February 2, 1858 ~ Tuesday

Feb 2nd

I spent the day in the office. President Kimball spent a
part of the day with me

February 3, 1858 ~ Wednesday

3^rd The Calafornia Mail arived and brought the presid[en]ts
message which was read in Presidents Young office President
Buchanan recommends a strong force against the Saints and
that 4 new ridgegiments of men be raised against us I spent
the evening in the president's office reading the news of the
day the United States are determined to anhilate the mormons
the war is now beetween God and the Devil and between
saints & sinners time must determin the contest But
I am sure that God & his friends the Saints will prevail
against the Devil and his hosts what trials and sacrafizes
the Saints may be called to pass through I do not know
but I pray the Lord to give us grace equal to our day

February 4, 1858 ~ Thursday

4^th I called into Capt Hoopers store I there saw the mail
carrier He informed me that there was but 10 men that knew
the new south rout and 8 of them were mormons & with A
Lymon or soon will be, & there is but 2 left in Calafornia
& one had shot the other one & the one left was sentenc[e]d
to be hung soon. Brother Clayton informed me that Kinkade
had written & informed him that the last steemer had
received orders to send 4000 men immediately on the
southern route & 4000 from Oregon and 2000 would
start soon from the Missouri River, and 2000 now at
fort Bridger would make 12000 men

I called at the Presidents office and got my Account
which amounted to $410.58 cts I wrote Lyman wights
History to day. I spent the evening at home wreading scraps
sent by the last mail on Mormonism

February 5, 1858 ~ Friday

5^th I sent 70 bushels of wheat to mill to day to be ground I spent
the afternoon in the office I attended a meeting of the board
of Directors and was appointed on a comittee to prepare an article for the preston wool

February 6, 1858 ~ Saturday

6^th I spent most of the day in the ooffice
I called upon president Young and found a company
in his office reading the scraps sent from the states
against Mormonism. There appears to be a fixed determi-
nation by the General Government to annihilate the saints of
God from off the Earth & to destroy the last vestage of
righ[t]eousness from among men. O Hyde received a letter
from Lucky Bill at Carson valley stating that there was
a company fitting out at Carson valley and at placer
ville to come into our settlements for the purpose of robing
and plundering. O Hyde wrote him a letter stating
that He advised our friends if we had any not to ingage
in a contest against our people for God would smite
them with Blindness and our Enemies would be given
into our hands.

February 7, 1858 ~ Sunday

7^th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle B. L. Clapp E partridge
Silas Smith & President Young spoke in the forenoon & G. A. Smith and
H. C. Kimball in the afternoon I attended the prayer circle

February 2, 1858 ~ Tuesday

Feb 2nd I spent the day in the office. President Kimball spent a part of the day with me

February 3, 1858 ~ Wednesday

3rd [FIGURE] The Calafornia Mail arived and brought the presidents message which was read in Presidents Young office President Buchanan recommends a strong force against the saints and that 4 new regiments of men be raised against us I spent the evening in the presidents office reading the news of the day the United States are determined to anhilate the mormons the war is now [FIGURE] between God and the Devil and between saints & sinners time must determin the contest But I am sure that God & his friends the saints will prevail against the Devil and his hosts what trials and sacrafizes the saints may be called to pass through I do not know but I pray the Lord to give us grace equal to our day

February 4, 1858 ~ Thursday

4th I called into Capt Hoopers store I there saw the mail carrier He informed me that there was but 10 men that knew the new south rout and 8 of them were mormons & with A Lymon or soon will be, & there is but 2 left in Calafornia & one had shot the other one & the one left was sentenced to be hung soon. Brother Clayton informed me that Kinkade had written & informed him that the last steemer had received orders to send 4000 men immediately on the southern route & 4000 from Oregon and 2000 would start soon from the Missouri River, and 2000 now at fort Bridger would make 12000 men

I called at the Presidents office and got my Account which amounted to $410.58 cts I wrote Lyman Wights History to day. I spent the evening at home wreading scraps sent by the last mail on Mormonism

February 5, 1858 ~ Friday

5th I sent 70 bushels of wheat to mill to day to be ground I spent the afternoon in the office I attended a meeting of the board of Directors and was appointed on a comittee to prepare an article for the preston wool

February 6, 1858 ~ Saturday

6th I spent most of the day in the ooffice I called upon president Young and found a company in his office reading the scraps sent from the states against Mormonism. There appears to be a fixed determination by the General Government to annihilate the saints of God from off the Earth & to destroy the last vestage of righteousness from among men. O Hyde received a letter from Lucky Bill at Carson valley stating that there was a company fitting out at Carson valley and at placer ville to come into our settlements for the purpose of robing and plundering. O Hyde wrote him a letter stating that He advised our friends if we had any not to ingage in a contest against our people for God would smite them with Blindness and our Enemies would be given into our hands.

February 7, 1858 ~ Sunday

7th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle B. L. Clapp E Partridge Silas Smith & President Young spoke in the forenoon & G. A. Smith and H. C. Kimball in the afternoon I attended the prayer circle