October 22, 1865 To December 31, 1872

From 1866 to 1872) 7 years 398 9 October 22nd 1865, to December 31st 1872.

Oct 22nd 1865 Continued from 1st volume of red covered Book of W Woodruff Journal October 22, 1865 ~ Sunday Oct 22nd 1865 Sunday Afternoon at the Tabernacle W Woodruff spoke one hour & 15 Minuts Elder Sloan reported the same which is recorded in this Journal under date of [blank] I met with D. H. Wells & several of the Twelve for prayer & attended a meeting in the Evening at the 14th ward school house I spoke to the ...

November 10, 1865 ~ Friday Nov 10 1865 I spent most of the day on the Lake west of Ezra Pettetts we killed 26 fine fat ducks. Brother H. C. Kimball & G Q Cannon spent the day in the Endowment House they gave Endowments to 65. G Q Cannon sealed 30 couple November 11, 1865 ~ Saturday 11. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments ...

Nov 26 Cram was Mouth. I spent the fore part of the day in the office [FIGURE] I rote A Letter to Wilford & sent him a Draft on the Liverpool office of £20 Pounds I attended meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon. Joseph Young spoke in the forenoon & G. Q. Cannon in the Afternoon 30 minutes, & D. H. Wells 50 minuts. we met in the prayer circle ...

Dec 1st 1865 & started in the face of the storm for the summit of the mountain which was 4 miles I walked all the way to the top by the side of my team with the snow blowing in my face. I sent my team back & drew up a brother Packs team who was stuck fast in the snow. we then started down the canyon got about half a mile & met a Government train heavily loaded stuck fast on a dug way & we could not pass them & the ...

December 7, 1865 ~Thursday Dec 7, 1865 I packed away about 25 Bushels of Apples to day. sold 7 Bushels of spitzenburgh for $50. Paid A. O. Smoots clerk, toShetler, $100 Borrowed Money. Paid McCKean for U.S. taxes $20 per J. C. Little Borrowed $20 of Mitchel. I spent the Evening reading the Letters of O. Cowdry on the Early history of the Church December 8, 1865 ~ Friday 8. I spent the fore part of the day in the

December 16, 1865 ~ Saturday Dec 16th 1865 I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 31. H. C. Kimball sealed 4 couple, G. Q. Cannon 24 couple it is vary cold winter weather it is snowing most of the day December 17, 1865 ~ Sunday 17. We had a large fall of snow last night & it took me nearly all Sunday day to get the snow off my roofs I did not go to Meeting ...

Dec 28 which have been promised you by the Apostles shall be fulfilled upon your head & when you get through with the toils of this life you shall come forth in the Morning of the first resurrection clothed with glory immortality & Eternal Life, & you shall have the privilege of associating in the Celestial kingdom of God with these vary Apostles & Prophets whom you have been feasting Annually for the last fifteen years (Brother & Sister Blackhurst came ...

Dec 22nd 1865 Elder Taylor followed & backed up the Testimony of those who had spoke He was followed by Elder Cannon, all the Twelve present spoke & much of the spirit of God rested upon us & we were Blessed & felt it good to be there Elder Taylor Prophesyed that the Twelve should be delivered from the bondage of the poverty under which they had been weltering for years. At the close of the Meeting I went & got ...

December 28, 1865 ~ Thursday Dec 28 1865 I spent the Afternoon in the Legislative Council December 29, 1865 ~ Friday 29. I met with the council in the Afternoon December 30, 1865 ~ Saturday 30. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment house we gave Endowments to 6 persons H. C. Kimball sealed 4 couple W Woodruff 2. December 31, 1865 ~ Sunday 31. Sunday I met in the Tabernacle with ...

A Synopsis of my Labors in 1865 I Travelled 1983 Miles I Attended Public Meetings 170 Meeting I Preached 64 discoursed 64 Discourses I Attended two General Conferences 2 Conferences I Attended 62 Prayer Circles 62 Prayer I Ordained 4 Seventies 4 Seventies I Blessed 52 Missionaries in company with the Twelve I Spent 54 days in the Endowment House 54 days We Gave Endowments to 1342 persons 1342 Endowments President B Young sealed several couple President ...

WILFORD WOODRUFF'S JOURNAL FOR 1866

January 1, 1866 ~ Monday [FIGURE] Jan 1st 1866. Is it possible that I have lived to see 1866. Yes I have and may the Lord preserve me through this year in purity & in righteousness and all the faithful of his Saints & hedge up the way of all the wicked who seek to fight against Mount Zion Nine of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met at the Historians Office at 10 oclok viz O Hyde John Taylor Wilford Woodruff

Jan 1st 1866 and we all rode & called upon Orson Pratts family & spent a few moments with them we also rode through the city & called upon the Mayor A. O. Smoot & took some Home made wine with him we then called upon Govornor Durkee who greeted us with Great welcome we then went to Elder John Taylor's & took dinner with him there we separated. I spent the Evening at the Historians office writing the proced- ings ...