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Show 2. Deseret was the Jaredite name for the thoney bee' and denotes 'industry' and undoubtedly the beehive was used as a symbol of the needs of the people when Utah was known as the Terri tory of Desert. 4 The house was really a large estate with a barn, outbuildings, black smith shop, shoe repair shop, carpenter shop. and old fashioned store. was also a huge garden with t.ru1 ts and vegetables. family to house and take care of. Brigham Young had There & large He also had men working for him to take care of the estate. The six foot wall surrounding Brighaa Young's hOlle was needed for protection f'r01l Indians and w1ld an! mal s. who were cOJdng to the valley. The wall also provided llork .£ or Ilen '!bey needed the 1!ork to sustain tqf;l,1r f~lies while they were getting settled. Most of the faa111es coaing to the valley were farmers, so they needed help in getting started until their first crops were harvested. '.lb1s wall was one of any work projects. No one received a handout or a dole. 'lhe da.y's pay JIlight be two quarts of wheat, but earned thus, a man ate his own food ••• not a donation. The fundalaental purpOse e·f the p:resent-day churcb welfare program is ~ed on this pricipal practiced by Brigham Young and his brethren. The original rooms in Brighaa Young· shouse enc1uded his bedroolll, his wife's 'bedroom, a sitting roo., a sewing room, and a kitchen. Upstairs were children ~ s bedrooms, and a parlor. The sitting ~. is where the faJJdly gathenid for music perfoXVl\ance, story telling, prayers, and religious teaching. "In this downstairs sitting r oom, Brigham Young always ate his breakfast at ten O'clock, while he would ~ounsel with those who Calle to him on the pressing prob1ellS of the clay. He always ate his dinner at four-thiry in the Lion House with his families". 6 4tbid •• pag~ 4)0 • .5Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints, page 4. 6Spencer, Opt cit•• page 4)2. "The Beehive House", |
