July 1
July 1st to 24th I spent the time in moving my effects
back to G. S. L. City & in Haying & harvesting
~ Sunday
25 I spent the day at the President office most
of the day the Presidency wished the Twelve to get
up a company each one of them to Form a Prayer Circle
the Following iare the names of the company given to
me to meet on Wednesday evening at the Endowment
Room to Form a prayer circle viz
I notifyed them to attend
during the Evening I called upon
President Young with E T Benson
& he wished the Twelve & some others
to accompany him to the Big Cotton
wood Canyon tomorrow night
~ Monday
26 During the After noon we had
a hard shower of rain at about dark
President
with 15 wagons, 56 horses & mules started for Big Cotton-
wood Kanyon, and camped up the kanyon a short
distance and camped for the night
~ Tuesday
27th President Young and company started early and
drove to Mill C & took Breakfast then drove to the Lake
the head waters of Big Cotton wood Canyon visiting
the Mills as we went up. we spent the remainder of the
day and night at this encampment Prayer in the evening J Taylor was mouth
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
July 1
July 1st to 24th I spent the time in moving my effects
back to G. S. L. City & in Haying & harvesting
~ Sunday
25 I spent the day at the President office most
of the day the Presidency wished the Twelve to get
up a company each one of them to Form a Prayer Circle
the following are the names of the company given to
me to meet on wednesday evening at the Endowment
Room to Form a prayer circle viz
I notifyed them to attend
during the Evening I called upon
President Young with E T Benson
& he wished the Twelve & some others
to accompany him to the Big Cotton
wood Canyon tomorrow night
~ Monday
26 During the After noon we had
a hard shower of rain at about dark
with 15 wagons, 56 horses & mules started for Big Cottonwood Kanyon, and camped up the kanyon a short
distance and camped for the night
~ Tuesday
27th President Young and company started early and
drove to Mill C & took Breakfast then drove to the Lake
the head waters of Big Cotton wood Canyon visiting
the Mills as we went up. we spent the remainder of the
day and night at this encampment Prayer in the evening
J Taylor was mouth
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," July 1, 1858 - July 27, 1858, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Vm0W
