March 1, 1883
[FIGURE] March 1, 1883 Wilford Woodruff 76 years of Age
This is my I have lived
to see 76 years in the flesh this day at
10 oclock. Through the blessing of God
I have lived to reach this age and
Am in the Enjoyment of good health
I thank my for this
great Blessing, and esspecially that I have lived to receive
the of the Everlasting and have
been blessed with the Apostleship and have the great honor
of being the President of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, and through the Blessings of God
have been Enabled in connexion with my family of Being
for about 3000 of my Dead relatives and also
through the Assistance of friends have been Enabled to get Endowments
in the of for about 2500 of my relatives Besides
having Been Baptized in the of St George Temple for 100
Eminent Men including all the signers of the of the United States for these Blessings I feel
to thank my Heavenly Father and praise his Holy Name
My wife has been preserved
unto me me we having been Married 49 years the 13 day
of next month Apriail. This is also my wife Birth
day Making her 45 years old to day she being born March 1, 1838
I met a few friends at my House with my family & spent the
Even[in]g there were present & Sisters Smith
, , and Sister . We spent the
Evening vary Plesantly conversed upon past days and Events
I pray the Lord to give me power to spend the rest of my days in his service
March 1. I spent the forenoon at fast Meeting & spoke to the
people it was a vary plesant day. Through the Blessing of God
[FIGURES] we had a great victory to day in the Decision of the
Mandamus Case in the of the United States
. An appleal was allowed to the supreme
Court of the United States and Bonds Approved I acknowledge
the in this and also in Blocking up the way of
not getting his Bill through the of the U.S up
to the present time I received 4 letters from
