[FIGURE] as soon as the Mail was opened I obtained Letters from John M Bernhisel G A Smith & I. F. Carter. President Young got letter from J. M. Bernhisel G.A. Smith John Taylor Wm Smith W. I. Appleby J. L. Haywood & many others I went to his office & Herd D H Wells read till half past 10 oclok we find the Nation in great confusion & discord & ...

God are made manifest in your preservation from Danger & death you should make a record of it keep an account of the dealings of God with you daily I have written all the blessings I have received & I would not take gold for them. I am in the Historians office & I find it vary difficult to get or find a record of Events as they past along shuch as we want to make the History but if the Elders will take pains to write their Official Acts so the Historian can ...

September 14, 1856 ~ Sunday Sunday 14th I was unwell & did not attend meeting [two lines blank] In the Afternoon I attended meeting President Young gave liberty for any of the saints to confess or bear their testimony to the truth several of the brethren & sisters spoke then President Brigham Young arose & delivered unto the saints one of the strongest addresses that was ever delivered to this church & kingdom there was neither of the regular reporters present but Leo Hawkins reported the Latter Day ...

October 5, 1856 ~ Sunday 5th Sunday All met at the Bowery the First Presidency 3 of the Twelve & the missionaries who had lately returned took a seat upon the Stand. D Spencer F D Richards & B Young occupied the stand in the forenoon. G. D. Grant Wm H. Kimball Joseph A. Young & others spoke in the afternoon they were full of the spirit & power of God & the Gift of the Holy ...

bakery. W. Woodruff followed & said that those that took his flour if they took it because they were suffering with Hunger & would ask a Blessing upon the bread when it was made & send him home the bags he would not bring an Accusation against them at the close of the meeting the bags were put in sight & brought to me next morning [FIGURE] I met in the Prayer circle in the evening And the following named persons received their blessings & was set apart for their Missions. Elders O. Pratt

From Thompson Woodruff I Attended the prayer circle on sunday evening & sat about 2 hours & herd letters read from correspond[ents] in various parts of the Earth. we herd many interesting letters from New York, washington Liverpool London, & other parts of the Earth May 12, 1856 ~ Monday 12th I found I could not get rid of the Dead flesh in my Arm without using sumthing to eat it out so I took 20 grains of lunar costic or ...

May 25, 1856 ~ Sunday 25th Sunday I attended meeting in the Bowery P. P. Pratt preached was followed by Father Morley & President Young. In the afternoon A Lyman & Joseph Young preached I attended the prayer Circle May 26, 1856 ~ Monday 26th The Calafornia Mail Came in & b[r]ought me 2 letters from [FIGURE] J. M. Bernhisel & 5 standards & 8 mormons May ...

August 4, 1856 ~ Monday 4th I spent the fore part of the Day obtaining grafts & puting in to my offi orchard Br Nebeker put them [in] for me he put in 90 buds most of them were choice fruit from the states the remainder of the day was spent in the office. we learned soon after ariving at the office that one of our clerks viz that Jonathan Grimshaw was about to leave us for England could not stand the hard ...

August 23, 1856 ~ Saturday 23rd I am quite unwell I spent the day in the office President Young said while conversing upon Eternal improvement that He knew by revelation while in England that there would be an Eternal increase in knowledge & as we now are God once was & as he now is we shall be if we continue faithful I told this to Br Lorenzo Snow while conversing with Brother Wilard Richards upon the things of God it came ...

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 ...