Dec 7th I spent most of my time in the store but in
the evening I attended meeting & herd a discourse
deliverd by LymanWight who declaired some
most stirling truths concerning the building of
the Temple & the Nauvoo House if the Saints did
not do it they would be rejected as a Church with
their dead saith the Lord we should again be driven
&c [Doctrine and Covenants 124:31-32] he spoke in truth & the Spirit of God
~ Wednesday
8th I spent most of the day in the store &
to work on my house
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
9th 10th 11th spent in the store & work on my house
I pspentd about two hours in the store at noon
& two at night
~ Sunday
12th Sunday I met in council with the Twelve
in the morning Joseph preached in the forepart
of the day at Br Sniders & had an interesting
meeting. I again met with the Twelve in
the evening at Br Kimball's Elder B Young
informed me that the Lot I was on was
BLOCK 106 NO 1st on Hotchkiss & Durfee strea[t]
~ Monday
13th I had an interview with Br Ebenezar
Robison he wished to hire me for the season
to assist him in writing & in other business
I spent my time as usual in the store
~ Tuesday
14th I had an attact from Mr Davis said I
was trespassing on him for cutting some wood
which I had bought of others
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
15 & 16th Sawed down the corners of my house &
attended as usual to my business in the store
~ Friday
17th Br Fulmer gave me the privileg of selling several
lots of land with the intention of giving me some
Benefit. he promises me a deed of a building spot
near his house
~ Saturday
18th I spent several hours with Philo Dibble in
viewing his lot of land he promises to give me a deed
of one acre of land & gives me the privilege of selling the whole
~ Tuesday
Dec 7th I spent most of my time in the Store but in
the evening I attended meeting & herd a discourse
deliverd by Lyman Wight who declaired some
most stirling truths concerning the building of
the Temple & the Nauvoo House if the Saints did
not do it they would be rejected as a Church with
their dead saith the Lord we should again be driven
&c he spoke in truth & the Spirit of God
~ Wednesday
8th I spent most of the day in the store &
to work on my house
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
9th 10th 11th spent in the store & work on my house
I spend about two hours in the store at noon
& two at night
~ Sunday
12th Sunday I met in council with the Twelve
in the morning Joseph preached in the forepart
of the day at Br Sniders & had an interesting
meeting. I again met with the Twelve in
the evening at Br Kimball's Elder B Young
informed me that the Lot I was on was
BLOCK 106 NO 1st on Hotchkiss & Durfee streat
~ Monday
13th I had an interview with Br Ebenezar
Robison he wished to hire me for the season
to assist him in writing & in other business
I spent my time as usual in the Store
~ Tuesday
14th I had an attact from Mr Davis said I
was trespassing on him for cutting some wood
which I had bought of others
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
15 & 16th Sawed down the corners of my house &
attended as usual to my business in the store
~ Friday
17th Br Fulmer gave me the privileg of selling several
lots of land with the intention of giving me some
Benefit, he promises me a deed of a building spot
near his house
~ Saturday
18th I spent several hours with Philo Dibble in
viewing his lot of land he promises to give me a deed
of one acre of land & gives me the privilege of selling
the whole
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," December 7, 1841 - December 18, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 5, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/OnN