Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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President Young called into the office and spent about an
hour with us I spoke to President Young about our getting
out the History of Joseph striped of all of its appendages
and to be published as the plain History of Joseph
Smith, he said let it rest at present, we shall not do
any thing about it now. President Young said in speaking
of the Temple we I herd a man say to day we would go back
to Jackson County in 7 years I said Amen but if we go back
in that time we shall have to hasten to get our temple Built
I chink we must commence it next spring, uncover the
foundadtion But I shall have to take up one tier of rock
all over the foundation, For Brother Raleigh appears as though
he wished to destroy that Temple. He would not take Brother
Angels levil which He had got up with great care and
he would not trust to his own Judgment but got Brother Fox
to help him get the levil. But Raleigh made one himself
and he made the foundation not levil & in order to levil up
the last tier he put under small stones which would all crush-
edBeneath the building and one quarter of an inch setling of
that Building would crack it from top to Bottom I have
had much trouble with masons upon this subject, and it
is strange to see this spirit manifest among our leading masons
I should be glad to see the day when all men who profess to
be saints will impart what knowledge they possess to
each other I do not know as Brother Raliagh realizes what He
is doing but it appears to me that He is trying to destroy the
Architecture of that Building. A. Lyman & C. C. Rich arived
home tahis evening & called upon the President & gave an
account of their mission south.
~ Thursday
8. Robert Left for Fort Harriman. I spent the day in
the office. President Young called into the office met with G. A. S
in the Code Comission Room. I spent the evening at home
~ Friday
9th I went into the office in the morning. G. A. Smith related
a circumstance of a Mr Woodson who has got possession of
the Land upon which the Temple Block stands in Jackson Co
Missouri in 1857 Ferrymore Little was in Jackson Co
& Mr Woodson said to him I have heard that your people
expected to return to this country and ^Build^ a Temple on the Temple
Block on my farm. Brother Little Answered to be
sure they do. Woodson said you are a Hell of a set. G. A. S.
also said He got a statement from Lewis Bidemon that
the people of the towns of Warsaw, Carthage pontoosuc
& Appanoose made up a subscribtion of $500 & paid
it to Joseph Agnoe for Burning the Temple and He went &
burnt it for that sum of money I spent the day in the
office filing High Council Records
~ Saturday
10th I spent the day in the office filing High Council Record
~ Sunday
11 Sunday I spent the day at home it was a cold day
Lorenzo Snow spent the night with us
Dec 7th President Young called into the office and spent about an hour with us I spoke to President Young about our getting [FIGURE] out the History of Joseph striped of all of its appendages and to be published as the plain History of Joseph Smith, he said let it rest at present, we shall not do any thing about it now. President Young said in speaking of the Temple I herd a man say to day we would go back to Jackson County in 7 years I said Amen but if we go back in that time we shall have to hasten to get our temple Built I chink we must commence it next spring, uncover the foundation But I shall have to take up one tier of rock all over the foundation, For Brother Raleigh appears as though he wished to destroy that Temple He would not take Brother Angels levil which He had got up with great care and he would not trust to his own Judgment but got Brother Fox to help him get the levil. But Raleigh made one himself and he made the foundation not levil & in order to levil up the last tier he put under small stones which would all crushbeneath the building and one quarter of an inch setling of that Building would crack it from top to Bottom I have had much trouble with masons upon this subject, and it is strange to see this spirit manifest among our leading masons I should be glad to see the day when all men who profess to be saints will impart what knowledge they possess to each other I do not know as Brother Raliagh realizes what He is doing but it appears to me that He is trying to destroy the Architecture of that Building. A. Lyman & C. C. Rich arived home this evening & called upon the President & gave an account of their mission south.
~ Thursday
8. Robert Left for Fort Harriman. I spent the day in the office President Young called into the office met with G. A. S in the Code Comission Room I spent the evening at home
~ Friday
9th I went into the office in the morning. G. A. Smith related a circumstance of a Mr Woodson who has got possession of the Land upon which the Temple Block stands in Jackson Co Missouri in 1857 Ferrymore Little was in Jackson Co & Mr Woodson said to him I have heard that your people expected to return to this country and Build a Temple on the Temple Block on my farm. Brother Little Answered to be sure they do. Woodson said you are a Hell of a set. G. A. S. also said He got a statement from Lewis Bidemon that the people of the towns of Warsaw, Carthage pontoosuc & Appanoose made up a subscribtion of $500 & paid it to Joseph Agnoe for Burning the Temple and He went & burnt it for that sum of money I spent the day in the office filing High Council Records
~ Saturday
10th I spent the day in the office filing High Council Record
~ Sunday
11 Sunday I spent the day at home it was a cold day Lorenzo Snow spent the night with us