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Brigham is anxious to assist the Smithsonian obtain vocabularies of the various Indian dialects.
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There will not be trains sent to aid the immigration in 1865. Brethren go against counsel and sell their wheat to peddlers at low prices.
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Gratitude is expressed for a lithograph sent to Brigham.
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Leonard's request for divorce is granted.
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Eddins is counseled accept his wife's desire for divorce.
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Dimick is counseled to accept his wife's appeal for divorce.
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New immigrants are exempt from paying tithing for a year but new settlers are not. New settlements may use their tithing to build a school house.
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Miles is informed of a spirit of disaffection within his mission boundaries.
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The Mission President has the right to regulate branches within his mission and to counsel Reese and his branch.
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A group of brethren were caught in a violent snow storm that damaged structures and destroyed feed. Canals will be built from the Weber and Jordan Rivers and settlement established near the Colorado. A military volunteer assaulted a 12 year old boy.
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Brigham desires to purchase cuttings from grape vines.
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Mary Patterson should be paid a bushel and half per student each quarter.
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Three Elders will remain in California. They are at liberty to return to the Islands if they choose. Money is sent to assist with the Elders travel.
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The men are at liberty to return to the Sandwich Islands or continue home to Utah. Hawaiian natives should remain in California through the winter.
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Hammond and Nebeker are authorization to preside over the Sandwich Islands Mission. Land should be purchased for a plantation and a settlement and the Saints should labor for their own support.
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A request to organize a new settlement.
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Counsel to repent and be baptized. The gift of the Holy Ghost will allow for a better understanding of gospel principles.
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Any law-abiding citizen may settle in Utah but there is not a current need for clerks. Details are provided concerning the best time and cost of immigrating. Church doctrine is shared.
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Illness was prevalent among the immigrants. John Kay died while returning from his mission. A military volunteer assaults a 12 year old boy. Utah does not want a federal appointed post master. The military's use of water is injuring the citizens.
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Madison D Hambleton should not be required to form a new settlement.
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John T Conk will manage the Lower Mill.
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Sister Richardson should be granted a divorce. Brother Richardson should pay his debt to the Church.
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Sturgeon presents advantages to his line of emigration. He is given a possible agent in Utah but emigration will be light and immigrants will choose their own route.
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Miles' address is given to R. E. Palmer that he may provide further information about the church.