of the big teeth & flung him onto his back & kicked him in the head
untill they killed him he striped all the cloths off the back of John & tore
his flesh considerable, but it seemed a Miracle that they should
have killed him without any weapon
~ Saturday
17. Brother TaylorRichards & Myself visited Brother Bensons family
& laid hands upon one of them. We also laid hands upon Brother Turbit who was vary sick. I then rode with President Young & L. D.
Young & others to visit President Youngs stok farm. B Young Jr was in
company we rode through the farm there were 10000 Acres under
fence. He had Debon & short Horn Durham among his stock after
travelling for miles over his place we returned to Logan & attended
Meeting in the Afternoon. G Q Cannon spoke in the forenoon 37 M[inutes] F. D. Richards 38 G A Smith 38 M. In the Afternoon J F Smith
spoke 57 M. Br Nesbit spoke 235 M Br Neslin 22. W Woodruff Dismissed
(President Brigham Young said to me I would like to put
1000 families on My farm which would make 10 Acres each
& commence the order of Enoch, but I would want a Revelation
to know who to put there. I know of 2 Men that I think would
do right & that is you & me I could not say about our families)
On Friday after noon Aug 16, I Attended a council & herd accusa-
tins Against Bishop Roskelly but it did not amount to much
~ Sunday
Aug 18. Sunday I Attended the Sabbath school in the morning G A.
Smith spoke followed By G Q Cannon. Meeting commenced at
10 oclok B. Young Jrspoke Prayed. John Taylor spoke 50 M[inutes] Lorenzo Young 5 M, W Woodruff 30 M, President Young 10 M
Afternoon Br Ridger Prayed. President Young spoke 30 M, G A Smith
38 M. President Young then spoke upon things Emported By the Cooperative Store Gave statistics of Articles G A Smith then spoke
15 Minutes & G. Q. Cannon then spoke 24 Minutes which
closed the Meeting. In company with Brother Taylor I visited Sister Maughn & Benson & Br Turbit we laid hands upon Brother
Turbit & a sister
~ Monday
19. We left Logan at 9 oclok & Returned to S. L. City the way we went 100 Miles
~ Tuesday
20. I received 2 letters one from Susan I wrote Susan a letter & sent her $5 for her Mother
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
21 to 23rd I spent the time stacking wheat
of the big teeth & flung him onto his back & kicked him on the head
untill they killed him he striped all the cloths off the back of John & tore
his flesh considerable, but it seemed a Miracle that they should
have killed him without any weapon
~ Saturday
17. Brother TaylorRichards & Myself visited Brother Bensons family
& laid hands upon one of them. We also laid hands upon Brother
Turbit who was vary sick. I then rode with President Young & L. D.
Young & others to visit President Youngs stok farm B Young Jr was in
company we rode through the farm there were 10000 Acres under
fence He had Debon & short Horn Durham among his stock after
travelling for miles over his place we returned to Logan & attended
Meeting in the Afternoon. G Q Cannon spoke in the forenoon 37 Minutes
F. D. Richards 38 G A Smith 38 Minutes. In the Afternoon J F Smith
spoke 57 Minutes. Br Nesbit spoke 25 Minutes Br Neslin 22 W Woodruff Dismissed
(President Brigham Young said to me I would like to put
1000 families on My farm which would make 10 Acres each
& commence the order of Enoch, but I would want a Revelation
to know who to put there. I know of 2 Men that I think would
do right & that is you & me I could not say about our families)
On Friday after noon Aug 16, I Attended a council & herd accusatins Against Bishop Roskelly but it did not amount to much
~ Sunday
Aug 18. Sunday I Attended the sabbath school in the morning G A
Smith spoke followed By G Q Cannon. Meeting commenced at
10 oclok B. Young Jr Prayed. John Taylor spoke 50 Minutes
Lorenzo Young 5 Minutes, W Woodruff 30 Minutes, President Young 10 Minutes
Afternoon Br Ridger Prayed President Young spoke 30 Minutes, G A Smith
38 Minutes President Young then spoke upon things Emported By the
Cooperative Store Gave statistics of Articles G A Smith then spoke
15 Minutes & G. Q. Cannon then spoke 24 Minutes which
closed the Meeting. In company with Brother Taylor I visited sister
Maughn & Benson & Br Turbit we laid hands upon Brother
Turbit & a sister
~ Monday
19. We left Logan at 9 oclok & Returned to S. L. City the way we went 100 Miles
~ Tuesday
20. [FIGURE] I received 2 letters one from Susan [blank]
[FIGURE] I wrote Susan a letter & sent her $5 for her Mother
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
21 to 23rd I spent the time stacking wheat
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