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Saturday 16 th June/55. This morning we hired horses for those gentlemen to go to the hunt. Then Bro. Hammond, Silas and myself went to the mountain to see a piece of potatoes that we had in the canyon. they looked like small potatoes . We then returned home at evening. The strangers returned tired and hungry, having killed nothing. They soon retired to rest. Sunday 17 th June/55. This morning we retired to church at ten o clock. Bro. Hammond spoke to the people, there was a crowded house. After church I wrote one letter and wrote up my journal. [page 203] Monday 18 th June/55. This morning the mail left for Lahaina and our visitors also left. Bro. Hammond went to the beach to see them off Bro. Silas and myself went to work thrashing out the wheat. Tuesday 19 th June/55. This morning Bro. Hammond and Bro. Silas took the natives and went to thrashing, and I went to cradling down a small piece of oats for horse feed. In the afternoon there was a brisk wind from the northeast that made it difficult to cradle so I was obliged to let them till tomorrow. Wednesday 20 th June/55. This forenoon I finished cradling oats. Bro. Hammond and Smith are stacking wheat and the natives are drawing and thrashing. In the afternoon I went and pitched sheaves for Bro. Silas to stack. Thursday 21 st June/55. This morning Bro. Silas and myself stacked up some oats for horse feed. Friday 22 nd June/55. This morning Bro. Hammond started on a tour round Maui, and Bro. Silas and myself stacked a stack of wheat. This has taken us nearly a day. At evening we finished harvesting a few beans in the garden. [page 204] Saturday 23 rd June/55. This morning Bro. S. and myself went to stacking wheat but the wind blew so hard that we quit the job. In the afternoon Bro. Silas hung a door in the back room. So ended the twenty third of June eighteen hundred 55. Sunday 24 th June/55. I have tended meeting today. In this place the brethren feel well and the spirit of the Lord prevails in our midst. Monday 25 th June/55. This morning I again resumed the cradle as our oats were fit to harvest. I have cut down one acre this forenoon. In the afternoon I went to cradling wheat. The wind was rather Läna‘i (1853-1864) – A History of the Mormon Mission at Päläwai Working Manuscript of the Läna‘i Culture & Heritage Center (November 2009) 46
ad therefore I have done but little. This evening Bro. Silas S. Smith arrived here from Hawaii. The brethren have all come down to Conference one month before the time. They are nearly out of clothes and would be glad to go to work and get themselves some clothes if they can find work. Tuesday 26 th June/55. This morning the two Bro. Smiths road out to see the valley. I took my cradle and cut down one acre of wheat in the forenoon. In the afternoon Bro. Silas cradled. [page 205] Wednesday 27 th June/55. This morning the two Bro. Smiths and myself went into the field to finish cradling the wheat. The natives in our absence had been trying the cradle and broke one finger, however we made it answer our purpose. Finished cradling or in other words our harvest for this year. I returned to the house at half past nine and hung up the cradle perhaps for the last time on the Sandwich Islands, for I expect to have my discharge from the mission at Conference which comes off on the twenty fourth of July. Thursday 28 th June/55. This morning Bro. Silas and myself finished stacking our wheat and oats for this year. In the afternoon it was showery, we remained at the house. Friday 29 th June/55. This morning we set the natives to thrashing out some wheat for Conference. The wheat was so damp that we were obliged to quit the job for a while. In the afternoon Bro. Silas S. and myself picked our seed corn and trussed it up for next year. Our corn is crop is very good and sound. [page 206] Saturday 30 th June/55. This day we have spent in preparing and fitting up for Conference. The boat arrived from Maui loaded with goats for Conference. This evening Bro. Silas Smith and Silas S. Smith made a grater and grated a fine pan full of Indian meal. And it came to pass that I, Ephraim being born of Yankee parents, and somewhat learned in all the arts of that people proceeded to make a cake which was choice above all other cakes that I had ever seen, even in my own land, and thus ended the thirtieth day of June 1855. Sunday 1 st July/55. I have remained at home today and written a letter to president Lewis. Bro. Silas and Silas S. tended the meeting. Monday 2 nd July/55. This morning we set the pioneers to fixing the wall around the pig pen in order to keep them from making depredations on the corn field that is close by. Tuesday 3 rd July/55. Ditto. Läna‘i (1853-1864) – A History of the Mormon Mission at Päläwai Working Manuscript of the Läna‘i Culture & Heritage Center (November 2009) 47
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Page 53 and 54: Dismissed by Elder Silas Smith. 2 P
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