were rebellious to you I told them it was none of their Business He asked if that would take away any of my glory I said No it will not. If your wives are rebellious against you let them go away if they want to it will not take away my glory for my wives to leave me. If I do my Duty & do not have women that will obey me I will go to heaven & the Lord will give me all that I want. I would like to ...

in a rain storm. Salt Creek Fort is 104 Rods square 6 feet thick at the bottom 2 1/2 feet thick at the top 12 feet high & nearly finished. It con- tains 80 families & 350 persons they have 1 man school of 50 schollars we took supper at this Fort & rode on to the Springs & camped for the night 54 mile May 26, 1855 ~ Saturday Saturday 26 We started at 5 oclock rode to summit & on to payson & took breakfast. Pason wall took is 96 ...

closed. Arrowpene the chief that was appointed in Walker plase arose asked the privilege to speak President Young introduced him to the people He gave a short but spirited address which was interpeted by Brother Huntington the purport of his Address was exhorting the people to give heed to the council of President Young if they would do this & keep the spirit of the Lord they would not be sick & die as the wicked do but would be healthy & the Lord is ...

June 26 six ^thousand^ troops on the way but it was reported that they had word to stop untill they heard from the peace commissioners sent to Utah. he said when we left England we expected to be taken prisioners when we reached the states but the way was open before them from day to day when they passed forts Carney & Laremie they were overshadowed by a cloud & dark mist so they passed unseen we passed ...

Oct 31 should take him He was to go east to the Devils gate & return but he met the Eastern mail & returned with it while at Green river stoped to camp & said that MCDonald had committed Murder & he should arest him MCDonald herd of it & went to him & drew his revolver & shot at Scoty the ball passed through the upper part of his sholder Scoty then shot M.C.Donald through the neck & he fell dead it was ...

Oct 31 Col Johnson has done as Judge Eckles advised him this its the Indians Statement President Young wrote a Letter to Arrowpene by Brother Hatch & told him it was not good to shed blood This places President Young in a vary singular position while President Buchannan with the congress and Armies of the United States are all laying plans to take the Life of President Young and the Indian Agents are trying to stir ...

Jan 23 I met with the Quorum of the Twelve for Prayer C. C. Rich Prayed. F. D. Richards was mouth. we conversed till 9 oclok upon the subject of the Education of the people in this Territory & the furnishing of the people with Books they estimated that it would cost about one million of Dollars to furnish Books & stationary to educate what people there was now in the Territory in speaking of the Deserett Alphabet they thought we would have to ...

Feb 13 and looks instead of a blow with the fist or a kick &c February 14, 1859 ~ Monday 14th [FIGURES] we found about one foot of snow on the ground this morning the Eastern mail came in this morning I spent an hour in the Presidents office looking over the mail but we did not find much News I received one paper & a letter from Elder Lorenzo Snow, and a letter to his sister E. R. Snow which I delivered to ...

again soon. Arrowpere Amen & othrs was with us on sunday all well with them. our settle◇t is bro◇ken up at Salmon River by the grasshoppers who have eaten up evry green thing, they will probably go there again when they make a [Ruin] of more provison. The Calafornia Mail came in last night & the Easten Mail is [expecting^d^] in evry hour, as it is but a few miles from us July 31st. The Mail came in last nght at 9 ock & b[ro]ught me your ...

He told them to go to and fort up. The settlement at Grants- ville. On the 24th of July proclaimed themselves indepen- dent of British Rule, and Jack Reddin nominated Bro Cooley as President, Wilford Hudson, and Arieh C. Brower his counselors—it was carried by a large majority: thus thinking they had gone too far came in to see Prest. Young about it—he finally confirmed the organization, and let them have it their own way. We are ...