To the Bishops and Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Residing in the various Settlements throughout these Mountains: BELOVED BRETHREN AND SISTERS: The Temple at St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory, rapidly approaches completion. Already some portions of it are in a condition to be used, and in a few weeks we expect to be administering ordinances therein for the living and the dead. The General Con- ference of the Church was adjourned on the 8th instant to hold its next session at 10 A.M. on the 6th of April in ...

P. S. I perceive by the news that Bro Gardner Snow of Manti City is elected Probate Judge for this County. He is a very good man; but is completely wraped up in his son Warren and in George Peacock. The people of Sanpete have paid Taxes now for many years, and no improvements can be seen but the jail half finished by Bishop Snow. It is like all improvements in Manti, unfineshed. Several Back houses have been begun, but I know not one finished ...

[sideways text] Orson Hyde Dec 29 1860 [end of sideways text] Hon.[or] W. Woodruff, Moroni Sanpete Co U T Dear Brother, Dec 29, 1860. I owe you many apologies for not earlier answering your kind letter of the 20th Ult. ins I have written to my family in the city but once since I left, and have seen my wife in Sanpete but about three times since the President was here. I have been very busy ...

Snow at Springtown is about 18 Inches deep and at this place about 6, and only 6 miles apart. We have had a beautifully mild season until Wednesday last when the snow fell very freely and it became intensly cold. We have no wind storms to do us any serious damage in the county with the exception of about one third of the roof of the Meeting house at Fort Ephraim which was blown off by reason of a door being left open and the house being tight, it had to ...

P.S. I perceive by the News that Bro Gardner Snow of Manti City is elected Probate Judge for this County. He is a very good man; but is completely wraped up in his son Warren and in George Peacock. The people of Sanpete have paid Taxes now for many years, and no improvements can be seen but the jail half finished by Bishop Snow. It is like all improvements in Manti, unfineshed. Several Back houses have been begun, but I know ...

will cut off those wicked and unjust stewards and Appoint them Portion with Hypocrites & unbelievers. One glance at the signs of 1849 in the United States will show that the Lord has commenced to fulfill his promise And He will not scease untill it is finished There has never been A year since the esstablishment of the United States Government, when there has been so great a loss of property & life by fire & Pestilence, or such an increase of mobs or confusion and Perplexity in the Government as in 1849. Among the most ...

January 1, 1850 ~ Tuesday Jan 1st 1850 [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from O Hyde containing power of Attorney to collect $580.08 of Mr Oliver Carter No 4 Garland street Boston I spent [part] of the Day Journal writing January 2, 1850 ~ Wednesday 2nd I went into Boston called upon Mr Carter bought some things January 3, 1850 ~ Thursday 3rd In company with my son Wilford ...

I called upon Aaron Johnson & wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff April 26, 1851 ~ Saturday 26th I rode with Br Wells across the battle ground whare the Indians fought our brethren with Br Wells as the leader of the saints He gave me an account of the battle which was interesting. We rode to Petatenich creek met with the ox teams here who were appo[i]nted to go to Iron County they went along with us we travled to

He will have a chance. The Presidency & Twelve will fill in Eternity those stations appointed them so with all men but I expect to remain on this Earth untill I am able to create a world of my own & people it the lord has given us rich portions of the Earth to inherit we have been driven from tim to time from there we now inherit a goodly land the best land on the Earth for vegitation & it will be good for fruit & the people of the Earth will yet ...

Jan 22 1860 all about the Endowments in Public and the world know Nothing about it I could preach all about Masonry & None but a mason know any thing about it And the mane part of Masonry is to keep a secret. I attended the 14 ward evening meeting. S. M. Blair first spoke of his sickness acknowledged the hand of God in his rec- overy was Followed by Lorenzo Young also Elder O. Pratt spoke for 1 1/4 hour there was a ...