A. Cummings. In the Afternoon
President B. Young and H. C. Kimball spoke. President Young
spoke upon the subject of our disiplineing our minds & bringing
them into subjection to our own will & the law of God & our union
in Prayer. His subject was vary interesting. I attended
the prayer circle in the Evening then Preached in the 12^th ward
with Bishop Hardy. nearly evry member of my family
went to the 14 ward meeting in the evening G A S[mith] goes to Provo starts at 1'oclok

November 30, 1857 ~ Monday

30 A cold snowy day I spent the time in the office

December 1, 1857 ~ Tuesday

Dec 1^st 1857 Tuesday I spent the day in the office President Kimball
called into thise office & we read some of his history to him
He made some alteration in it

December 2, 1857 ~ Wednesday

2nd The troops began to arive early this morning from
the Mountains Having been dismissed by Gen Wells. Maj Snow
command of Horse arived at 7 oclok a part of Col Ross
command arived at 4 oc[lo]ck PM. & Maj Rowberrys command
arived at 6 oclok & they continued to pour into the city till

November 28, 1857 ~ Saturday

Nov 28th The fog & storm has cleared away all the mountains and Hills are covered with snow I spent the Fore part of the day at home the Afternoon in the office On History. Brother Simons arived in this City last night with an express saying that Gov Cummings & Lieut. Col Philip, St. George, Cook, 2nd Dragoons, the Ex commander of the Mormon Battallion in mexico has arived in the Enemy camp with other officers on saturday & sunday last with about 300 dragoons they had canvassed over the walls of Fort Bridger & the Carell for stoorage but their operations look like a temperary work & not like winter Quarters for the whole Armey it is still thought that they may attempt to come in

November 29, 1857 ~ Sunday

29th Sunday Early in the morning G. A. Smith & myself was called upon to go to the Governors office as an expressed had arived from the Enemy when we arived at the office we found Brother Young & Carrington at the office soon Brother Heber C Kimball A O Smoot Lorenzo Young & others came & Brother Carrington read a Proclamation from A Cumming called himself Govornor of Utah & said that the President Appointed him Govornor of Utah but did not say what President appointed him whether it was President Young or Buchannan. He commands all armed people to dispersed to their Homes & said all that opposed them would be treated as traitors He also wrote a Letter to Governor Young accusing him of treason & said that He should Esstablish his quarters in Green river county & organize a temporary Government that all will be tried for treason that oppose them, we went to the Tabernacle & G A Smith Preached followed By Erastus Snow then Brother Carrington read the Proclamation & the letters to Governor Young from A. Cummings. In the Afternoon President B. Young and H. C. Kimball spoke. President Young spoke upon the subject of our disiplineing our minds & bringing them into subjection to our own will & the law of God & our union in Prayer. His subject was vary interesting. I attended the prayer circle in the Evening then Preached in the 12th ward with Bishop Hardy nearly evry member of my family went to the 14 ward meeting in the evening G A Smith goes to Provo starts at 1 oclok

November 30, 1857 ~ Monday

30 A cold snowy day I spent the time in the office

December 1, 1857 ~ Tuesday

Dec 1st 1857 Tuesday I spent the day in the office President Kimball called into the office & we read some of his history to him He made some alteration in it

December 2, 1857 ~ Wednesday

2nd The troops began to arive early this morning from the Mountains Having been dismissed by Gen Wells. Maj Snow command of Horse arived at 7 oclok a part of Col Ross command arived at 4 oclock PM. & Maj Rowberrys command arived at 6 oclok & they continued to pour into the city till