Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)

From 1873 to 1879 7 years 488 pages

10
January 1^st 1873
to
February 1^st 1880.

A Synopsis of Wilford Woodruff Travels & Labors
taken from his Journals by himself from 1834 to 1872
inclusive making 38 years of labor in the Ministry
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints

I Travelled during this Period through England,
Scotland, Wales, six Islands of the sea, and 23 of the
United States and, three Territories including
the rocky mountains Utah, Nevada, & Calafornia
and crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times

Total distance Travelled 106,209 Miles 106,209

I held 2620 Meetings 2600020

I Preached 2275 Discourses 2275

I Attended 96 Conferences abroad 96 Con

I Attended 53 General Conferences of the Church. 53.

I Attended 225 Councils with the Presidency & Twelve

I Attended 18 Meetings of the High Council 18

I Attended 123 Meetings of the Elders Quorum. 123.

I Attended 643 Meetings of the Prayer Circle of the Presidency & 12

I Attended My own Prayer Circle 213 Times 213.

I Established 77 Preaching Places. 77

I ordganized 51 Branches of the Church in the vineyard

I Added to the Church 1800 souls in seven months labor in
A.D. 1840 In Herrifordshire Conference England a[mo]ng whom
were 200 Preachers of the various Sects of the day

I Ordained Elders & Priests to do the Baptizing and
Ownly Baptized with my own hands 715 persons 715 B.

I Confirmed 1867. 1867 Con

I Assisted in Ordaining 5 Patriarchs 5 Patriarchs

I Assisted in Ordaining 67 High Council 67 H. C.

I Assisted in Ordaining 3 Presidents of the Stakes of Zion

I Ordained 11 Bishops, 60 High CPriests, 39 Seventies,
440 Elders, 444 Priests, 64 Teachers & 13 Deacons.

I Administered to 722 sick persons by the laying on
of hands many of which were healed by the Power of God

I Blessed 168 Children 168 chil

I set apart & Blessed 851 Missionaries & Joined in
setting apart & blessing thousands of others

I spent 445 days in the Endowment House in Great
Salt Lake City 445 Days

I Assisted in Giving Endowments to 13007 persons

I sealed at the alter 4885 couple. 4885 couple

I Married 20 couple 1220 couple

I was present when President Young sealed at
the Alter 101 couple, Heber C. Kimball 741 couple,
G. A. Smith 43 couple, D. H. Wells 1564 couple,
G Q Cannon 761 couple, Joseph F Smith 631 couple

Total sealed at the Alter when I was Present 8626 couple

I was present when Joseph F Smith & Samuel H. B. Smith
Baptized for the Dead in 1871, 4400. In Salt Lake City

I assisted in confirming 4499 for the dead 4499

I gave second Anointing to 277, & Assisted in Anointing many others

I was Baptized & Confirmed for 99 Dead Friends 99 Dead

I was sealed by Proxey for 56 couple of Dead Friends

I had 19 dead persons sealed to me 19 sealed

My wife Phebe W. Woodruff was Baptized for 47 Dead Friends

My Daughter Phebe Amelia Snow was baptized for 20 dead friends

My Daughter Bulah Agustia Beatie was baptized for 17 Dead friends

I sealed 9 dead persons to Joseph Smith the Prophet, 5 to Hiram
Smith the Patriarch, 4 to Father John Smith, 3 to Samuel H Smith,
and 3 to Don Carloss Smith. I sealed 3 Dead persons to
My son Wilford Woodruff jr

I reported & recorded in my Journals 30 of Joseph Smiths
sermons & 81 sermons of President B Youngs & the Twelve

I wrote 2305 Letters, and Received 1560 Letters

I dedicated the Baptismal Font in the 14 ward AD 1857

I dedicated the Assembly room in the 13 ward Jan 1, 1861

I Dedicated the Assembly room in the 14 ward, S. L. City Dec 24, 1861

I Dedicated the Farmington Meeting House A.D. 1864.

I Dedicated the Meeting House at Pason Utah Co July 20, 1872

I Also Attended the following Dedications

The Meeting House at Kays ward Sept 27, 1863 G A Smith was Mouth

The Baptismal Font Temple Block Great Salt Lake City
A.D. 1864. President Brigham Young Dedicated it

The Nephi Meeting House June 24, 1865. G A Smith was mouth

The City Hall G. S. L. City Jan 8, 1866 G. Q. Cannon Mouth

The Grantsville Meeting House July 14, 1866. G Q Cannon Mouth

The Cooperative Store of Wm Jennings March 1, 1849

President Brigham Young was Mouth followed By
G. A. Smith & Daniel H Wells

The Springville Meeting House April 17, 1869 D. H. Wells Mouth

The Coleville Meeting House Sept 21, 1869 D. H. Wells was Mouth

The Toolele City Meeting House April 30, 1870 D H Wells Mouth

The Insane Assylum S. L. City June 27, 1870. John Taylor Mouth

I Deposited the Books & records in the stone of the Foundation
of the Temple in Great Salt Lake City which was Dedicated
By President B Young Aug 13 AD 1857. See list in W Woodruff Journal

I Attended the School of the Phrophets in S L City, 169 Times

I collected for the Temple in Nauvoo $1674. $1674

I Printed the Times & Seasons & Nauvoo Neighbor in company
with John Taylor for two years & sterrowtyped the
Doctrins & Covenants

I printed 2500 copies of the Millennial Star in 1845

I Published 3000 copies of the Doctrins & Covenants in
England and secured the copy right in Stationers Hall

I published 20,0cop00 copies of the Proclamation of the Twelve
Apostles by order of Parley Pr Pratt On his own responsibility
I have been Ordained during the foregoing period to the
Office of Teacher, Priest, Elder, first Quorum of seventies second
Quorum of Seventies & to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

I received my Endowments under the Hands of President B Young
Under the direction of Joseph Smith the Prophet

I received the ordainance of washing of feet under the Hands of H C Kimball

I Officiated as a Member of the City Council in Nauvoo

I was Appointed a Member of the regency in S. L. City attended 16 Meetings

I was Appointed a Chaplain in the Nauvoo Legion & officiated as such

I was Appointed Clerk & Historian of the Twelve Apostles

I Attended the dedication of the Temple ground in the city of
Great Salt Lake & the laying of the Cornor Stone of the Temple
on the 6 day of April 1853.

I spent 111 days in overseeing the men in diging out the foundation of the Temple

I Paid Tithing in Salt Lake City $2530.75 cts

I Moved to Provo with 30 Tons of freight, with family
Flocks herds & prepared for the burning of the Country in
A.D. 1858, and returned at the close of the war

I met with the Presidency, Twelve, & Peace Commissioners 2 days

I was Appointed President of the Univeral Scientific Society
And attended 25 Meetings with them

I was Appointed President of the Deseret Agricultural
& Manufacturing Society in 1862, and served as such for
10 years and spent 130 days in the interest of the Society

I was Elected A Member of the Territorial Legislature &
served as such for 21 years 19 years in the Legislative
Council and Attended 733 days

I was Elected a Member of the Senate of the State of Deseret

I was Appointed Assistant Historian in AD 1855 and compiled
The History of 8 of the Twelve Apostles in 1858, And assisted in the
compilation of the Church History

I Attended 50 funerals & Preached at most of them

I was Appointed President of the Horticultural Society in 1855

I was Appointed President of the Jordon Irrigation Company
in A.D. 1862 & in 1864 I was Appointed Treasurer and G. A. Smith
President & I Attended 30 Meetings of the TCompany

I was Appointed Chairman of the Medical Board of Examination
in 1862, And officiated as such

I Attended Zions Camp Party in 1864, the first Meeting
of that company in 30 years

I was foreman of the Grand Jury in S. L. City in 1867
and Attended 6 days session

I Attended 30 Meetings of the gardners club

I was Elected a Member of the City Council in Provo

I was Elected President of the Cooperative Stock Company
Association in 1871, and officiated as such

I attended several meetings of the Council of Fifty

I received 11 sacks of Books, & seeds From the Agricultural
Department at Washington for Utah which I distributed
to the People in AD 1867

The remainder of my time not included in the foregoing
schedule, I spent in cultivating the Earth & in the
support of my Family. Wilford Woodruff

WILFORD WOODRUFF'^S
JOURNAL
FOR
1873

January 1, 1873 ~ Wednesday

Jan 1^st 1873
I spent this new years day in Randolph Rich Co
with my family located there I had been laying two
floors I finished them to day & made & hung a door
at Noon & went up & took my New Years dinner
with Wilford & his family A party was held at the
School House in the Evening. I staid at home Sarah
was vary poorly through the night

January 2, 1873 ~ Thursday

2nd A cold Blustering day I spent the day in the House

January 3, 1873 ~ Friday

3. I spent the forenoon going to Bear river to get Haw-
thorn to shew a sled in the Afternoon & Evening at
John Arrow Smith'^s it was one of the 7 M[iles]
worst storms & Blows in the Afternoon & Evening
Even in these Mountains it was vary severe on
the Horn stock Many of them walked around
the House all night & tried to get into the House at
the doors

January 4, 1873 ~ Saturday

4. Saturday I was unwell & Newton was
quite sick I spent the day at home

January 5, 1873 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday A Plesant Morning I Attended
Meeting & Preached from the 15 ch of St John on
the parable of the vine. I spoke also in the Evening

January 6, 1873 ~ Monday

56 David Wilford & myself went a hunting & killed
2 sage Hens. I took supper at Brother Howards

January 7, 1873 ~ Tuesday

7. Wilford & Myself went out with our sleigh in
the sage plains we killed 2 sage Hens

January 8, 1873 ~ Wednesday

8 David & I went out Hunting sage Hens we killed
8 & wounded several we did not get

January 9, 1873 ~ Thursday

9. I spent the day at home choreing. Split post timber

January 10, 1873 ~ Friday

Jan 10^th 1873
I arose at one oclok Packed up took Breakfast & started
for Evanston at about 3 oclok with Br Pope it was vary cold
we arived at Evanston at 12 oclok we took cars for S. L. City
we arived at S. L. City at 7.30, & Found My Family well
distance of the day via Rail Road 147 Miles

January 11, 1873 ~ Saturday

11. I Bought some things for Sarah visited the Printing
Office & delivered the Names of the subscribers & Money
for the Deseret News I had an interview with G. Q. Cannon
who had arived from St George I Attended a Meeting
of the Board of the D A & M. Society & called upon Elias Smith

January 12, 1873 ~ Sunday

12. Sunday I met with my Quorum & attended Meeting in the
13 ward & Preached to the people followed By G Q. Cannon
I met with my Quorum the 12, & attended Meeting at the 14 ward
John Taylor spoke followed by G. Q. Cannon

January 13, 1873 ~ Monday

13 I spent the day in getting up Names for a company
to go & form a New Settlement South of the Colorado [Mountain]
I attended the school of the Prophets in the Evening at the
City Hall we had a snow storm at night

January 14, 1873 ~ Tuesday

14. I collected my rent & Paid my Bills & went to the farm

January 15, 1873 ~ Wednesday

15 I returned to the City 6 Miles

January 16, 1873 ~ Thursday

16. [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to Phebe, James & W^m Rydalch

January 17, 1873 ~ Friday to January 18, 1873 ~ Saturday

17. ^& 18^ I spent this day getting out a synopsis of my Journals
for the last 28 years

January 19, 1873 ~ Sunday

19. Sunday at 11 oclok I preached the funeral sermon of
Brother Tullidge who fell down stairs at the Theater & killed
himself I met with my Quorum at Noon & Preached
in the 11 ward in the Afternoon I met with the 12 for prayer
& Preached in the 15 ward in the Evening Br Nesbit spoke

January 20, 1873 ~ Monday to January 21, 1873 ~ Tuesday

Jan 20, 18723
20 & 21 I spent the time selling Hay & straw

January 22, 1873 ~ Wednesday to January 24, 1873 ~ Friday

22nd 23, & 24 I spent the time choreing & working upon my Journals

January 25, 1873 ~ Saturday

^[FIGURE]^ 25. I came from the field it was a stormy night I received 2 letters 6 M[iles]

January 26, 1873 ~ Sunday

26. A Hard snow storm & cold weather I met with my Quorum in
the Morning & Preached in the 14 ward in the Evening

January 27, 1873 ~ Monday

27. A cold day I spent the day at work on my Journals

January 28, 1873 ~ Tuesday

^28 I met in council with the school of the prophets^

January 29, 1873 ~ Wednesday to January 31, 1873 ~ Friday

29 30 & 31. I spent the choreing & at work on my Journils I recei[ve]d
two letters from Phebe & Sarah

February 1, 1873 ~ Saturday

Feb 1. I spent the time choring [FIGURE] Sarah child born Feb 2nd 6 oclk PM

February 2, 1873 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning Preached in
the 17 ward in the afternoon attended the Prayer Circle in the Evening

February 3, 1873 ~ Monday

3. In company with Mrs Woodruff & som 40 other I took
cars at 5 oclok wento to Ogden, then to Box Elder Junction
waited nearly all day for the Utah Northern cars to go to
Logan we Telegraphed to Bishop Nichals to send us sleigh
to take us to BoxBrigham City which he did, but we had ownly
time to get supper forebefore the 2 Engines came down
with one car & they thought they could get us to Logan
that night so we went aboard Mrs Woodruff stoped with
Phebe. we went on with the cars & after trying to get
through the snow drifts untill Midnight we returned to
Brigham City. Elder Taylor & myself walked from
the switch to Brigham City & spent the rest of the night 100 M

February 4, 1873 ~ Tuesday

4. Elder Taylor & myself spent the day in Borigham City &
we held a Meeting in the Evening in the Court House I spoke
one hour follow By John Taylor one hour we had a good Meeting

February 5, 1873 ~ Wednesday

5 we took cars at 6 oclok arived at Ogden at 7 At Salt Lake City
at 10 oclok & found all well Except Emmas child was sick 60 M

Feb 5 1873
I went to the farm in the Afternoon & spent the night. I found
my child vary sick

February 6, 1873 ~ Thursday

6. The child is some better this morning I returned to the City in
[FIGURE] the Evening I received 2 letters 6 M

February 7, 1873 ~ Friday

7. I spent the day at home choreing Making arangements for Building a house

February 8, 1873 ~ Saturday

8. I spent most of the day cutting brush I attended a meeting of the
D A & M Society in the Evening but hearing the alarm of Fire we went
^[FIGURE]^ after that I received a letter from Emily & David saying that Sarah
was Delivered of a son Feb 2nd at 6 oclock PM. Mother & child
both vary feeble

February 9, 1873 ~ Sunday

9 Sunday I went to the farm & visited my sick child I attended
Meeting in the 14 ward in the Evening. R L Campbell spoke 45 M
Brother Miner 40 M, & W. Woodruff 15 M. I wrote a letter
[FIGURE] to Sarah & sent her $5

February 10, 1873 ~ Monday

10 [FIGURE] I settled my tithing to day for 1872 I paid $227.17. $99 cash

February 11, 1873 ~ Tuesday to February 12, 1873 ~ Wednesday

11 & 12 I spent the time drawing sand

February 13, 1873 ~ Thursday

13. we have quite a snow storm this morning I was unwell

February 14, 1873 ~ Friday

14 [FIGURE] The Congress of the United States with President Grant
at the Head is now trying to Pass laws against the Latter Day Saints
in Utah to persecute & oppress them & to take away their Constitutional
right several Bills are before Congress for this purpose this morning
[FIGURES] Herrald has a short speech in from Capt Hooper in our Defe[nce]
I recieved a letter from David & wrote him one in return I collected
my rent & deposited it in the Bank

February 15, 1873 ~ Saturday

[FIGURE] 15 I Bought $90 worth of Lumber & carried it to the Wilkie House
I received a letter from Brother perkins

February 16, 1873 ~ Sunday

16. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & preached in
the 15 ward & met with the 12 for prayer in the Evening

February 17, 1873 ~ Monday

Feb 17, 1873
[FIGURES] I received 2 letters & wrote 23 to Wilford Sarah & Perkins
it was a hard snow storm I met with the school in the Evening

February 18, 1873 ~ Tuesday

18. A plessant day good sleighing. Congressmen continue to
Bring in Bills for the persecution of the Latter Day Saints for
there religion President Grant is like Phario of Old determ[ine]d
to destroy the Saints of God but He will betfoiled in his purpose
for the Lord will Defend Zion [Exodus 8:32] I received 2 letter &
[FIGURES] wrote 1 to Thompson Woodruff

February 19, 1873 ~ Wednesday

19 I went to the field & spent the night all the Attention of 6M
Congress seems to be turned to Utah affairs President Grant
seems determined to Persecute the Saints to the Extent of his power

February 20, 1873 ~ Thursday

20 I spent the day in the city cutting brush

February 21, 1873 ~ Friday

21 Feb 1873 [FIGURE] To day the Bills for the suppressinon of the
Mormons in Utah, & to lay plans for their destruction for
their religion will come before Congress May the Lord
direct this thing to his own honor & glory & the Esstablishmt
of his kingdom & the downfall of the wicked

[FIGURE] I wrote I. F. Carter. Telegrams this Evening say Congress did
not act upon the Utah Bill to day

February 22, 1873 ~ Saturday

22 A Telegram says it is now proposed to send a commissi[on]
to Utah to investigate the charges made against the people thi[s]
is what we want we are not afraid of the truth I spent the day
drawing stones

February 23, 1873 ~ Sunday

23^rd Feb 1873 to day we were called upon to attend the
[FIGURES] [sideways text] W^m Pitt [end of sideways text] [sideways text] W^m Player [end of sideways text] Funeral of Wm Pitt who received the gospel
under miy teaching in Herrifordshire England
in 1840. He fell from an Engine while painting
it & died on Friday the 21, Feb it was Held in the 14 ward school House

Feb 23 1873
& an assembly of some 2000 people with several Bands of Music assembled
not half of the congregation could get into the House W. Woodruff made
the opening remarks spoke of his first acquaintance with Br Pitt, his
Herryfordshire mission, the healing of his sister Mary &c was
followed By Br Taylor D. H. Wells & Bishop Davis He was followed
to the graves By several Bands of Music & 40 carriages of friends
Brother W^m W Player in his 80 year helped carry the Body to
the 14 ward school House, & while carrying the body & lifting
on the middle Handle it broke in his hands, after he arived at the
School House his son W^m missed him & found him leaning against
a post, he went to him & asked him what was the matter, He replyed
my bellows has given out meaning his wind W^m told him he had
better go home. He said I would like to follow my old friend to the grave
for I feel as though I must soon follow him, & said I wonder if there
will be as many to attend my funeral as there are to Brother Pitts. He
began to Fail they took him in a waggon home to his house & he died
in about 4 Hours I preached in the 13 ward in the afternoon &
attended my Prayer Circle went home took supper while Eating
Bishop Davis called upon me & said you remarked at the funeral
whose turn will it be next. I have now come to tell you whose
turn it is, Brother W^m Players. He died this Evening since He
returned from the funeral. I went to the 16 ward & spoke to the
people in there new Meeting House I followed Br Isacc Grow.

February 24, 1873 ~ Monday

24. It was a vary muddy day I drew lumber all day from the
Lumber yard I was in the mud & water got my feet wet & took
cold I broke 3 reaches, 2 at one load I attended a Council Meet-
ing in the Evening & went home nearly sick

25 We had the Hardest snow storm last night for several winters

Feb 24, 1873
we had about 2 feet of snow on the ground this morning. I
had a severe cold on my lungs I went to the farm at night
25 we took a load of Grain to mill on a sled & returned to the
City we drew some lumber I went to bed sick at night, 6 m[iles]

February 25, 1873 ~ Tuesday

265. We had about 2 feet of snow on the ground this morning
[FIGURE] and still snowing this morning vary hard I Attend
the funeral of Br W^m W Palayer in the 14 ward school House
notwithstanding the fearful snow storm the House was nearly
full. Joseph F. Smith spoke followed By Elder John Taylor
D. H. Wells & W Woodruff I went to the farm in the Evening

February 26, 1873 ~ Wednesday

26. I took a load of Grain to the Mill & went to bed sick 6 M[iles]

February 27, 1873 ~ Thursday

27. I have a severe cold on my lungs I went to the lumber
yard with Br Jones & I paid a Lumber Bill of $391.88 ct
& spent the remainder of the day in the House I received
[FIGURES] 2 letters & wrote one to Sarah who was quite sick
with the milk sickness I learned to day by telegraph that the
[FIGURE] Senate of the U. S. passed one of the Bills against Utah

February 28, 1873 ~ Friday

28. [FIGURES] I wrote 2 letters to day, one to Sarah, sent $5, one to Azmon
I had an interview with President Young to day He was well & harty
he arived home last Evening from St George whare he has been
spending the winter He has preached a good deal since he has been gone

March 1, 1873 ~ Saturday

March 1, 1873 This is my birth day I am 66 years old this
[FIGURE] day I wrote 2 letter to Azmon & Sarah

March 2, 1873 ~ Sunday

2 Sunday I attended the sabbath school in the 14 ward &
spoke to the schollars. I met with Presidency & Twelve for prayer
President Young was present the first time he had met with
us for Months I Preached in the 14 ward in the Evening followed
By Elder Taylor

March 3, 1873 ~ Monday

March 3rd 1873
[FIGURES] I wrote a letter to Joseph Fabyan Carter I spent a part of
the day drawing Lumber I drew 2000 feet sheeting I attended a council
in the Evening at the City Hall President Young spoke

March 4, 1873 ~ Tuesday

March 4. The president [present] Congress goes out to day & a New one begin
[FIGURE] I received a letter from David I went to Ogden with Mrs
Woodruff in company with President Young & party with Gen T. L. Kain &
Lady who started on their homeward Journey we ownly spent abot
5 minuts at Ogden then returned 80 Miles

March 5, 1873 ~ Wednesday

5^th we learned that Congress adjourned without having power to
^[FIGURE]^ pass the Utah Bill, although Newman & President Grant done all
in their power to Get Congress to pass those unconstitutional Bills
against the Saints in Utah Bassed upon the foundation of a tisue
of Lies, & it did pass the Senate yet the House would not pass it & we
acknowledge the Hand of God in this.

March 6, 1873 ~ Thursday

6. I drew from the Lumber yard 25000 [Lath] & went to the farm 6 M[iles]

March 7, 1873 ~ Friday

7^th I returned to the City & spent the day choreing I drew 2000 Brick
[FIGURE] I wrote one letter to Br Hart of Provo

March 8, 1873 ~ Saturday

8. I spent the forenoon drawing Door & window frames. In the Afternoon
I attended A Missionary meeting at the Tabernacle President Young gave inst-
ruction to the company about 100 answered to their names President
Young said he wanted them to settle upon a cooperative principle and
not ask what they are going to have for their labor but labor to build
Up Zion & convert the Lamanites to the gospel & baptize them & set them
to work. I attended a Meeting of the board of D A & M Society in Evening

March 9, 1873 ~ Sunday

9 Sunday I received a letter from Azmon. I wrote 4 Letter to
[FIGURES] Wilford, Sarah, David Arobella Sylvia Newton & Mary
I met with the 12 for Prayer & Preached in the 19 ward in the Evening
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Azmon

March 10, 1873 ~ Monday

March 10, 1873
I drew sand & nearly killed my Horses at it I Employed Heber
John Richards to open the wind in my Horses nose it was filled with
corrupt Matter which run out & did not take the wind out

March 11, 1873 ~ Tuesday to March 12, 1873 ~ Wednesday

11 & 12. I spent the time drawing sand & Lumber

March 13, 1873 ~ Thursday

13 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from David &c. I spent the day choreing

March 14, 1873 ~ Friday

14. we had a hard rain last night & this morning which damaged
my house much having the roof off

March 15, 1873 ~ Saturday

15 Spent the day drawing sand

March 16, 1873 ~ Sunday

16. Sunday I met with my prayer circle & Preached in the afternoon
in the 3rd ward, met with the Twelve for prayer & spoke in the 14 ward
in the Evening followed by George Q. Cannon

March 17, 1873 ~ Monday to March 21, 1873 ~ Friday

17 to 21. I spent the week drawing sand & Lumber I sowed wheat
on the farm on Friday the 21, the first sown on the farm this season

March 22, 1873 ~ Saturday

22. I returned to the City & drew 1200 feet flooring

March 23, 1873 ~ Sunday

23rd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning Preached
in the 2nd ward in the afternoon & in the 14 ward in the Evening
I met with the Presidency & 12 for Prayer in the Evening

March 24, 1873 ~ Monday to March 25, 1873 ~ Tuesday

24 & 25 I spent the time at the farm sowing wheat

March 26, 1873 ~ Wednesday

26. [FIGURES] I received 3 letters & wrote to Sarah Wilford & Penrose]

March 27, 1873 ~ Thursday

27. I spent the day choring & took supper at Sister
Jane Blackhurst with the Presidency & Twelve. I moved
[FIGURE] I moved Delight into a room in G. A. Smith House to
day at $8 a month

March 28, 1873 ~ Friday

28. I spent most of the day in cleaning out the lumber from
the New Valley House I met with the board in the Evening

March 29, 1873 ~ Saturday

29. [FIGURE] I received 3 letters spent the day Gardning & met with the
Board of the D A & M Society in the Evening

March 30, 1873 ~ Sunday

30. Sunday I met at the Old Tabernacle at 10 oclok with President

March 30, 1873
Brigham Young, D. H. Wells The Twelve Apostles, with many others
met with some 4000 sunday school children & spent about
2 Hours with them in listning to them while singing the songs of Zion
addresses were made to them by W. Woodruff J. Taylor, B. Young jr
J F Smith & G. Q. Cannon. It was a pleasing sight The Presidency
[FIGURES] and Twelve met at the 16 ward School House at 2 oclok
to Dedicate their new School House or Meeting [House] G. Q. Cannon offered
the Dedication Prayer. D. H. Wells addressed the Assembly 50 Minuts
and John Taylor 28 Minuts at the close of the Meeting we met at
the Historians office & had our Evening Prayers President Brigham
Young said I thought while looking at the school children to day that
I should see a much larger assembly of school children in the spirit
world when we meet with all the children who have lived on the
Earth & Died without sin, & I thought would their be as many
grown Persons worthy to be with them in proportion to the number
of teachers with them to day But I think there will not. Again
[FIGURE] President Young said Joseph the Prophet told me that the garden
of Eden was in Jackson Co Missouri, & when Adam was
driven out of the garden of Eden He went about 40 Miles to the
Place which we Named Adam Ondi Ahman, & there built an
Alter of stone & offered sacriaficze, that Altar remains to this day
I saw it as Adam left it as did many others, & through all the revo-
lutions of the world that Altar had not been disturbed. Joseph also
said that when the City of Enoch fled & was translated it was whare
the gulf of Mexico now is, it left that gulf a body of water
I Preached in the 13 ward in the Evening

March 31, 1873 ~ Monday

31. I spent the day choring went to the Theater in the Evening

April 1, 1873 ~ Tuesday

April 1. I worked at home Attended Meeting of the Board & spent the night at the farm

April 2, 1873 ~ Wednesday

Aprail 2nd 1873
I returned home to the City & drew 2 loads of clay 6 M[iles]

April 3, 1873 ~ Thursday

3rd [FIGURES] I received 6 letters & wrote one I attended the fast
Meeting in the 14 ward & gave $2 donation

April 4, 1873 ~ Friday

4. I spent the time at home laboring

April 5, 1873 ~ Saturday

5 I spent most of the Time Gardning

April 6, 1873 ~ Sunday

6^th April 1873 The 43 Anual Conference of the Church
[FIGURE] of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Met in the
New Tabernacle at 10 oclok this Morning there
being present Presidents Brigham Young D. H. Wells
& O. Hyde, O. Pratt, J. Taylor, W. Woodruff G. Q. Cannon
B Young jr & J F Smith of the Twelve. B Young jr prayed
George Godard was Elected Clerk of Conference
John Taylor spoke 30 Minuts G. Q. Cannon spoke 53 M[inutes]
Afternoon W. Woodruff Prayed & Sacrament was
administered to some 10000 people President Young
said I want the Eyes, Ears, & hearts of the people while
I speak to them. He spoke One hour & 6 Minuts I spent
the Evening at President Youngs & on my return
[FIGURE] I found Father Thomas Kington at my house I
was rejoiced to see him we spent the time till near
midnight conversing together & talking of our Herrifordshire
Mission & the goodness of God to us

April 7, 1873 ~ Monday

7^th I took Brother Kington with me & went to
conference at 10 oclok O Pratt Prayed
Orson Hyde spoke 24 Minuts O. Pratt 53,
President Young 25 Minuts. Afternoon A. P. Rockwood
Prayed & President Young spoke 50 Minuts
& W. Woodruff spoke 38 Minuts

April 8, 1873 ~ Tuesday

Aprail 8, 1873
Conference Met at 10 oclok. Sin[g]ing & Prayer By G. B. Wallace
A. O. Smoot spoke 47 Minutes & gave a vary interesting practical
discours upon the Temporal affairs in Zion. He was followed By
G. Q. Cannon who spoke 50 Minuts. Afternoon J. F. Smith Prayed
President Young spoke 55 Minuts & gave much good instruction to
the people upon Temporal things. Then the Authorities of the
Church were presented to the Conference & sustained.

[FIGURES] President Brigham Young chose 5 New councillors
making 7 in all. They are as Followers

George A Smith, Daniel H. Wells, Lorenzo Snow, B. Young Jr.
Albert Carrington, George Q. Cannon & John W. Young.
[FIGURE] George A. Smith was Appointed Trustee in Trust
& the following Named persons Assistant Trustees.
John Sharp, Joseph W. Young, John L. Smith, LeGrand Young
Elijah F Sheets, Joseph F Smith, Moses Thatcher, John VanCott,
Amus M. Musser, James P. Freeze, F A. Mitchell, & Thomas Taylor
Total 1 Trustee & 12 Assistants

[FIGURE] The Conference adjourned untill the 6 day of next October
it was a vary interesting Conference much good teaching
And the fact that President Young has begun to throw off the
Temporal labor, & care, & Presidency of the Trusteeship of the Church
The Merchantile Cooperative institution, The Presidency of the Bank
&c shows a change in the right direction & let others bear some
of those burthens I received 3 letters from David, Wilford & Sarah

April 9, 1873 ~ Wednesday

[FIGURE] 9^th I attended a Meeting of the board last night

April 10, 1873 ~ Thursday

10. I spent the day at home at work Brigham was taken vary
sick in the Night we were fearful it was an attack of the small
Pox [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Azmon Sarah & David

April 11, 1873 ~ Friday

April 11^th 1873
Brigham was vary sick through the day I spent the
day at work

April 12, 1873 ~ Saturday

12. Brigham is better to day I tied up my grape vines it was
was a vary cold night

April 13, 1873 ~ Sunday

13 Sunday we had a cold snow storm this morning

Brigham is much better we think it is not the smallpox
but a sudden cold I met with my Quorum at Noon
Lorenzo Young spoke in the morning followed by G. Q. Cannon
Afternoon John Taylor spoke 1 Hour & 15 Minuts on the
Philosophy of the Gospel compared to the Philosofical principles
among man it was vary plain & good I met with the
Twelve for prayer & Preached in the Evening in the 128 ward

April 14, 1873 ~ Monday

14. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Azmon & Sarah I Attended
the School in the old Tabernacle & a meeting of the Agricultural Board
in the Evening

April 15, 1873 ~ Tuesday to April 16, 1873 ~ Wednesday

15 & 16. I labored at home I met with the board in the Evening

April 17, 1873 ~ Thursday to April 18, 1873 ~ Friday

17 & 18 I spent most of the time laboring in the New House

April 19, 1873 ~ Saturday

19 I spent the day laboring at home, I met with the
Agricultural Board in the Evening

April 20, 1873 ~ Sunday

20. I attended a meeting at the Tabernacle B Young Jr spoke 40
W Woodruff followed him 30 M[inutes] I met with my Quorum
prayer circle at Noon & with the Twelve at Evening

April 21, 1873 ~ Monday to April 26, 1873 ~ Saturday

21 to 26. I spent the week mostly laboring on the New House
assisting in Painting I held 2 Meetings with the Board of Ag
[FIGURES] I received 2 letters & wrote one

April 27, 1873 ~ Sunday

27. Sunday O. Shaw Prayed Brother Snelgrove spoke 61 M[inutes]
Anson Call 23 M[inutes]. Afternoon A M Musser Prayed E D. Woolley
spoke 56 Minuts I met with My Quorum at Noon & the 12 in the Evening

April 27, 1873
I Preached in the 14 ward in the Evening & Expressed myself in
Plain terms concerning ^the^ charavari performed last friday night
by the Mormons in salt Lake City I am opposed to all such proceding

April 28, 1873 ~ Monday

28. I went to the field in the morning we had a terrible storm of
wind & dust which terminated in a heavy rain which the whole
country in Utah Needed. I Attended the school of the Prophets
in the Afternoon I attended the school of the Prophets & A
Meeting of the Board of the D. A & M. Society in the Evening

April 29, 1873 ~ Tuesday

29 We had a heavy snow storm all day I think more than a
foot of snow fell but a great Deal Melted

April 30, 1873 ~ Monday

30 [FIGURES] I received a Letter from Brother Joseph Fabyan Carter
And I wrote one to Albert Carrington upon the subject of Helping
out Brother John Preece Family from Herreford England

May 1, 1873 ~ Tuesday

May 1^st Fast day I attended Meeting at the 14 ward I Administered to
Brother Lunt who had Nearly lost his Eye sight, we laid hands
upon 3 persons

May 2, 1873 ~ Wednesday

2 I spent the day drawing out Gravel onto the side walk I went to the
Farm at night 6 M[iles]

May 3, 1873 ~ Thursday

3rd I came to the City this morning & attended the Conference met
At the New Tabernacle at 10 oclok Prayer By John W Young B Young Jr
spoke 35, J. F. Smith spoke 35 Minuts. Afternoon W Woodruff prayed
G Q. Cannon Presented the New Trustee G. A. Smith with his
Assistants & their Bondsmen before the Conference & they were
all ecxcepted without a dissenting voice. David McKenzie then
spoke 15 Minuts & John Taylor 16 Minuts I Attended a Meeting
of the Board of the D. A. & M. Society in the Evening I received 2 letters from
[FIGURE] David & Sarah

May 4, 1873 ~ Friday

4^th Sunday conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Joseph F Smith

May 4, 1873
Sunday President Brigham Young Preached in the forenoon
to a large congregation of Saints & Gentiles one hour & 12 M[inutes]
Afternoon C. C. Rich spoke 26 Minuts President Joseph
[FIGURES] Young spoke 32 Minuts then President Brigham Young
spoke 45 Minutes making about two hours that He spoke
to day & there was some Twelve thousand People in the Tabernacle
I received A Letter from My Brother Azmon & I wrote 4 letters
to Sarah, Wilford, David & Azmon at the close of the Meeting
the Presidency & Twelve Met For Prayer & After Prayers we

[FIGURES] Appointed 13 Men to be ordained to the High Council
in salt Lake City Viz Thomas Williams, Allexander C.
Piper, Angus M. Cannon, Milando Pratt, John
Sharp Jr., Henry P. Richards, John R. Winder,
George Nebeker, Joseph Horn, George J. Taylor,
C. R. Savage, Robert T Neslin & George G Spencer

we also appointed 53 Men to be ordained Patriarchs
William Hyde Ezra Chase
George Luke Evan M. Green
William Budge Lorenzo H. Hatch
Elias Smith Thomas Collister
Aaron Johnson Edward Hunter
Joseph L. Heywood Levi Jacksonman
Phineas Richards Levi Richards
Erastus Bingham David W. Rogers
D. B. Huntington to the Lamanites David Cluff sen
President Joseph Young sen Ebenezar Miller
Lorenzo D. Young Luther ^Cyril^ Call
Thomas Kington Barril Covington

[blank] Loveland Luman A Shirtleff
[blank] Alger Lyman Leonard
Thadeus Alverd Joseph Rollins
Jesse N. Perkins Levi Hancock
Absolam P Free Jesse P. Harman
Johnathan Pugmire sen George A Neal.
Gardner Snow Samuel Merrill
Daniel Shearer Jeremiah Woodbury
David Fulmer John Vance
Ezra Oaklyey Joseph Turnbull
John Doolittle George Bundy
Benjamin Brown William Burgess
William Stewart Charles Edwards
Henry Harriman Horace Gibbs
Albert Merrill

It was moved & carried that when any one of the Twelve
Apostles Met with any one of the men in list named
for Patriarchs to ordain them to that office & report
it to the Clerk so It might be put on record

May 5, 1873 ~ Monday

May 5. I met with the school of the prophets & spoke to
the school followed by John Taylor & G. Q. Cannon.
I Attended the funeral of Sister Ann Dinning
Goodfellow aged 84 years old at G. Q. Cannon
John Taylor W. Woodruff & G Q Cannon spoke at the
Funeral. Wednesday was appointed at 2 oclok at the
Endowment House to Ordain the Patriarchs

May 6, 1873 ~ Tuesday

6. I spent the day at work I met with the board of D A & M Society
in the Evening G. Q. Cannon Paid $800 of Borrowed Society Money

May 7,1873 ~ Wednesday

May 7, 1873
I Met at the Endowment House at 2 oclok & Presidents
Young D. H. Wells John Taylor W. Woodruff G. Q. Cannon
B Young jr & J F Smith officiated in Ordaining 27 Patriarchs
I was mouth in ordaining Lyman Leonard David Fulmer
John Lyon & Elias Smith. The following Persons were also
ordained Patriarchs. Edward Hunter, Erastus Bingham
Dimock Baker Huntington Patriarchs to the Lamonites, President
Joseph Young, sen, Lorenzo D. Young, Evan M. Green, Levi Jackman
Levi Richards, Absalum P. Free, Johnathan Pugmire sen
Daniel Shearer, David Fulmer, Ezra Oakley, John Doolittle
Benjamin Brown Albert Merrill, Lyman Leonard
George A Neal, Samuel Merrill, Jeremiah Woodbury,
John Vance, Joseph Turnball, George Bundy, Horace Gibbs

President Young said The Office of Patriarch is to Bless
our families, wives, children, & Friends & to Bless Fatherless
children & all mankind as far as they are worthy of
Blessings. It is an Office to Bless Fathers, & Fathers of Fathers
we Pray to our Father in heaven. He is a Father of Fathers
We have called these Brethren to gether to ordain them
Patriarchs & to Bless them we consider them worthy of a
Blessing under the Hands of the Apostles. They hold the keys
& Power to ordain Patriarchs & all Offices in the Church
on the Earth & in heaven & will hold those keys here & there
for time & for Eternity. The Patriarchal Office give you the
Highest Power to Bless but does not give the Apostleship but
makes you Patriarchs

May 8, 1873 ~ Thursday

May 8^th 1873
I rode over Jordon with Brower Pettit to the reservoy we shot
15 ducks & while returning home we found Brother Martin H Peck
in a stream of water nearly up to his neck with a horse & Buggy
who had got frightened & run into the water we assisted him out
of the water & his horse & buggy

May 9, 1873 ~ Friday

9 [FIGURES] I received 2 letter from David & Wilford I wrote to Wilford
I Paid D. H. Wells $800 for the Deseret Agricultural &
Manufacturing Society in payment for the purchase of 4 Blocks
of Land near Jordon Bridge for Agricultural Business &c

May 10, 1873 ~ Saturday

10. In company with Presidents Young, Wells J. Taylor & J F Smith
I took cars & rode to Farmington to attend a 2 days Meeting. we
Met in the Meeting House at 10.30, & the Meeting opened By singing
& Prayer By W Woodruff. D. H. Wells spoke 64 Minuts
Afternoon J. F. Smith Prayed John Taylor spoke 63 M[inutes]
John W Young 7 M[inutes], & President Young 26. I spent the night with
Daniel Miller. Sarah D Woodruff was with me distance 18 M[iles]

May 11, 1873 ~ Sunday

11 Met at 10 oclok J. F. Smith Prayed W. Woodruff spoke
45 Minuts, J. F. Smith 50, & President Young 22 M[inutes].
Afternoon D. H. Wells Prayed John Sharp spoke 36 M[inutes]
John W Young 13 John Taylor 15 M[inutes] President Young 38 M[inutes]
[FIGURES] we then took cars & rode to Salt Lake City we
received a letter from Susan Scholes & I wrote one in
return Brigham wrote & Mrs Woodruff wrote one to Susan
& sent her $5 in green backs Distance of the day 18 M[iles]

May 12, 1873 ~ Monday to May 13, 1873 ~ Tuesday

12 & 13 I spent the time choreing I met with the school of the Prophets
in the Afternoon of the 12.

May 14, 1873 ~ Wednesday

14. I went to the field & spent the night Wilford & David arived
this Evening from Randolph [FIGURE] I wrote to Azmon Woodruff.

May 15, 1873 ~ Thursday

May 15 1873
It has Now been raining 2 days & night I staid at the farm

May 16, 1873 ~ Friday

16. [FIGURES] it is still raining I took 28 bushels of wheat to
Mill I received a letter from Mrs Gravenston I returned
to the City & took a load of wheat to Mill 6 M[iles]
16. I spent the day at home choreing

May 17, 1873 ~ Saturday

17. I took cars at 6 oclok & went to Ogden the Presidency & the
rest of the company came on the 8 oclok train we met at 10 oclok
in the Tabernacle for a 2 days Meeting Prayer By C. W. Penrose
D. H. Wells spoke one hour & 10 Minuts At noon the following persons
[FIGURES] were called together & ordained Patriarchs under
the Hands of the Presidency & Twelve

Erastus Bingham MaBorn March 12, 18798 Concord vermont
President Young ordained him assisted By five other

Ezra Chase born Feb 4, 1796, Colerain Franklin County Mass
Son of Timothy & Sarah Chase Ordained by D H Wells

Luman A Shirtliff born March 13, 1807 Montgomery Hampden co Mass
Son of Noah & Lydia Shirtliff. Ordained Patraiarch By Orson Pratt

George Washington Hill, Born March 5, 1822 Amestown, Co Ohio
Son of Richard & Sarah Hill Ordained By Elder John Taylor

Berril Covington Born July 6, 1794, Welling Valley, North hamptonshire England
Son of Simon & Elizabeth Covington Ordained By W. Woodruff

Phineas Richards Born November 15, 1788 Framingham Middlesex Co Mass
Son of Joseph & Rhoda Richards Ordained by Franklin D Richards

Thaddeus Alvord Born Oct 28, 1781 [blank] Hampshire Co Mass
Son of Joseph & Submit Alvord Ordained by D. H. Wells

Thomas Richardson on Born Feb, [blank] 1804, Wigom Lancashire England
Son of [blank] Ordained by President Brigham Young

May 17, 1873
John Shaw born Jan 30, 1790 Bridgewater Winser Co Vermont
Son of Job & Lucy Shaw Ordained By Elder Orson Pratt

Johnathan Browning Born October 22nd 1805, Summer Co Tenn.
Son of Edmund & Sarah Browning Ordained By Elder John Taylor

Edward Barlow born Aug 14, 1801, Little Eaton Lancashire England.
Son of John & Allise Barlow. Ordained A Patriarch By W. Woodruff

Total Eleven Patriarchs Ordaind to day by the Presidency & Twelve
Afternoon Prayer By Br [blank] Stewart John Taylor spoke 62 M[inutes]
O Pratt 11 Minuts & in his remarks said all who hold the Priesthood
in this life received it before they came here were ordained to received
it in the flesh President B. Young spoke 11 Minutes & returned to
the City. I stoped & spent the night with F D Richards 40 M[iles]

May 18, 1873 ~ Sunday

18. Sunday F. A. Brown Prayed in the opening of the Meeting
Orson Pratt spok one hour & 27 Minuts from the following text
[FIGURE] "The knowledge of God shall cover the Earth as the waters cover
the great Deep" It was one of the most interesting sermons I
ever herd him Preach. He refered to all the Books & records which
were to come forth in the last days through which instument the
knowledg of God was to Cover the Earth Afternoon Henry Lunt
Prayed W. Woodruff spoke 30, then President Young spoke one hour
& 10 Minutes & gave instruction upon a great variety of subjects
Meeting was then dismissed & we all returned to S. L. City 40 M[iles]

May 19, 1873 ~ Monday to May 20, 1873 ~ Tuesday

19 & 20. [FIGURES] I received 3 letters & rwrote 2 to Sarah I Bought
a Bucky Mower & rake for Wilford & David at $180 to be sent
to Evanston on the 22nd Wilford Paid for his land on the 21, May 1873
I spent the time choring

May 21, 1873 ~ Wednesday

21. I went to the Farm with Wilford & David they started home
with with their load & the Durham 2 year old Bull & Cherry & 2 calves

May 22, 1873 ~ Thursday

May 22nd 1873
I spent the days planting potatoes it has rained nearly Evry day
for 2 weeks & most of the time cold

May 23, 1873 ~ Friday

23 It rained last night, & is raining to day. I returned to the
City. I took cars with Mrs Woodruff & John Taylor, J F
Smith to go to Brigham City to hold a 2 days Meeting. Also
D. H. Wells W^m H Hooper & many others took the same cars to
go to Ogden to Meet with speaker Blain & other Dignitaries
& accompany them to Salt Lake City. On our arival at Ogden
we spent about an hour at F. D. Richards then took cars to
to the Junction, then the Utah Northern to Brigham City I spent
the night with My Daughter Phebe A. Snow Distance 60 M[iles]

May 24, 1873 ~ Saturday

24. We Met in the Court House at 10 oclok Opened Meeting By
singing & Prayer By [blank]
W. Woodruff spoke 46 Minuts, John Taylor 52 Minuts
Afternoon Prayer By Mathew W. Dalton Joseph F. Smith
spoke one hour & 25 Minuts John Taylor spoke 29 M[inutes].

May 25, 1873 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday Meeting opened By Prayer By L Farr W. Woodruff
spoke 61 Minuts, J. F Smith 32, Loren Farr 45, John Taylor
51 Minuts & J. C. Wright spoke 10 Minuts. Meeting was then
Dismissed & we rode up to the Woollen Factory & went through
it, we then called upon Judge J. C. Wright & I called upon
Bishop Nichals, went through his orchard then called upon
Sister Albion & spent the night, at the residence of Phebe A Snow

May 26, 1873 ~ Monday

26 we took breakfast then rode in carriages to the Junction
then took cars to Ogden & on to Salt Lake 60 Miles
[FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Susan & Arroabella I attended
the school of the Prophets & spoke to the Assembly

May 27, 1873 ~ Tuesday

27. I spent the day at home writing & choring

May 27, 1873
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Arabella Woodruff

May 28, 1873 ~ Wednesday

28. I spent the day diging in the Garden

May 29, 1873 ~ Thursday

29. I Assisted D. H. Wells in setting apart Brother Nale to go
on a Mission to Europe

May 30, 1873 ~ Friday

30. In company with President Young J. F. Smith J. W. Young I
took cars & rode to Lehi Station then rode in a covered waggon
to Provo & visited the woollen Factory which contains 3,200 spindles
I spent the Night at Brother Smoots distance 50 M[iles]

May 31, 1873 ~ Saturday

31. Saturday we met in the Meeting House at 10 oclok to hold a
2 days Meeting singing & Prayer By W Woodruff then W Woodruff
spoke 41 Minuts. John W Young spoke 30 M[inutes], President Young 32 M[inutes]
At the close of the Meeting we Ordained 5 Patriarchs as follows
Abramham Owen Smoot Born Feb 15, 1815, Owington Owen Co K. Y.
Father & Mother George & Nancy A Rowlett. B Young was Mouth
Zebedee Coltrin born Sept 7, 1804, Ovid, Senaca New York
Parents John & Sarah Graham. John Taylor Ordained him
David White Rogers Born Oct 4, 1787, Morristown Newhampshire
Parents Samuel & Hannah Sinclair ordained By W Woodruff
Brother Rogers A literal Descendant of John Rogers burnt at Smithfield London
Aaron Johnson Born June 22, 1806, Haddam Middlesex Co Conn
Parents Didymus & Ruhannah Stephens. Ordained By Joseph F Smith
David Cluff sen Born June 20, 1795, Nottingham, Rockingham co N. H.
Sunday June 1, we also Ordained Thomas Collister a Patriarch
Born July 8, 1821, Isl of Man. John & Catherine Murphy. Ordained By B YB Young
Afternoon Prayer By J. F. Smith. President Young spoke one hour
& 20 Minuts W. Woodruff spoke 10 Minuts

June 1, 1873 ~ Sunday

June 1. Sunday I Attended the Prayer Circle & A. O. Smoot
Dedicated A New Sacrament Service at the Altar

June 1, 1873
^[FIGURE]^ President Brigham Youngs Birth Day He is 72 years old to day
we met in the Meeting House at 10 oclok there was nearly people
Enough to fill the House 2twice Prayer By David Evans
John Taylor spoke One hour & 30 Minuts, President Young 10 M[inutes].
[FIGURE] President said I have asked the Lord what a kind of a Temple
we should Build & the Answer of the Lord was that He did not
Make two things alike & we need not make two Temples alike
so we need not look for two Temples alike

Afternoon Prayer By Zebedee Coulton Joseph F Smith spoke
65 Minuts then President Young 50 Minuts the Meeting was
then Dismissed. We had an Excellent Meeting President
Young gave a great Deal of Good instruction President
Young invited us to come to his house & partake of a Birth Day
Dinner which we accepted off I spent the night with Br Smoot

June 2, 1873 ~ Monday

2nd I visited the Court House & Factory & at 12 oclok we rode to
Rail Road Station at Lehi then took cars for Salt Lake City
arived in the Evening I had an interview with a Mr
Woodruff who had Been living in Calafornia. Dis 50 M[iles]

June 3, 1873 ~ Tuesday

3rd I spent the day choreing

June 4, 1873 ~ Wednesday to June 6, 1873 ~ Friday

4, 5, & 6. I spent the time building fence

June 7, 1873 ~ Saturday

7^th I spent the time building fence I met with the board of the
D A & M society at the society ground near Jordon Bridge
at 5 oclok to view the race track which we are making

Leverett Woodruff, son of Andrew Woodruff Grand Son of
Azmon Woodruff called upon us on the 4 June he has been to
Ureka mining & called to visit us.

June 8, 1873 ~ Sunday

[FIGURE] 8^th Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Robert Neslin
spoke in the Morning 52 Minuts & W. Woodruff 30 Minuts

June 8, 1873
I attended the Prayer Circle at Noon. Afternoon President Joseph Young
spoke 49 Minuts & President Brigham Young 56 Minuts I attended
the the prayer circle with the 12 in the Evening I received a letter from
Susans children

June 9, 1873 ~ Monday

9 I finished the fence to day & was vary weary at night

June 10, 1873 ~ Tuesday

10. I was quite unwell all day not able to do but Little

June 11, 1873 ~ Wednesday to June 14, 1873 ~ Saturday

11 to 14. [FIGURE] I spent the time watering my city lot & pruning I wrote one
Letter to Wilford

June 15, 1873 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle R. L. Campbell
spoke 55 Minuts T. D. McCallister 15 Minuts I attended my prayer
circle at Noon & met in the New Tabernacle afternoon O Pratt
spoke 67 Minuts On the building up of Zion. I met with the 12 for prayer
& Preached in the 13 ward in the Evening spoke 45 Minuts

June 16, 1873 ~ Monday to June 17, 1873 ~ Tuesday

16, 17 I spent the time watering & ditching

June 18, 1873 ~ Wednesday

18. [FIGURE] In company with the Presidency & Twelve & a car
load of Friends I rode in the cars to Evanston to meet Br
G. A. Smith we found him well & harty the cars stoped
there but few minuts I left Mrs Woodruff there [we]
took the Mail Coach to Randolph stoped over night at
Woodruff & arived at Randolph next Morning at
117 oclok we returned to Salt Lake City distance of the day 212 M[iles]

June 19, 1873 ~ Thursday to June 21, 1873 ~ Saturday

19, 20, & 21 I spent the time watering my Grassland

June 22, 1873 ~ Sunday

22nd Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle G. Q.
[FIGURES] Cannon spoke one hour & 20 Minuts I met
with my Quorum at noon. G A Smith spoke in
the Afternoon one hour & 31 Minuts giving an [account]
of his Journey to Jerrusalem I received 3 letter from
Phebe Wilford & David I wrote 2 to Phebe & Wilford

June 22nd 1873
I met in the Evening with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer
Presidencyt Young spoke about sending a man to take
the place of Joseph W. Young deceased but no one was
appointed. Appointments were made to hold meetings
at Logan & Paris

June 23, 1873 ~ Monday

23rd I Paid a Note in favor of John Henry Smith
of $500 & $11.20 interest on the same to R. L. Campbell
I went to the field in the Evening

June 24, 1873 ~ Tuesday

24. I spent the day at the farm laboring

June 25, 1873 ~ Wednesday

25 [FIGURE] I returned to the city & wrote a Letter to P W Woodruff
& spent the day laboring

June 26, 1873 ~ Thursday

26 I left S L City at 6 oclok with Presidents B. Young
G A. Smith & the Twelve to go to Logan to hold a 3 days Meeting
we rode in a Utah Central Car to LCorrin then took a Narrow
guage car on the Utah Northern to Logan arived at 10 oclok 100 M[iles]

June 27, 1873 ~ Friday

27. We Met at the Bowery at 10 oclok Wm W Preston prayed
G. A. Smith spoke 33 Minuts Henry A Lunt 10 M[inutes]
A M Musser 27, & G. Q. Cannon 14. At Noon we
ordained the following Persons Patriarchs

W^m Budge Born May 1, 1828, in Lanark Lanarkshire Scotland
Son of W^m Budge & Mary Scott Budge. President Young was Mouth

Lorenzo H. Hatch, Born Jan 4, 1826, Lincoln, Vermont.
Son of Hezekiah Hatch & Aldura Sumner Hatch G A Smith was Mouth.

William Hyde born Sept 11, 1818, At York Livingstone Co N. Y.
son of Heman Hyde & Polly Wyman Tilton John Taylor Mouth

Thomas Kington born May 18, 1796, Bodenham England
Son of Thomas Kington & Ellen Bowen W Woodruff was Mouth

June 27, 1873
Afternoon Prayer By Brother Stainer Loren Farr spoke 20 M[inutes] President
B Young 45 Minuts, G. A. Smith 20

June 28, 1873 ~ Saturday

28. Saturday Met at 10 oclok W^m Hyde Prayed President Joseph Young
spoke 30 M[inutes], C. C. Rich 11, W. Woodruff 30, F D Richards 17.
Afternoon J. F. Smith Prayed John Taylor spoke 60 M, President
B Young 50. we called upon Sister Benson, Maughn,
Turbit & Waterman. At half past 7 oclok we had a priesthood
Meeting in the Hall. The spirit of the Lord rested upon us the following
persons spoke to the assembly. B Young jr W^m R Preston
Joseph A Young, S. H. Smith, Moses Thatcher G. Q. Cannon
J Taylor, W. Woodruff Phineas Richards ^&^ Joseph Young

June 29, 1873 ~ Sunday

29. Sunday we met the Sabbath School at 8 oclk & the
children were addressed by G. Q. Cannon & G. A. Smith
The general Assembly met at 10 oclok Joseph F Smith spoke
51 Minuts G. Q. Cannon 37, President Young 7 Minuts

At noon we ordained the following persons Patriarchs

William Earl Born April 19, 1794, at St Johns Newbrunswick
son of Henry & Jerrusha Earl President B Young was Mouth

William W Ballard born Feb 15, 1795, Salkunstod Burks England
son of Barhard & Mary Ballard G A Smith was Mouth

Ole Nielsum Lilyenquest Born Sept 23rd 1825 Egnoberge Christientade
Sweden son of Niels & Bengta Serensen J Taylor was Mouth.

Hans Anderson born Dec 22nd 1819, Bredstrup Furnon Denmark
son of Aanders & Metta Kanutson W Woodruff was Mouth

Joel Ricks born Feb 18, 1804, Christian Co K. Y. Son of Jonathan
& Temperance Ricks. C. C. Rich was Mouth.

Solomon Lundberg, Nov 15 18015, Alforod Elsborg Sweden
son of Solomon & Lara Kaise Eleman F D Richards was Mouth

June 29, 1873 Sunday
Lemuel Mallory born April 2nd 1801, young T. P. district 2 c.
son of Lemuel & Amy Patterson Mallary George Q Cannon Mouth

Afternoon AG A Smith spoke 20 Minuts President B. Young 26,
Joseph A. Young 5 M[inutes], President Joseph Young 25 M[inutes] John Taylor 8
& G Q Cannon 8, & President Young closed the Meeting &
Blessed the people

June 30, 1873 ~ Monday

30 We left Logan at half past 1 oclok & arived in Salt Lake City
at 5 oclok Distance 100 Miles

July 1, 1873 ~ Tuesday

July 1. [FIGURE] all the family who were at home went on an Excurcn [Excursion]
to the Lake side I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff & attended a
Meeting at President Youngs in order to Form a company
to esstablish a saving Bank.

[FIGURE] James Cunningham & Elizabeth Nichelson Cunningham
Made a request to be adopted into my family. I told them
we did not administer any such ordinance without a Temple

July 2, 1873 ~ Wednesday

2nd I attended a Meeting to day at President Youngs office &
spent the rest of the day in the office garden spent the night
at the farm

July 3, 1873 ~ Thursday

3rd I returned to the City & attended a Meeting at president Youngs office

July 4, 1873 ~ Friday

4. Independance Day The Fire Brigade was out in the celebration
of the day I budded a Nursery of Apple trees & went to the field
in the Evening & put the Mower to gether & returned hom 6 M[iles]

July 5, 1873 ~ Saturday

5. I Aattended Meeting at the Presidents Office & a Board of 13
Directors were appointed or Elected for Zions Savings Bank also
A President 4 vice Presidents Cashire Treasurer & secretary
& two assistant cashires. I Met with the board of the
^[FIGURE]^ D A. & M. Society at Jordon Bridge I received a Letter from [Joseph] Wright

July 6, 1873 ~ Sunday

6. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle R L Campbell
spoke One Hour & W Woodruff 45 minuts Afternoon O. Pratt

July 6, 1873
spoke one hour & 20 Minuts I met with my Quorum at Noon &
with the Presidency & Twelve in the Evening

July 7, 1873 ~ Monday to July 12, 1873 ~ Saturday

7^th to 12 [FIGURE] I spent the week Haying I received 3 letters

July 13, 1873 ~ Sunday

13. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle E F Sheets spoke
37 Minuts O Pratt 29. Afternoon G. Q. Cannon spoke one hour
& 14 Minuts I attended My Prayer Circle at Noon & withe
the Presidency & 12 at Evening & spoke in the 14 ward in the Evening

July 14, 1873 ~ Monday to July 18, 1873 ~ Friday

14 to 18. I spent the week Haying finished on the 18.

July 19, 1873 ~ Saturday

19. I met with Bishop Randolph Stewart & W^m Howard
I attended a political Mass Meeting to Nominate 4 councillors
& other Officers. W Woodruff W^m H Hooper, W^m Jennings &
John T Cain were nominated as candidates to be Elected to
the Legislative Council. I wrote 6 Letters to Andrew &
[FIGURE] Ozem Thompson Woodruff Sarah David & Wilford
Woodruff & I. F. Carter I received 3 letters from Sarah &
[FIGURE] David Woodruff & Joseph R Clark

July 20, 1873 ~ Sunday

20. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle
Brother Abel Butterfield spoke 30 Minuts & Brother John
Albesistson 45 Minuts in the Afternoon W Woodruff spok
One Hour & 3 Minuts I attended my prayer Circle at noon
& met with the Presidency & Twelve in the Evening

July 21, 1873 ~ Monday

21. [FIGURE] I wrote one letter to Mrs Gravenston & one to Azmon Woodruff
I went to Lehi on the cars with the Presidency to& aTwelve to attend
a Rail Road Meeting the stock was offered to the people
& they concluded to take it J F Smith & myself Dined with Br
Daniel Thomas, we returned to the city by the 5 oclok train

July 22, 1873 ~ Tuesday

22nd I spent the day at home to work in the garden

July 23, 1873 ~ Wednesday

23rd I spent the day at work & went to the farm at night with Bulah & bayby

July 24, 1873 ~ Thursday

July 24, 1873
Bulah Boy Wilford is vary sick with Teething Diareah & feve

July 25, 1873 ~ Friday

25 The child is vary sick to day Mrs Woodruff spent the day there

July 26, 1873 ~ Saturday

26. I spent the day at the farm the child was some better I returned
[FIGURE] to the City in the Evening I received a letter from Andrew Woodruff

July 27, 1873 ~ Sunday

27. Sunday all the Presidency & some of the Twelve spent the time in
Tooille City Holding a 2 days Meeting I attended the Meeting at the
Tabernacle in the Afternoon A. P. Rockwood Prayed & B Young jr
spoke 30 Minuts & O Pratt 50 from the parable of the 10 virgins
& the Revelation of St John spoke of the 7 Trumpets & 7 Plagues
to be poured out upon the world. I met with the 12 for prayer

July 28, 1873 ~ Monday

28. I spent the day in the garden

July 29, 1873 ~ Tuesday

29. I went to the field & cut about 7 acres of wheat which
finished our harves on the farm in 2 days I was vary weary
at night

July 30, 1873 ~ Wednesday

30 I returned to the city to day & attended the Meeting of the board
of Zions Bank

July 31, 1873 ~ Thursday

31. [FIGURE] I received a letter from Sarah & Wilford to day I did
not feel well to day I spent the day mostly resting

August 1, 1873 ~ Friday to August 2, 1873 ~ Saturday

Aug 1 & 2 I spent the time laboring

August 3, 1873 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with my Quorum at Noon Attended meeti[ng]
at the Tabernacle. D. O. Calder spoke 38 Minits O Pratt 29
I met with my Ouorum of the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer
I preached in the Evening at the 14 ward

August 4, 1873 ~ Monday

4. we had an Election to day for Legislative councillors
& other Officers W. Woodruff Wm Jennings W^m H Hooper
& John T. Cain were Elected councillors I went to the field
& spent the day.

August 5, 1873 ~ Tuesday to August 6, 1873 ~ Wednesday

5 & 6. I spent most of the time at the farm

August 7, 1873 ~ Thursday

Aug 7, 1873
[FIGURE] [sideways text] M. T. [end of sideways text] Brother Moses Thurstin droped Dead in his field on Tuesday
I Attended his funeral to day President Joseph Young spoke
I followed him I also Attended the fast Meeting I received
[FIGURES] 3 letters & wrote one to Sarah

August 8, 1873 ~ Friday

8. I made 1 1/2 Barrels vinegar from wind Fall Apples

August 9, 1873 ~ Saturday

9. A 2 days Meeting commenced in the New Tabernacle today
Prayer By G. Q. Cannon spoke followed By Elder Lorenzo Snow
& President Young spoke vary plainly upon the saints making sacrafizes
for the Gospels sake did not think they could make any sacrfice
it was ownly Exchanging Dross for Gold &c. In the Afternoon
President D. H. Wells spoke one Hour & 30 Minuts.

August 10, 1873 ~ Sunday

10 Sunday B Young Jr Prayed & President B. Young spoke to a large
Assembly of saints & strangers one Hour & 32 Minuts in a
vary interesting Manner 1^st On the Arazonia Mission 2nd on the one
Man Power & that one Man was God 3rd Tithing & sundry subjects
I met with my Quorum at Noon. Afternoon J F Smith Prayed
& G. A. Smith spoke 65 Minuts & G. Q. Cannon 35 Minuts I met
with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer I spoke 45 Minuts in the
16 ward Levarett Woodruff Attended meeting with me. I received
[FIGURE] a letter from Azmon

August 11, 1873 ~ Monday

11th Levaret is quite unwell to day but He returned to his work at 2 oclk

August 12, 1873 ~ Tuesday

12 [FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters to day to C. C. Rich Wilford, Susan,
& Sarah Woodruff

August 13, 1873 ~ Wednesday

13. [FIGURE] I accompanied the Editorial Excursion party of New York
to Presidents Youngs office, to the Tabernacle, through the Musium
& Z.C.M.I. Mr Henry T Williams agricultural Editer New
York Independant & Horticulturist, was the President of the
Party

August 14, 1873 ~ Thursday

Aug 14, 1873
[FIGURES] In company with G. A. Smith D. H. Wells & several
of the Board of the D A & M Society & Mr Henry T Williams
& all his Editorial Party we took cars on the Utah southern
rail road & rode to the Junction of the narrow gage to Granite
we there took a car & rode up the Mountain to the Granix
Station & there saw 75 or a 100 men splitting up into
Blocks large Granite bolders 30 feet high & all these
bolders when split up were loaded on to flat cars
& landed on the Temple block in Salt Lake City a distance
of some 20 miles we arived back in the city at 7 oclok
& at 8 oclok we met the Party at the City Hall with G A
Smith, Mayor Wells, G. Q. Cannon, the board of Direct[ors]
G Q Cannon was called to the Chair & made a few
opening remarks W. Woodruff presented a written Address
as President of the D. A. & M. Society which was read by
D Mckenzie then followed a speech from Mr Williams
followed By President G. A. Smith, Mr Hoops, then
Mr S. R. Wells partner of Mr Fowlers the Phrenologist
Gen Barnum then spoke. The party then retired to the rep-
resentatives Hall whare they partook of a fine collection
of fruits &c While the party was there A company of child[re]n
came into the Hall under the Direction of Prof C. J. Thomas sang
some nice peaces to the Enjoyment of the party Mr Coleman
made a vary able speech followed by Hon Thomas Fitch the party
left abot 12 oclok Distance of the day 50

August 15, 1873 ~ Friday

15. In company with D. H. Wells G. Q. Cannon the board of the
D A & M Society with Mr Williams & whole party we took
cars at 7 oclk went to Lehi Station there took the Narrow

Aug 15 1873
guage & went up the American Fork Canyon to the End of the
rail road whare the party had a splendid scenery of one
of the wasach canyons we were drawn up 15 Miles by Mules
with an Ascent of about 270 feet in a mile on our return we
came without Mule or steam quite as rapid as any of us
wished to ride we were guided on our descent by the use of Brake
all were delighted with days Excursion but arived home
vary weary distance of the day 100 Miles

August 16, 1873 ~ Saturday

Aug 16 Mr Williams & Party left this city for Home
this Morning in the Pullman Cars G. A. Smith & several
Others left for Ogden for a 2 days Meeting I was unwell
& did not go I spent the day mostly abed

August 17, 1873 ~ Sunday

17. Sunday [FIGURE] I was not well but wrote 1 Letter to Emma Stocking

August 18, 1873 ~ Monday to August 20, 1873 ~ Wednesday

18, 19 & 20 I spent the time on the farm cleaning out stock yard

August 21, 1873 ~ Thursday

21. [FIGURE] I returned to the city & attended a Meeting of the Board of
Zions Saving Bank in the Evening I received 3 Letters

August 22, 1873 ~ Friday

22nd I left Salt Lake City at 8 oclok with President Young &
company & arived at Logan at 12 oclok distance 100 Miles

August 23, 1873 ~ Saturday

23rd President Young was quite Lame with the inflamitery & Rheum-
atism & did not attended Meeting. We met in the Taber Bowery
at 210 oclok for a 2 days Meeting J F Smith Prayed G. A. Smith spoke
15 Minuts, W. Woodruff 30, S. H. B. Smith 5, Br Freeze 15 M[inutes].
Afternoon Samuel Smith Prayed John Taylor spoke 52 M,
E F Sheets 30 M[inutes]. President Young & co went to the farm in the
Evening

August 24, 1873 ~ Sunday

24. Sunday I Attended the Sabbath School in the Morning and
addressed the School was followed By A. M. Musser G. Q. Cannon
F D Richards R L Campbell dismissed

Aug 24, 1873
Sunday Met at 10 oclok in the Bowery Thomas Taylor prayed
Joseph F Smith spoke 60 Minuts Lorenzo Snow 28. Afternoon
G. Q. Cannon spoke 62 Minuts, F D Richards 18, G A Smith 18 M[inutes]

August 25, 1873 ~ Monday

25. Monday we rode 24 Miles up the canyon & camped on
the Blacksmith Fork On the Meadyow in Camp Linlinquist
we met C. C. Rich & Budge & other Men from Bear Lake. We had
in camp 34 waggons, 8 Horsmen 150 Men women & childrn
[FIGURE] The Team that John Taylor rode after got frightened ran
Broke the Tongue. Brother Taylor was flung out but did not Hurt him
The Team that Thomas Taylor & myself was riding after was
troting vary fast around a short turn & a sideling peace of Ground
& I was on the off side & the fore wheel struck a rock which
stoped the waggon & it flung me near 10 feet clear of the waggon
& I struck upon my hands & knees but it happened to be in a
soft Bed of sand & did not hurt me & it was almost the ownly
sof[t] spot I had seen all day by the road side as most of the way it
was rocks & stubs I was almost mirracleously preserved from
being Hurt 24 M[iles]

August 26, 1873 ~ Tuesday

26. we we traveled through the canyon into Bear Lake vally
to Lake Town 26 Miles I stoped with John Nebeker 26 M[iles]
we held A Meeting in the Town at 4 oclok S. H. B. Smith Prayed
E. F. Sheets spoke 20 M[inutes], A M Musser 15 B Young Jr 30 G. Q. Cannon 20
James Freeze 10 M[inutes]. In the Evening we Met at 7 oclok W Woodruff [&?]
S. H. B. Smith T Taylor Joseph A. Young G A Smith & J Taylor spoke

August 27, 1873 ~ Wednesday

27. We rode to St Charles A meeting was held at St Charles in
the forenoon E F Sheets & James P Freeze Addressed the Meeting 20 M[iles]
we Met again at 2.30. A M Musser Prayed Thomas Taylor
spoke 20 M[inutes] President Y[oun]g 30, G Q Cannon 22, G A Smith 25 M[iles]

August 28, 1873 ~ Thursday

Aug 28, 1873
We had a hard frost last night that killed potatoes povines & late grain
we rode through Bloomington to Paris I stoped at David P Kimballs 8 M[iles].
We held a council in the Evening at C. C. Rich upon the case of David
P. Kimball. it was thought adviseable to take his licen[s]e from him
as the President of that Stake of Zion

August 29, 1873 ~ Friday

29. Met at the Bowery at 10 oclok for a 3 days Meeting E F Sheets prayed
G Q Cannon spoke 38 Minuts, W. Woodruff 43. Afternoon
John Taylor spoke 69, G A Smith 42.

August 30, 1873 ~ Saturday

30. Saturday Met at 10 oclok J P Freeze spoke 30 M[inutes], T. Taylor 23
G A Smith spoke One hour & 23 Minuts upon his Journey to Jerrusa-
lem At the close of the Meeting we went to the House of C C Rich
& B. Young, G. A. Smith John Taylor W Woodruff C. C. Rich,
& G Q Cannon laid hands upon the Head of Moris Phelps 68
[FIGURE] Born Dec 20, 1805 & Ordained him a Patriarch B Young Mouth

Nathan C. Davis Born Aug 29, 1816. Aged 57. Ordained
By G. A. Smith

Bekias Dustin Born Oct 5, 1796. 77 years old Ordained
Patriarch By John Taylor

W^m Stewart Born Oct, 1800 Aged 72. Ordained
Patriarch By W. Woodruff. 4 Patriarchs Ordained

Afternoon A Letter from David P. Kimball resigning his
presidency over that stake of Zion. David spoke followed by C. C.
Rich, Bishop Budge G. A. Smith W. Woodruff G. A. Smith again
John Taylor & President Young spoke some 40 M[inutes], G Q Cannon
spoke 14 M[inutes]. at the End of the speeches David P Kimball was retai-
ned as President On Trial

August 31, 1873 ~ Sunday

31 Aug Met at 10 oclok. W^m Budge Prayed S. H. B. Smith spoke 10 M[inutes]
E. F. Sheets spoke 27 M[inutes] A M Musser 40, G C Lanla 6 M

Aug 31, 1873
G A Smith spoke 12 M[inutes]. I Dined with Bishop Budge
Afternoon President B Young spoke 1 Hour & 18 Minuts
[FIGURE] In his remarks He said that a Man who did not
have but one wife in the Resurrection that woman will not
be his but takin from him & given to another But He may
be saved in the kingdom of God but be single to all Eternity
Mother Eve was the Daughter of Adam

At the close of the meeting I rode to St Charles with
Johnathan Pugmyre & spent the night 8 M[iles]

September 1, 1873 ~ Monday

Sept 1. I wrote to Mrs Woodruff in the afternoon
[FIGURE] we took a Boat ride down big creek & landed at the
outlet of Bear lake I preached in the Evening at St Charles

September 2, 1873 ~ Tuesday

2nd I took Mail Coach at 5 oclok in the Morning & rode
to Lake Town From there crossed the Mountains to Randolph
through a cold driving rain & hail storm was much
chilled when I arived at my home I found Sarah & the child[re]n
well. Wilford soon came in & when I got worm [warm] I went
home with him & spent an hour. distance of the day 40 M[iles]

September 3, 1873 ~ Wednesday

3rd I found good fields of wheat & oats in Randolph.
Wilford & David were harvesting Oats to day I went up
the creek & caught 31 Trout

September 4, 1873 ~ Thursday

4. Wilford & David Harvested wheat to day I caught 30 Trout

September 5, 1873 ~ Friday

5. I went up Big Creek & caught 15 trout. I dreamed last
night the 4, That the United States Flag passed from North
to South in the sky all tattered & torn, then the Constitution
of the United States followed it but was all tied up with
ropes to keep it from falling to Peaces. Then followed an imens
Eagle with his tallons fast in the hair of the Head of President Grant
[FIGURE] carrying him off when this passed I awoke

September 6, 1873 ~ Saturday

Sept 6, 1873
I took Sarah'^s & family & Emily & her family in a waggon 1 1/2 miles
above the saw Mill. I caught 30 trout, 3 ducks, & 2 sage Hens

September 7, 1873 ~ Sunday

7 Sunday I met with the Saints at 11 oclok in the school House
I spoke to them one hour followed By Bishop Stewart I
attended the sabbath school & spoke to the children I attended
the Priesthood meeting in the Evening & spoke to them

[FIGURE] I dreamed at night that I saw Jedediah M Grant & Sister
McMinn & talked with them, and the ownly request Sister
McMinn made of me was to ask the people to stop talking about her
I dreamed that I saw many of the Dead arise. I saw some
swine in which Deveils had Entered & they tried to kill me but did
not have power to hurt me. I told some wicked men that the dead
had risen they said they did not Believe it but they shook with
fear

September 8, 1873 ~ Monday

8^th I went with Wilford over the grass lot which he had
Entered [FIGURE] & returned to the House & wrote a letter to Mrs W.

September 9, 1873 ~ Tuesday

9. [FIGURE] Tuesday I went to the Bear river & caught 6 Trout & one hare
in the afternoon I loaded 2 loads of Hay for tithing & when we
arived at the stacks to unload & while in the act of taking off
the rope from the rack, Wilford ^flung^ a green pine binding pole off from
the top of the load of hay which struck me on the right side of
my face & breast it knocked me down & severely bruised my face
face & breast I Bled profusly Br Stewart helped me to Wilford
House & done up my face I then went home went to bed & was
in much pain Br Stewart & David laid hands upon me & adm-
inistered to me I slept a little during the night

September 10, 1873 ~ Wednesday

10. I walked to Wilfords & back again & spent the rest of the time abed

September 11, 1873 ~ Thursday

11. I kept the bed & house all day

September 12, 1873 ~ Friday

12. I took Mail Coach rode to Woodruff & held meeting with the Saints 12 M[iles]

September 13, 1873 ~ Saturday

Sept 13, 1873
we started Early in the morning & drove 21 Miles to Almy &
Evanston & arived at 10 oclok then returned to Almy &
spent the Night with Brother Samuel Pike dista[nc]e 26 M[iles]

September 14, 1873 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday I visited Br James Blithe who had his leg broaken
a few days before I met with the sabbath school in the forenoon
& spoke to the children at 2.30 I met with 100 saints & addresed
them for one hour & in the Evening I went to Evanston
& the Presbyterian Minister Mr Cooper gave us the use of there
Meeting House & himsel[f] wife & congregation attended with
many prominent Citizens of the place with a large congregation
of Saints were present I had good liberty & spoke one hour
& 30 Minuts I was introduced to Mr Cooper & Lady who
warmly invited me to take tea with him on the Morrow
He kindly offered me the Meeting House where we wished
it. I returned to Almy & spent the night 5 M[iles]

September 15, 1873 ~ Monday

145. In company with Br Pike & John Crowther I visited
Eyry [every] department of the Wyoming coal mine & found it
vary Extensive about 50 Men were diging coal & 2/3 of
them members of the Church they got out from 80 to 120
tons of coal per day Br Crowther superintends the Wyoming
Coal Mine & Brother John Hopkins superintends the Rocky
Mountain Coal Mine. We dro[v]e to Evanston at 1 oclok I
took cars for Salt Lake City at 2 oclok & arived at S. L. City
at 8.30 Met Mrs W. & Brigham at Depo distance 117 M[iles].

September 16, 1873 ~ Tuesday

16. I spent the day choreing

September 17, 1873 ~ Wednesday

17. I spent the day picking up apples went to the farm at night

September 18, 1873 ~ Thursday

18 Returned to the City made 2 Barrels cider

September 19, 1873 ~ Friday

19 Finished Making cider

September 20, 1873 ~ Saturday

Sept 20, 1873
I gathered Apples & attended a meeting of the board of Zions Saving Bank

September 21, 1873 ~ Sunday

21. [FIGURE] I received 5 Letters from sundry person one from Susan
I attended Meeting in the Afternoon G Q Cannon spoke one hour
I attended the prayer circle but did not dress

September 22, 1873 ~ Monday

22nd I went to the farm & threshed wheat till after dark was vary weary

September 23, 1873 ~ Tuesday

23 I finished Threshing & assisted Ezra Foss to thresh

September 24, 1873 ~ Wednesday

24. I ground up the sickles preparitory to cuting second crop Grass

September 25, 1873 ~ Thursday

25 Sept 1873 I went to the farm to cut a 5 acre lot of Grass I
[FIGURE] commenced it & set Brigham at it & he broke one of the
fingers that turn the Grass, we went to the city & got it mended
with a new one. I went to the Historians Office with O. Pratt to attend a
a Blessing meeting but no one came & I returned home took my team
& went to the farm felt all right when I left home but when I arived
at the farm a vary strange feeling came over me I turned out my
Horses & went to bed & I vary soon felt as though I was struck with
death & could not live it seemed to be Paralysis & Death I felt that
I could not live an hour all my Blood, spirit, & life seemed to be leav-
ing my limbs & closing around my heart & vitals & I felt as though I
would soon die I sent for My wife Phebe & Br G. Q. Cannon I
also sent for my Neighbor Br Wm Wagstaff to come & lay hands
upon me, a minute seemed an hour to me Brother Wagstaff finally
came when I felt as though I was about to Give up the Ghost. He
laid Hands upon me & I was liberated instaneously. soon Mrs Wood-
ruff G. Q. Cannon & B Young Jr arived they also laid hands upon me
then returned home Mrs Woodruff stoped with me for the night. I
slept quite well

September 26, 1873 ~ Friday

26. [FIGURE] I arose this morning quite weak & feeble limbs feeling numb after
Breakfast I returned home to the City with Mrs Woodruff

Sept 26, 1873
[FIGURES] I received 2 letters from Phebe & Bulah & I wrote then a letter &
wrote one to Sarah & one to Wilford & Emily total 3. I went to the
Historians office & O. Pratt & G. Q. Cannon blessed & set apart
I think 17 Midwives for various parts of the Territory I
stoped but few moments & returned home quite weak

September 27, 1873 ~ Saturday

Sept 27. Brother & Sister Elias Smith started for Randolph ths
morning on the Railroad Cars. I found myself vary feeble
this morning Brothers Cannon & B Young Jr came & laid hands
upon me, yet I feel vary weak Numb & feeble I feel the
Effects of the Paraletic stroke unless there is a change with
me I feel as though my Journal writing in this life was about
done but if I should not live to finish up my autobyography it
[FIGURE] is my desire that the Historians of the Church or some friend
would do it for me

September 28, 1873 ~ Sunday

28. Sunday I did not feel able to attend Meeting I spent the
day at home

September 29, 1873 ~ Monday

29 I feel quite weak & feeble to day I spent the day mostly at ho[me]

September 30, 1873 ~ Tuesday

30. [FIGURE] I feel much Better to day I went to the field & assisted in
loading 2 loads of Hay I attended the Meeting of the Board to
night & had an interview with President Young

October 1, 1873 ~ Wednesday

Oct 1, 1873 I took to the fair this morning 1 Bushel wheat
2 Bushels Potatoes

October 2, 1873 ~ Thursday

2nd. [FIGURE] Our Territorial Fair opened to day I delivered my address
to day at 1 oclok met with the board in the Evening

October 3, 1873 ~ Friday

3rd We had a good many visitors at the fair. The board attended the
races to & while Robert Graham was riding Clawsons Gray Hors
He flew the track run into the croud broke the Tongue of one waggon
& the axeltree of another & the rider broke his leg above the ancle

October 4, 1873 ~ Saturday

Oct 4, 1873
We had more at the fair to day & at the races

October 5, 1873 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday The Twelve & many of the saints are in from abroad
we met at the Tabernacle at 10 oclok a small congregation
in the forenoon. O Hyde spoke 55 Minuts F D Richards 24.
Afternoon Erastus Snow spoke 1 Hour & 14 Minuts on the
subject of Baptism for the dead

October 6, 1873 ~ Monday

6. [FIGURE] I received 3 Letters. The General Conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints met this morning in the New Tabernacle
at 10 oclok. G. A. Smith Prayed & spoke 8 mimutes President B Young
spoke 30 M[inutes], D H Wells 10, G. Q. Cannon 25. Afternoon L Snow
Prayed & Lorenzo Young spoke 25 M[inutes], John Taylor 60 M[inutes] &
B Young Jr 15. I went to the fair ground with Lorenzo Snow and
attended a Priesthood meeting in the Evening Bishop Hunter spoke
followed By G A. Smith who spoke upon Tithing & the Temple President
Young spoke upon the Babyloniam fashion in our Midst, upon
the cooperative principles & the Tithing & the Temple He said those
who did not pay their tithing & sustain the cooperative Store
would Apostitize write it down & watch the result

October 7, 1873 ~ Tuesday

7. Confere[nc]e met at 10 oclok prayer By W Woodruff D Mckenzie
spoke 35 Minuts W^m W Cluff 25 M[inutes], Jesse N Smith 23 M[inutes]
G. A. Smith 12 Minuts Afternoon L Snow Prayed. O Pratt spok
one hour & 10 M[inutes], Lorenzo Snow 35 Minuts

October 8, 1873 ~ Wednesday

8. Met at 10 oclok, J Taylor prayed W Woodruff spoke 45 M[inutes]
J F Smith 45 M[inutes]. Afternoon The Authorities of the Church
presented By G. Q. Cannon unanimous vote for all the Authorites
Elder Liston of St George spoke 18 M[inutes], C. C. Rich 15 President Young
spoke 30 M[inutes], G. A. Smith 23 Minuts Conference then adjourned
till the 6 day of April 1874.

Oct 8, 1873
In the Evening we met at the Historians Office at 6 oclok
to set apart the Missionaries most of the Twelve were present
we Blessed 22 W Woodruff Blessed 2. we ordained 270

October 9, 1873 ~ Thursday

9 to day was the closing day of our fair I spent the after
on our Agricultural grounds

October 10, 1873 ~ Friday

10. I spent this day gathering Apples

October 11, 1873 ~Saturday

11. In company with the Presidency & Twelve to took cars to
Battle Creek & carriage from there to Provo 50 Mile
to Hold a 2 days Meeting

we met in the Meeting House at 2 oclok Thomas Taylor prayd
O Hyde spoke 43 Minuts Erastus Snow 63 M[inutes]

October 12, 1873 ~ Sunday

Oct 12. MSunday met at 10 oclok J P. Freeze Prayed G Q
Cannon spoke 44 M[inutes], W Woodruff 28 G A Smith 5 Minuts
Afternoon Levi Hancock spoke 15 M[inutes], Joseph Young 38 M[inutes]
John Taylor 38 G. A. Smith 17 Minuts

October 13, 1873 ~ Monday

13. [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to Sarah, Azmon & I. F. Carter
I spent most of the day in a Meeting of the Board of the
Provo Manufacturing Company

October 14, 1873 ~ Tuesday

14. [FIGURES] I Attended the dedication of the Court House
we met at 4 oclok a large company G. A. Smith off[er]ed the
dedication Prayer speeches was Made By J. Taylor W Woodruf
& President Young we then took supper at the close of supper
It was announced that a conspicuous visiter had arived & wished
to visit President Young & we were soon introduced to
Earl Rosebury a scotch Earl & Member of the Hou[s]e of Lord
He was a young Man 26 years of age, free, Easy & sociable after
spending an hour in conversation he took supper then w[en]t
to the Ball room He had come all the way from England to

Oct 14, 1873
to Salt Lake City to see Brigham Young, the Mormon & the
Country He spent the night at Brother W^m Millers. We had a
15Cold rain & snow storm Mrs W arived in provo today

October 15, 1873 ~ Wednesday

15 In company with Earl Rosebury & J Taylor we
visited the woollen Factory, Seninary, cooperative Store &
other Places we all dined at Brother Smoots the Ladies
were introduced to Mrs Woodruff Smoot & other Ladies
at 2 oclok we took carriages for Battle Creek to take
cars for home we all suffered with cold Presidt
Young had a chill. we arived in S. L. City at 7 oclk 50 M[iles]
& found the ground cove[r]ed with snow & trees badly broaken
down

October 16, 1873 ~ Thursday

16. Earl Rosebury left for home this Morning it is cold
& ground cove[r]ed with snow I spent the day at the farm

October 17, 1873 ~ Friday to October 18, 1873 ~ Saturday

17 & 18 I spent the time at the farm

October 19, 1873 ~ Sunday

19. Sunday I met with my prayer circle at Noon attended meeting at the
Tabernacle in the Afternoon A P Rockwood prayed Francis Marion
Lyman spoke 22 Minuts & G. Q. Cannon spoke 45. I met with
the Presidency & 12 for Prayer in the Evening

October 20, 1873 ~ Monday to October 25, 1873 ~ Saturday

20 to 25. I spent the time on the farm shucking corn & drawing corn

October 26, 1873 ~ Sunday

26. Sunday I met with my Quorum & attended Meeting in the afternoon
E D Woolly prayed Erastus Snow preached One hour. I met with my
Quorum & the Preside[nc]y in the Evening for Prayer

October 27, 1873 ~ Monday to October 30, 1873 ~ Thursday

27, 28, & 29 & 30. I spent the time drawing corn gathrering carriots Asahel
[FIGURE] received a bad cut acrost the left wrist

October 31, 1873 ~ Friday

[FIGURE] ^31^ [FIGURES] I Attended a Blessing Meeting at the Historians Office &
set apart 27 Females for Midwives to officiate in that capacity
among the Saints O. Pratt W Woodruff & J F Smith officiated

November 1, 1873 ~ Saturday

Nov 1, 1873
[FIGURES] I Paid Edward Hunter $406 on Notes & took
up a $500 dollar Note & Paid $65 of the above on a $1000 doll[ar]
Note I received 4 Letter & wrote 1. In company with
A. P. Rockwood I took cars & rode to Farmington & spent
the Night with Judge Height 18 M[iles].

November 2, 1873 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with the sabbath school in Farmington
& Addressed the schollars. We met the People at 11 oclok
A. P. Rockwood spoke 15 Minuts W Woodruff spoke ione hour
we took cars in the Evening & returned hone 18 M[iles]

November 3, 1873 ~ Monday

3rd I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 63, W Woodruff sealed 32 couple I attended council in the Even[in]g

November 4, 1873 ~ Tuesday

4. I spent the time on the farm

November 5, 1873 ~ Wednesday

5 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Azmon & Ezra Carter I Attended the
funeral of the child of Frank & Sary Ann Turnbow I went to
the Endowment House in the Afternoon & sealed 35 couple for
the dead

November 6, 1873 ~ Thursday to November 8, 1873 ~ Saturday

6, 7, & 8. I spent the time at the farm

November 9, 1873 ~ Sunday

9. Sunday I met with my circle at noon & with the 12 at
Evening for prayer I Preached in the 15 ward in the Evening

November 10, 1873 ~ Monday

190. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
58 persons WW sealed 23 couple

November 11, 1873 ~ Tuesday

11. I spent the day at the field

November 12, 1873 ~ Wednesday

12 I spent the day in the Endowment House. we baptized 472,
D H Wells sealed 84 couple for the dead & W Woodruff 44.

November 13, 1873 ~ Thursday to November 15, 1873 ~ Saturday

123, 14 & 15. I spent the time forat the farm

November 16, 1873 ~ Sunday

16. Sunday In company with Joseph F Smith I rode to
Bountiful Held a Meeting at 11 oclok W Woodruff spoke 48 Minuts
G A Smith 64 On his Jerrusalem Mission J F Smith 55 M[inutes] 18 Miles

November 17, 1873 ~ Monday

Nov 17, 1873
[FIGURES] I received 2 letters & wrote 1 to Ezra Carter I spent
the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 33
D. H. Wells sealed 19, W Woodruff 10 I met with the school in the Evening

November 18, 1873 ~ Tuesday

18. I went over Jordon with Ezra Pettit

November 19, 1873 ~ Wednesday

19. I spent the day in the Endowment House 416 were baptized for of the
dead D H wells sealed 102 couple & W Woodruff 30 couple for the dead

November 20, 1873 ~ Thursday to November 22, 1873 ~ Saturday

20, 21 & 22 I spent the time at the farm

November 23, 1873 ~ Sunday

23. Sunday [FIGURE] I received 2 letters I met with my Quorum at noon
& with the Presidency & 12 in the Evening I attended meeting in the
14 ward D. H. Wells spoke one hour I followed & bore testimony

November 24, 1873 ~ Monday

24. [FIGURE] I wrote one letter to Sarah spent the day in the Endowment
House we gave Endowments to 43 D H Wells sealed 19 & W Wood-
ruff sealed 42 couple for the dead attended the school in the Evening
25, 26, & 27. I spent the time at the farm mostly

November 25, 1873 ~ Tuesday

25 In company with Presidency, Twelve, & many others we tok
^[FIGURE]^ special cars & rode to Provo to celebrate the arival of the railroad
cars at Provo when we arived, there were many thousands
gathered to Greet the President & company scattered over some 3 acres of
ground. President Young Presented a speech written red By David
MCKinzie several other speeches were read & Delivered in
the Evening a grand Ball & supper served we stoped at A. O.
Smoots & spent the night

November 26, 1873 ~ Wednesday

26. we returned to Salt Lake City I went to the farm &
spent the night distance 100 Mils

November 27, 1873 ~ Thursday to November 28, 1873 ~ Friday

267 & 278. I spent the time at the farm

November 29, 1873 ~ Saturday

29. I spent the time at the farm & returned home in the evening attended
a Meeting of the Board of D. A &. M Society & also a mining
Meeting & spent a short time in the Theater to see Oliver Cromwell played

November 30, 1873 ~ Sunday

Nov 30, 1873
[FIGURE] Sunday I received 2 letters from Phebe & Sarah
I met with my Prayer Circle at noon & in the Evening
I preached in the afternoon at the 13 ward to a full House
was followed By Brigham Young Jr

December 1, 1873 ~ Monday

Dec 1, 1873 This is the first day of winter & we had a cold
snow storm I started for Grantsville with Brower Pettit
& Philip Lord we went to the point of the Mountain
Brother Pettit shot 8 ducks we spent the night
at Sister Keslers who was vary kind to us 15 Miles

December 2, 1873 ~ Tuesday

2nd Brother Pettit killed some 30 ducks & one goose. I
killed one duck & onetwo Geese we spent the night at Black
Rock 12 Miles

December 3, 1873 ~ Wednesday

3rd Brother Brower killed some 20 ducks & we drove to Grants-
ville & spent the night at Arouiet Hales 20 M[iles]

December 4, 1873 ~ Thursday

4. we drove to Fish springs & camped for the night

December 5, 1873 ~ Friday

5 I spent the day in shooting Ducks I got 8 & Pettit some 20

December 6, 1873 ~ Saturday

56 ^Sunday^ we spent the day about the springs & drove in the Evening
Near Grantsville

December 7, 1873 ~ Sunday

7. ^Sunday we spent the day at the springs & drove near Grantsvil 20 M[iles]^
we passed through Grants ville called upon Brother Hale

December 8, 1873 ~ Monday

98 drove below the old shanty 5 Miles Eat at Grantsville
& spent the night Brother Pettit got a few ducks 12 M[iles]

December 9, 1873 ~ Tuesday

89 we spent the day Hunting Ducks got But few

December 10, 1873 ~ Wednesday

190. we drove to Salt Lake City & arivd in the Evening it was
vary cold 26 Mils

December 11, 1873 ~ Thursday

101 I spent the day choreing & went to the farm 3 M[iles]

December 12, 1873 ~ Friday

112 I returned to the City

December 13, 1873 ~ Saturday

13. I spent the day Pruneing Grape vineyard

December 14, 1873 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday I met with my Quorum at noon Attended the

Dec 14, 1873
Funeral serm of a Grand child of Elder John Taylors I spoke
at the funeral some 40 Minuts

December 15, 1873 ~ Monday

15 [FIGURE] Elias Smith Woodruff son of Wilford Jr & Emily Jane Woodruff
was born at 20 Minuts to 10 oclok P M. at Randolph Rich Co Utah
I spent the day at home went to the Endowment House a short time

December 16, 1873 ~ Tuesday

16 I spent the day pruning Orchard & covering grape vines

December 17, 1873 ~ Wednesday

17 I went over Jordon

December 18, 1873 ~ Thursday to December 20, 1873 ~ Saturday

18, 19 & 20. I spent the time at the farm

December 21, 1873 ~ Sunday

21. [FIGURES] Sunday I received a Letter from Sarah giving an account of
the birth of a son to Wilford & Emily Jane Woodruff also a letter from
Peter O Hanson at Copenhagen upon the subject of importing the spawn
of the red spotted flounder from China to our waters

I wrote 3 letters to R T Burton, Wilford, & Sarah. I met with my
Quorum at Noon Preached in the 14 ward in the Afternoon & met
with the Twelve in the Evening

December 22, 1873 ~ Monday

22nd I went to the Endowment House we gave Endowmts to 27
D H Wells sealed 16 couple

December 23, 1873 ~ Tuesday

23rd Dec Joseph Smith, Birth day Born Dec 23 1805 I Attended a
Party in the 14 ward in celebration of his birth day. A speech was
made by Orson Pratt giving a history of the Prophet Joseph Smith
of the dealings of God with him in the Early rise of the Church &
the Revelations of God to him Elder John Taylor gave an account of
[FIGURE] the death of Joseph Smith in Carthag Jail 27 June 1844
the procedes of this Party went to the Editorress of the womans Exponent

December 24, 1873 ~ Wednesday

24. I visited Miss Cookes school & went to the Endowment House

December 25, 1873 ~ Thursday

25 Christmass I spent the day at home

December 26, 1873 ~ Friday

26 [FIGURE] I received 3 letters I took cars rode to the point of the mountain visited
the canal & dam to take out water cost the county $60,000. distance of the day 60 Mile

December 27, 1873 ~ Saturday

Dec 27, 1873
I went to the farm spent the day returned at night 6 M[iles]

December 28, 1873 ~ Sunday

28. Sunday I met with my Quorum at noon & with the
Twelve in the Evening I Preached in the 16 ward in the Afternoon

December 29, 1873 ~Monday

29. In company with Brower Pettit to the point of the mountain
& spent the night in open House in a strong wind storm 25

December 30, 1873 ~ Tuesday

30 we spent the day at the point of the Mountain & at night
drove to Battle Creek & spent the night at Brother Ashtons 20 M[iles]

December 31, 1873 ~ Wednesday

31. ^[FIGURE]^ Dec 1873 It is Just 40 years to day since I was Baptized
into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints I rode
with Brother Pettit down to Utah Lake & set a few hooks to
catch some trout we caught a few towards Evening 10 M[iles]
This is the last day of the year 1873
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A Synopsis of my travels & Labors in 1873

I Travelled 3179 Miles 3179 Miles

I held 129 Meetings 129 Meetings

I Preached 55 Discourses 55 discourses

I Attended 2 General Conferences 2 conferences

I Attended 13 Meetings of the school of the Prophets

I Met with the Presidency & Twelve in Prayer Circle 27 times

I Met with my own Prayer Circle 25 times

I Preached 7 Funeral Sermons 7 funerals

I Dedicated the 16 ward school House

I Attended the Dedications of Provo Court House G. Q. C Mouth

I Attended the Endowments 224 Persons 224

I sealed at the Altar 216 couple. D. H. Wells 140 total 356

I assisted in Ordaining 77 Patriarchs 77 Patriarchs

W Woodruff was mouth in Ordaining 9 of the Patriarchs

I set apart 22 Missionaries, assisted in setting apart 27 Midwives

I Ordained 23 Seventies

I was Appointed vice President of Zions saving Bank ^Attended 5 Meetings^

I wrote 70 Letters 70 Letters

I received 836 Letters 836 Received

I Officiated as President of the D. A. & M. Society

I Paid Tithing $240.

WILFORD WOODRUFF'^S
JOURNAL
FOR
1874

January 1, 1874 ~ Thursday

Jan 1^st 1874
I spent the day at Utah Lake

January 2, 1874 ~ Friday

2nd we drove to Battle Creek took dinner at Brother Ashtons then
drove to the point of the Mountain there we met a furious snow storm
we spent the night in an open House 30 M[iles]

January 3, 1874 ~ Saturday

3rd we drove to Salt Lake City & I spent the night at home 25 M[iles]

January 4, 1874 ~ Sunday

4. Sunday I Attended the funeral of Sister Phelps the wife
of W^m W Phelps she was killed instantly By a shutter
Blown from the roof of a tin shop in a gale of wind J F. Smith
spoke followed By W Woodruff & John Taylor I met with
the Twelve in the Evening

January 5, 1874 ~ Monday

5. I drew 2 tons of coal for my family & attended the school
in the Evening

January 6, 1874 ~ Tuesday

6. I went to the farm & spent the night 6 M[iles]

January 7, 1874 ~ Wednesday

7 I butcherd 2 Hogs & cut them up & went to the farm in the Evening 6 Mils

January 8, 1874 ~ Thursday

8. I returned to the city went back to the farm carried a grit to Mill
Returned to the City & spent the Evening at the Female Relief Society
in the 16 ward. we had & speeches made 12 M[iles]

January 9, 1874 ~ Friday

9. [FIGURES] I received 6 Letters from Azmon, Phebe, Saxe, &c
I wrote 3 Letters to Saxe, Leverett Woodruff, & W^m Picket
Mrs Woodruff was quite sick I laid Hands upon her

January 10, 1874 ~ Saturday

10. I spent the day at home choreing I took a severe cold

January 11, 1874 ~ Sunday

11. Sunday I met with my Quorum at Noon & with the Twelve
in the Evening I was quite unwell all day

January 12, 1874 ~ Monday

12 Jan 1874. The Legislature of the Territory of Utah met to day
[FIGURE] & organized. My son Brigham Y. Woodruff was appointed
Messenger in the Council we Appointed L Snow our President

January 13, 1874 ~ Tuesday

13 we Met in Joint session & received the Govornors Message

January 14, 1874 ~ Wednesday to January 16, 1874 ~ Friday

14, 15, & 16. I spent the time in council & on committies

January 17, 1874 ~ Saturday

Jan 17, 1874
I spent the afternoon in the Legislative Council

January 18, 1874 ~ Sunday

18. Sunday I rote 3 letters & received 4. I wrote to Azmon, & John
[FIGURES] Hill, & Parris. I met with my Quorum at Noon &
with the Twelve at 4 oclok & I Preached in the 7 ward in the Evening

January 19, 1874 ~ Monday

19. I met with the Council in the afternoon met with the school in
[FIGURES] the Evening I received 3 letters from Randolph & I wrote 3.

January 20, 1874 ~ Tuesday to January 24, 1874 ~ Saturday

20 to 24. I spent the week in the Legislative Council & on the committiee

January 25, 1874 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday. I met with my Quorum at Noon & Preached in the 12 ward
in the Afternoon, & in the 14 ward in the Evening

January 26, 1874 ~ Monday

26. I spent the day in the Council Chamber & Evening in the school

January 27, 1874 ~ Tuesday to January 28, 1874 ~ Wednesday

27, & 28 I spent the days in the Council Chamber I spent
the Evening with a few friends at Bishop Hunters

January 29, 1874 ~ Thursday

29. I spent the day in the committee & in Council

January 30, 1874 ~ Friday

30. I spent the day in the Council Chamber

January 31, 1874 ~ Saturday

31. we held a convention in the old Tabernacle to Nominate men
to fill a ticket for candidates for City Officers at the coming Election
I was Appointed Chairman of the committee

February 1, 1874 ~ Sunday

Feb 1. Sunday I met with my Quorum & preached in the afternoon
met with the Twelve in the Evening

February 2, 1874 ~ Monday to February 7, 1874 ~ Saturday

2nd to 7 I spent the week in the Legislative Council I received
[FIGURES] 6 Letters, & wrote 6. One to G. Q. Cannon

February 8, 1874 ~ Sunday

8. Sunday I met with my Quorum at noon & with the 12
in the Evening for Prayer I attended meeting in the 13 ward in
the afternoon & 14 ward in the Evening & listened to Elder
Orson Hyde in both places

February 9, 1874 ~ Monday to February 14, 1874 ~ Saturday

9 to 134 I spent Evry day in the Legislative Council & had a
vary Busy week I never attended a more laborious session
than this winter we have had both Govornor & Judges against

Feb 134, 1874
Us & the Govornor has seemed determined to Veto
Evry Bill that would do the people any good

[FIGURES] I received 34 letters & wrote 4 to G. Q. Cannon Sarah
Phebe & Susan

February 15, 1874 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I met with my Quorum at noon & with the 12
in the Evening I Preached in the 13 ward in the Afternoon
& in the 14 ward in the Evening

February 16, 1874 ~ Monday to February 20, 1874 ~ Friday

Feb 16, to 20 This is our last week of the session of the Legislature
& we never closed till 6 oclok Friday Morning the 20th
Govornor Woods Approved 22 Bills & vetoed 11 Bills
He vetoed the Appropriation Bill we had a Joint Session
in the Afternoon & Elected all the Territorial officers
& Probate Judges I received 10 Letters from various
[FIGURES] 10 persons & wrote 10 To Wilford, Sarah, Susan, Ilus,
&c we had a hard nights work the last night The
Appropriation Bill amounted to $195,159.20
more than thre times the amount of any other Appropriation
Bill the Legislature Ever passed I never felt as much
responsibility resting upon me as during this session I was not
out of the Legislature while in session one hour from comm[encemen]t
to End & labored on committies constantly

February 21, 1874 ~ Saturday

21 At 6 oclok this morning the Legislature was closed at 8 {o'clock}
I went to bed mearly Exhausted & slep 2 hours & went to the field

February 22, 1874 ~ Sunday

22nd I returned to the City this morning and attended the prayer
circle in the Evening with the 12. I Preached in the 16 ward in the
Evening to a full house our children are nearly all sick with
the colds I laid hands upon one of my sick children
22nd [FIGURE] I received 2 letters this morning I visited Br Jack this

Feb 22, 1874
morning & found him quite sick & anointed him with oil &
laid hands upon him with Br David mMakinzie

February 23, 1874 ~ Monday

23rd I administered to Br Jack to day He was still quite sick

February 24, 1874 ~ Tuesday to February 27, 1874 ~ Friday

24 to 27. I spent the time at home laboring

February 28, 1874 ~ Saturday

28. In company with Mrs Woodruff I took cars & rode
to Ogden then on to Box Elder arived there about 10.30
& Met with L Snow I went through all the Cooperative
Institutions the Hatter shop, Blacksmith & waggon shop, the
Tanery, the shoe shop, & The Woollen Factory, all of which
were in full operation We dined with our daughter Phebe
In the Afternoon I attended the Priesthood meeting in the afternoon
& I spok about one hour to about 400 Elders I spent the night
at Phebe's 60 Miles

March 1, 1874 ~ Sunday

March 1, 1874 Sunday This is my Birth day I am
67 years old this day & I spent the day in the following
manner I met with a large congregation of the Saints
in the forenoon & spoke to them one hour & had the spirit of the
Lord with me. I met in the Afternoon with the sabbath school
children & I spoke to them I met in the Evening with a large
congregation of Saints & Elder E F Sheets spoke 30 M[inutes]
& I spoke one hour

March 2, 1874 ~ Monday

2nd I visited 500 Head of Church cattle under the direction
of Bishop Sheets the Church had some 1400 Head of cattle
in Cash valley & they were getting nearly out of Hay &
Brother Sheets were moving them south to Eat the tithing Hay
to save them In company with Br Snow I visited all the day
schools in the place, & herd them in there Exercises, &
sing the songs of Zion it was vary interesting we dined

March 2nd 1874
at Phebe's At 3 oclok Judge Smith buried his
third child with the throat disease & had two more
sick with the same Bishop W^m Hyde of Hyde Park
[FIGURE] W^m Hyde Died this morning of the throat disease called dipthera
at 4 oclok I took cars for Salt Lake City & arived at 8.30
I laid hands upon Sister Davenport, & Elenor Beatie
distance of the day 60 Miles

March 3, 1874 ~ Tuesday

3rd [FIGURES] I received 78 letters from Wilford, Sarah, Susan
Eugenia, Sarah Dell, Rhoda Scammans G. Rowley, Hill
I wrote 2 to Sarah Dell & Phebe Sister Sarah Dell sent
me a draft for $2500, which I deposited in Zions saving
Bank for Her $2000 was also paid By R. L. Campbell
in the Deserett Bank for the Agricultural Socieyty my name
was on the Note. I also paid Bishop Hunter $100 on my
note to him. I had an interview with Lawyier Bates upon
Washington affairs

March 4, 1874 ~ Wednesday

4. [FIGURE] I wrote 5 letters to Susan, Phebe, Sarah & Wilford
Brigham sent $5 to David, I also wrote to Azmon.

March 5, 1874 ~ Thursday

5 Many children & grown People are sick with colds & cough's
it seems much like the Hooping Cough I spent the night at the farm

March 6, 1874 ~ Friday

6. I finished paying Bishop Hunters Note I spent the day at home

March 7, 1874 ~ Saturday

7 [FIGURES] I spent the forenoon with Mr Freedom Ried showing
him the City In the afternoon I attended the Election of a President
& Board of Directors the following Officers were Elected
W Woodruff President, A. P. Rockwood W^m Thorn,
John Reading, John Pack, John R. Winder Enoch Reese
A. H. Raleigh George B. Wallace A M Musser R. L. Campbell
& Henry Dinwoodey I received 2 letters & rote one

March 8, 1874 ~ Sunday

March 8, 1874
Sunday It is Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff, Birth day to day she
is 67 years of Age I Attended the funeral of Sister Webb
I spoke to the people about 30 Minuts I met with my Quorum
at Noon & Preached in the 14 ward in the afternoon I met
with the 12 at Evening

March 9, 1874 ~ Monday

9^th I bought 2 tons of coal to day I spent the afternoon in
the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 28, D H Wells sealed
33 couple & W. Woodruff 25. I met with the council in the Evening

March 10, 1874 ~ Tuesday

10. I spent the day at home choreing

March 11, 1874 ~ Wednesday to March 13, 1874 ~ Friday

11, 12, & 13 I spent the time on the farm the family were sick there

March 14, 1874 ~ Saturday

14 I returned to the City & Attended a Meeting of the Agricultural Board 6 M[iles]

March 15, 1874 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday [FIGURE] I received 4 letter from Wilford, Sarah, David &
Rev Thomas Cooper I met with my Quorum at Noon &
with the 12 at 4 oclok & preached upon the order of Enoch in the
16 ward in the Evening

March 16, 1874 ~ Monday

16 I went to the Endowment House, we gave Endowments to 16
D H Wells sealed 12 couple W. Woodruff 22. we had a hard snow
storm I Attended the council in the Evening

March 17, 1874 ~ Tuesday

17. we are having a vary hard snow storm the most snow we
have had during the winter

March 18, 1874 ~ Wednesday to March 19, 1874 ~ Thursday

18.^19^ Snow is over 2 feet deep on a levil the heaviest snow we have
had for 8 years and the most snow we have Ever had in this valley
this time of year sinc our arival in this valley in 1847, 24 years

March 20, 1874 ~ Friday

1920 The snow is thawing. I have spent most of the week at the farm
I went to the City & Back to day 6 M[iles]

March 21, 1874 ~ Saturday

201 I got out 10 loads of Manure on the farm to through snow a foot deep
[FIGURE] I returned to the City & received 3 letter from Mrs Dell
Col Saxe &c

March 22,1874 ~ Sunday

March 22nd 1874
Sunday [FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters to Wilford, Sarah, Saxe,
& Brother & Sister Scammans

March 23, 1874 ~ Monday

23 [FIGURE] I received a letter from Howard I went to the Endowment House
we gave Endowments to 14 W Woodruff sealed 18 couple for the dead
& D H Wells 9 couple I attended council meeting in the Evening
I received $500 of James Jack & Paid $100 tithing

March 24, 1874 ~ Tuesday

24. I went to the field laid a grainery floor 12 x 9 feet got out
Manure returned home Attended Meeting with the D A & M Society

March 25, 1874 ~ Wednesday

25 I went to the Endowment House There was Baptized for the dead
172 persons D H Wells sealed 41 persons for the Dead & W. W. 18

March 26, 1874 ~ Thursday to March 27, 1874 ~ Friday

26 & 27. I spent the time at the farm

March 28, 1874 ~ Saturday

28. [FIGURE] I spent the day at the farm came up in the Evening and
Attended a meeting of the Board of the D A & M Society received 3 letters

March 29, 1874 ~ Sunday

29. Sunday I met with my Quorum at noom & Preached
[FIGURE] in the Evening at the 13 ward. I met with the 12 for prayer
I wrote 3 letters to A. O. Smoot, John Sharp & James T Steel
& sent him $2 for 2 lb of potatoes

March 30, 1874 ~ Monday

30 we had another snow storm all day but melted as it fell
I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 29 P
D. H. Wells sealed 19 couple & W Woodruff 34 for the dead

March 31, 1874 ~ Tuesday

31. I went to the field & spent the day

April 1, 1874 ~ Wednesday to April 3, 1874 ~ Friday

April 1, 2 & 3 I spent time sowing wheat & on the farm gardning
[FIGURE] I returned home on the Evening of the 3rd & found Brother Robert
L Campbell Dangerously sick I administered to him in the
Evening I received 3 letters

April 4, 1874 ~ Saturday

4. I Administered to Brother Campbell this morning & found him
vary low I telegraphed to Presidents B Young & G. A. Smith

April 5, 1874 ~ Sunday

5. Sunday I took cars in the morning, rode to Ogden in a snow

April 5 1874
storm Preached in the Tabernacle at 11 oclok & in a school house at
7 oclok in the Evening & spent the night with F D Richards 40 M[iles]

April 6, 1874 ~ Monday

April 6, 1874 [FIGURES] I took cars & returned to S. L. City met
in Conference O Pratt Preached at Noon Adjourned
till May 7, for the Return of President Young I met in the
Evening with the school of the Prophets after which with A M.
Musser & A. P. Rockwood I visited R. L. Campbell and
administered to him I wrote one letter to G Q Cannon

April 7, 1874 ~ Tuesday

7. [FIGURES] I received 3 letters from Wilford, Susan, & Daugth
I wrote 3 letters to Peter Saxe sent him draft on New York
for $209.58, wrote to L I Osvant sent 50 cts for Japanese pen
went to the field [FIGURES] I got of F. D. Richards the
Geneology of the Woodruff family at farmington Conn.

April 8, 1874 ~ Wednesday

8 I spent the day in the Endowment House we Baptized for the dead
193 D H Wells sealed 52 couple for the dead & W Woodruff 42 C.

April 9, 1874 ~ Thursday to April 10, 1874 ~ Friday

9 & 10. I spent the time on the farm sewing Barly & putting in garden

April 11, 1874 ~ Saturday

April 11 1874 Elder Robert Lang Campbell Died this morning
[FIGURE] R. L Campbell Died April 11, 74 79 years At 30 minutes Past 4 oclok this morning with Typhoid
fever after about 2 weeks sickness I felt from the
first attack that he would not live I came up from the field this
morning after administering to Sister Willard Snow who was
taken sick in the night with chills & fever I went to Brother Campbells
House with Brother MCAllister & with Bishop Hardy put his clothing
on him called at President Youngs office saw president Wells
& Carrington & talked with them about the funeral I met
with the Agricultural Board in the Evening but adjourned out of
respect to R. L. Campbell

April 12, 1874 ~ Sunday

April 12, 1874
Sunday I Attended the funeral of Robert Lang Campbell
in the 12 ward Assembly Room, the Board of Directors were
the bearers & carried the Body from the House to the meeting room
W Woodruff spoke about 45 minuts followed By D. H. Wells Thomas Taylor
& Bishop Hardy there was a vary large assembly we went to
the grave

April 13, 1874 ~ Monday

13. I spent the day at the Endowment House we gave Endowment
to 38 D H Wells sealed 21, W Woodruff sealed 27.

April 14, 1874 ~ Tuesday

14. I went to the farm & spent the day & returned at night

April 15, 1874 ~ Wednesday

15 I went to the Endowment House & sealed 13 couple for the
dead & attended a meeting of the school of the Prophets ^on the 13.^ I also
opened the [dream] around my City lot

April 16, 1874 ~ Thursday

16. I went to the farm & spent the day & night, we had a vary
cold east wind

April 17, 1874 ~ Friday

17. [FIGURE] Robert L Campbells youngest child died to
day with the Hooping Cough I came to the City & ploughed
my Garden.

April 18, 1874 ~ Saturday

18. Brower Pettit called upon me from Bear lake said
the snow was 2 feet deep there I Attended the funeral of
the youngest child of Robert L. Campbell & spoke & was followed
by Bishop Leonard W Hardy I went to the grave

I Gave Bonds to Judge Elias Smith for Letters of Administr-
ation on the Esstate of Robert L. Campbell. L. W. Hardy and
W^m Burton want my security I wrote a letter to F. D. Richards

April 19, 1874 ~ Sunday

[FIGURE] 19. Sunday I met with my Quorum at Noon & Preached
in the 14 ward in the Afternoon and also attended a meeting there
in the Evening Father Shearen & Brother Peart are both dead

April 20, 1874 ~ Monday

2d0 spent the forenoon in the Endowment house we gave Endowments

April 20, 1874
to 26. I ordained 3 Elder assisted in ordaining 6 others I sealed at the
Altar 22 couple I took out letters of Administration on the
Esstate of Robert Lang Campbell to day

April 21, 1874 ~ Tuesday

21. I spent the time laboring

April 22, 1874 ~ Wednesday

22nd I went to the Endowment House many were baptized
for the dead D. H. Wells sealed 13 couple for the dead

April 23, 1874 ~ Thursday

23 I spent the day Ploughing out my wheat land

April 24, 1874 ~ Friday

24 I Planted potatoes & returned to the City 6 M[iles]

April 25, 1874 ~ Saturday

25 In company with Erastus Snow, & Angus Cannon I took
cars to Provo arived at 10 oclok held a meeting at 2 oclok
and Erastus Snow spoke to the people followed by A. O.
Smoot. Met in the Evening & A Cannon & E Snow spoke

April 26, 1874 ~ Sunday

26 Sunday Met at 10 oclok with the Assembly we met
with the Bishops & Elders at 9 oclok to chuse offices for
the Organization. W. Woodruff spoke in the forenoon followed
By E Snow & A Cannon the spirit of God rested
upon us In the Afternoon we had a crouded house
& Organized the Assembly into the United Order of
Zion and Elected the Officers to preside over them I
[FIGURE] should judge three fourths of the Assembly voted
to Unite with the United Order. W. Woodruff
A O. Smoot & E Snow spoke the spirit of God rested
upon the people. In the Evening the people met in there
various wards A. O. Smoot & myself met in the 3rd
ward A. O. Smoot & myself met in Both spoke I
spent the night with Brother Smoot distance to provo 50 M[iles]

April 27, 1874 ~ Monday

27. we took cars & rode to Battle Creek or plesant grove
we held a Meeting at 2 oclok W Woodruff spoke 45 minuts

April 27, 1874
Erastus Snow spok 45 minuts A O. Smoot
40 m[inutes] We then Organized the People of that
Branch into the United Order of Zion & Elected
their Officers. we then rode to American Fork
& held a meeting at 7 oclok W Woodruff spoke
about one hour followed By A. Cannon & E Snow
we also Organized that Branch into the United
Order. I spent the night at Brother Greenwoods
but I was quite Unwell through the night

April 28, 1874 ~ Tuesday

28. we rode to Lehi & held a Meeting with the
People at 10 oclok Erastus Snow spok one hour
& 30 Minuts A Cannon 20 M[inutes] we then organized
that Branch into the United Order & appointed their
Officers we took dinner at Brother Thomas
then took cars & arived at Salt Lake City
at 4 oclok I received 4 Letters from F. D. Richards
[FIGURES] J. Steel, Shuah Moulton I wrote
Letter to F. D. Richards distance 50 M[iles]

April 29, 1874 ~ Wednesday

29. [FIGURE] Isaac Whitehead I Preached the funeral sermon of Brother Issac Whiteh
who died on the 28. I called and laid hainds upon
him a few days since & Blessed him & Ordained him to
the Office of a High Priest & Patriarch & was satifyied
that He had but a few days to live it was an Exceding
Hot day my Thermometer stood at noon at 84°

April 30, 1874 ~ Thursday

30. I went to the farm & spent the day planting potatoes

May 1, 1874 ~ Friday

May 1. I planted Potatoes to day

May 2, 1874 ~ Saturday

2nd I splanted potatoes to day & returned to the City to nigh

May 3, 1874 ~ Sunday

3rd. I took cars rode to Ogden preached in the forenoon followed

May 3rd 1874
By Lorenzo Snow & President Joseph Young in the
afternoon the Ogden Stake of Zion we organized into
the United Order of Zion & Appointed a President
2 vice presidents 9 directors, 3 Secretaries, speeches were
made By G. A. Smith D. H. Wells &c we took cars
& returned home distance of the day 80 M[iles]
[FIGURES] while with Franklin Richards at Ogden
I got access to a Book Entitled Memorial
Genealogy & Ecclesiastical History of New Britain
Conn, which includes much History of Farmington from
AD 1600 to 1850. It gives some History of Asahel
Hart & his children including my step Mother Azubah
Hart, and the Woodruff family from the first settlement
of Farmington from AD 1600. Also the Thompson from
whom my Mother Bulah Thompson descended I was vary
Much interesting in the work. It contained my Fathers
Aphek Woodruff name Uncle Ozem, & Azmon
my Oldest Brother

May 4, 1874 ~ Monday

4. I went to the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
28 persons D. H Wells sealed 20, W Woodruff 15.
I attended a Meeting of the directors of Zions Saving Bank
[FIGURES] I received 3 letters & wrote one to Shuah C Moulton
& sent my likeness

May 5,1874 ~ Tuesday

5 I went to the farm took grain to Mill, & sowed my carrotts

May 6, 1874 ~ Wednesday

6. I spent the day sowing Beets planting corn, Mellons, &
cucumbers & returned to the City 6 mils

May 7, 1874 ~ Thursday

7. May [FIGURES] I received 3 letters & wrote 2 to Sarah, David,
& Betsey Alvard.

May 7, 1874
The adjourned general Conference Met in the New
Tabernacle at 10 oclok had a large congregation

John Taylor Opened by Prayer President Young spoke 14 M[inutes]
& gave a text for all to Preache from which was the United
Order. G. A. Smith spoke 30 Minuts, John Taylor 35 M[inutes]
Afternoon W. Woodruff Prayed O. Pratt spoke 66 Minuts
& refered to all the revelations which had Been given to us
upon that subject Then the articles of agreement of the
United Order as given in St George was read then
President Young spoke 5 Minuts

May 8, 1874 ~ Friday

May 8. Conference Met at 10 oclok A Carrington Prayed
W Woodruff spoke 25 Minuts E Snow 35, Joseph
Young 24, President Young 5 Minuts

Afternoon B Young jr Prayed G A Smith spoke 35 M[inutes],
D. H. Wells 50 Minuts G. A. Smith a few words

May 9, 1874 ~ Saturday

May 9. Conference opened at 10 oclok David McKenzie
Prayed President Young spoke 30, C C Rich 30.

The Authorities of the Church Presented & received
F. D. Richards spoke 20 Minuts David Mckenzie 26.
Afternoon The United Order of this Chief stake of
Zion was Organized with President Brigham Young President
over the whole Order Throughout the world George A Smith
& D. H. Wells visce Presidents & all the Twelve Apostles Assistant
Vice Presidents G. A. Smith Treasurer E Hunter Assistant
Treasrer, T W Ellebeck Chief Book Keeper D McKenzie &
G Godard secretaryies & other Assistant Secretaries, we met
in council at President Youngs at Noon I met with
the superintendent of common schools at the close of the Meeting

May 9, 1874
President Young spoke in the afternoon 37 M[inutes], E Snow 13 Missionaries
were called G A Smith spok 3 Minuts

May 10, 1874 ~ Sunday

10^th Sunday B Young Jr spoke 35 Minuts A. Carrington 35,
G A Smith 30. Afternoon G. A. Smith spoke 40 minuts &
President Brigham Young 55 Minuts, & delivered a powerful
discourse. At the close of the meeting we met in the Prayer
Circle & set apart 2 Missionaries. I attended a council at
President Youngs office in the Evening it was decided for the 12
to go through the Territory & Organize the different Branches into
the Order of Zion it was Decided for me to go to
Bear
Lake valley with C C Rich to Organize that Stake of Zion

May 11, 1874 ~ Monday

11. I spent the day choreing & preparing to go North

May 12, 1874 ~ Tuesday

12. In company with C C Rich & Bishop Budge I rode to
Evanston & held a meeting with the Saints most of the Saints
voted to ienter into the United order distance 120 M[iles]

May 13, 1874 ~ Wednesday

13. I took carriage with Bishop Budge & rode to Randolph
& held a meeting with the saints, & the people voted to
enter into the United order of the Saints distance 35 M[iles]

May 14, 1874 ~ Thursday

14. I took Sarah with me & Rode to Lake Town & spent the
night with Brother Western we held a meeting with the
people C. C. Rich W^m. Budge, & myself spoke to all these meetings 20 M[inutes]

May 15, 1874 ~ Friday

15. we rode to Fish Haven & took dinner at Fish Haven
with John Stokes, then rode to St Charles I spent the nigh
with Brother Davis Brother Budge Orlando Pratt & Brother
Barkenhead saw what they called the Bear Lake Monster
But I think it is a large Oter distance 20 Mils

May 16, 1874 ~ Saturday

16. Rode to Paris to hold a 2 days meeting we met in the
forenoon in the school house but it was not large Enough in the

May 16^th 1874
afternoon we met in the Tanery & spoke to the people inupon
the United Order

May 17, 1874 ~ Sunday

17. Sunday we met at 10 oclok the House could not
hold the people & we moved out of doors we partook of the
sarcrament we Organized the Bear Lake Stake of Zion
the spirit of the Lord was with us & we had a good time
I took supper with Bishop Budge

May 18, 1874 ~ Monday

18. we rode through a good deal of Mud to Mount
Peielier & held a Meeting & Organized that Branch into the
United Order 12 Miles

May 19, 1874 ~ Tuesday

19 we rode to Bennington Preached & Organized the
Branch into the United Order of that Branch we
then rode to Soda Springs held a meeting with the
Saints in that place & all voted to Enter the order 30 M[iles]
I spent the night with W^m W Sterritt.

May 20, 1874 ~ Wednesday

20. we rode back to Mount Pielier then to Paris through
many mud holes 42 M[iles]

May 21, 1874 ~ Thursday

21. I spent the day in Paris. Sarah was quite sick
through the night

May 22, 1874 ~ Friday

22nd we rode to Liberty & held a meeting with the people
& Organized them into the United Order with Bishop
E N Austin President. We then rode to Ovid preached
to the People & Organized them into the United Order
then returned to Paris 17 M[iles]

May 23, 1874 ~ Saturday

23. we rode to Bloomington Preached to the People then
Organized the People into the United Order

May 24, 1874 ~ Sunday

24. we went to St Charles held two meetings but did
not Organize the people in that Branch into the united Order

May 25, 1874 ~ Monday

May 25 1874
I went down to the Lake & helped draw Br Pettit net we
caught many suckers & 42 trout many would weigh 102 lbs
I returned & spent the night at Brother Davis. 6 M[iles]

May 26, 1874 ~ Tuesday

26 we rode to Fish Haven Preached to the People & organized
them into the United Order. we then rode to Lake Town
I spent the night with Brother Western 25 Miles

May 27, 1874 ~ Wednesday

27. we held a Meeting with the people & Organized them
into the United Order with Ira Nebeker President
we then started in the rain & rode to Randolph 22 M[iles]

May 28, 1874 ~ Thursday

28. we drove to Woodruff preached to the People then
Organized them into the United Order with ^W^m^ Henry Lee
President. we then returned to Randolph Preached to the people
& Organized them into the United Order with Randolph
Stewart President & Wilford Woodruff Jr Treasurer

May 29, 1874 ~ Friday

29 I went up the creek to look at the farms & caught
20 Trout & one prarie chicken

May 30, 1874 ~ Saturday

30. I stoned up the well & made a curb around it

May 31, 1874 ~ Sunday

31 Sunday [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & B Young Jr
I Preached to the People Brothers Rich & Budge left for
home on the 29. I Blessed 2 Children today. I met with
the Sabbath [School], & with the Teachers in the Evening

June 1, 1874 ~ Monday

June 1. I finished the well curb went up the big creek shot 2 ducks
& caught one trout

June 2, 1874 ~ Tuesday

2nd I left Randolph & rode to Woodruff & Preached & camped on
Bear River with Wilford Emily & childn & David 20 M[iles]

June 3, 1874 ~ Wednesday

3rd we rode to Evanston I held a meeting with the Saints
at Almy & organized them into the United Order & we spent the
night at Brother Pikes 18 M[iles]

June 4, 1874 ~ Thursday

June 4, 1874
we drove to the Saw Mill Below Haning Rock & camped 35 M[iles]

June 5, 1874 ~ Friday

5 we drove over the summit & camped 42 M[iles]

June 6, 1874 ~ Saturday

6. we started down the canyon Wilford Broke a wheel
& we had to unload his waggon & draw his Ex [ox] on a pole we arived
in S. L. City abot 11 oclok I attended a Meeting at the old
Tabernacle & in the Evening at the Historian Office 18 M[iles]

June 7, 1874 ~ Sunday

7. [FIGURE] I received 3 letters & wrote 2 to Thompson & Azmon
[FIGURE] I sent Azmon an extract of the History of New Britain
Sunday I attended a Meeting at the Tabernacle J. Taylor
spoke one Hour & 15 M[inutes]. I met with my prayer Circle
& with the 12 in the Evening

June 8, 1874 ~ Monday

8 I wrote a peace for the Deseret News on my missin
North I went to the Endowment House & gave Endowments to 28
D H Wells sealed 13 couple & W Woodruff 3 couple

June 9, 1874 ~ Tuesday

9 I spent the time at the farm 6 M[iles]

June 10, 1874 ~ Wednesday

10. I went to the Endowments & there was 506 Baptisms
for the dead & I confirmed 100 of them D H Wells confirmed
about the same D H Wells [sealed] 62 couple for the Dead & W Woodruff
sealed 67 couple I was vary weary at night

June 11, 1874 ~ Thursday to June 12, 1874 ~ Friday

11, & 12. I spent the time on the farm hoeing & planting corn

June 13, 1874 ~ Saturday

13. I spent the fore part of the day Hoeing corn in the afternoon
I came to the City & attended a meeting with the Board of
the D. A. & M. Society 6 [Miles]

June 14, 1874 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday I Attended the funeral of Alvin Winegar &
reported the sermon of Alvin Winegar G A Smith &
President Brigham Young & copied it off & gave it to
President Young in the Afternoon I attended Meeting in
the Afternoon Erastus Snow preached

June 15, 1874 ~ Monday

June 15 1874
In the fore noon I assisted the Boys to get ready to return
home. In the Afternoon I spent the time in the Endowment House
we gave Endowmets to 63 persons W Woodruff sealed 37 couple

June 16, 1874 ~ Tuesday

16 [FIGURE] I received a letter from Mining Co David & Wilford
started for home this morning I spent the day at the farm

June 17, 1874 ~ Wednesday

17. I spent the day at the Endowment House there were near
1000 of the Dead Baptized for to day D H Wells confirmed for
some 5 Hours W. Woodruff sealed 92 couple for the dead
then D. H. Wells sealed till night

June 18, 1874 ~ Thursday to June 19, 1874 ~ Friday

18 & 19. I spent the time replanting potatoes & hoeing

June 20, 1874 ~ Saturday

20. I returned to the City at noon Attended the Council of the
Officers of the United Order. I had a meeting with Livingston
& T. Taylor on Campbells Esstate. I met with the Board of the
D A & M Society in the Evening

June 21, 1874 ~ Sunday

21. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended
Meeting in the Tabernacle W Woodruff spoke in the morning ^30 M[inutes]^ followed
by B Young Jr 47 M[inutes]. Afternoon O Pratt read 2 verses of
the 3rd chapter of Malachi & spoke one hour & 12 minutes. I met
in the Evening with the Twelve for Prayer

June 24, 1874 ~ Wednesday

22nd ^24 Wednesday^ I * met with committee at 10 oclok on Rules & Regulation in
the afternoon went to the Endowment House. There were Baptized
304 D H Wells sealed for the Dead 51 W Woodruff 30.

June 22, 1874 ~ Monday

232nd I went to the Endowment House D. H. Wells sealed some 20 W Woodruff 3

June 23, 1874 ~ Tuesday

23 I spent the time at the field weeding

June 25, 1874 ~ Thursday to June 26, 1874 ~ Friday

24. *see above. 25 & 26. I spent the time hoeing & weeding on the farm 6 [miles]

June 27,1874 ~ Saturday

27. [FIGURE] In company with Mrs Woodruff the Presidency & Twelve I
took cars at S L. City at 6 oclok in the Morning & arived in Brigham
City at 10 oclok to hold a 2 days Meeting.

June 27, 1874
^[FIGURE]^ Meeting opened by prayer by W. Woodruff President Young
spoke 13 Minuts G. A. Smith 27, J Taylor 40 M[inutes]. Afternoon
Prayer By Bishop Herrick President Young spoke 15 M[inutes]
D. H. Wells one Hour & 12 Minuts & O Pratt 3 Minuts He said
just 30 years ago to day Joseph Smith the Prophet was martered
in Carthage Jail for the Gospel of Jesus Christ & Just about
this time of Day

June 28, 1874 ~ Sunday

28. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to David & attended Meeting at the Bowery
Sunday O Pratt opened by Prayer The Articles of the United Order
was read. President Young spoke 18 M[inutes] O Pratt one H[our] & 10 M[inutes].
He said all the virgins had been asleep 40 years & Just begining
to wake up & were wondering what New thing had come in
the United Order. Afternoon Prayer By G. W. Ward
President Young spoke 47 Minuts [FIGURES] In speaking of giving
divorces, He said when he sealed a woman to a man he asked
nothing for it but if they asked for a divorce I charge him
$10 for his folly for it is no better than a peace of white Paper
for when I seal a woman to a man it takes a higher power
then I am to take her away Some women say I do not want to
live with my Husband in Eternity they need not trouble themselves
about it for she will not ^be^ troubled with him in Eternity unless
he keeps the commandments of God & if He goes to the Celestial
Kingdom & she is not worthy of it, she will not be troubled with
him for she will not go there. One man will say I do not want
to go to heaven if such a man goes, but no one need be troubled
about such matters for they will not go to Heaven themselves unless
they are worthy & they will not meet any one there that is not
worthy. W Woodruff followed spoke 15 Minuts

June 28 1874
G. A. Smith spoke 11 M[inutes], & Erastus Snow 20 Minuts
The Meeting then adjourned & we took cars & rode to S L City
& arived at home at 8.30, distance going & returning 120 Miles

June 29,1874 ~ Monday

29. I spent a part of the day in the Endowment House

June 30,1874 ~ Tuesday

30. I spent daythe time on the farm 6 M[iles]

July 1,1874 ~ Wednesday

July 1. I spent the day in the Endowment House we Baptized
600. W Woodruff confirmed 300, & sealed 37 couple for the
dead D H Wells sealed 78 couple for the Dead

July 2, 1874 ~ Thursday to July 4, 1874 ~ Saturday

2 & 3, 4. I spent the time weading wheat I met with the Board of D A & M

July 5, 1874 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday I met at the Tabernacle at 2 oclok E. D. Woolly prayed
O. Pratt spoke one hour & 15 Minuts

July 6, 1874 ~ Monday

6. I spent the day at the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 32. W Woodruff sealed 25 couple

July 7, 1874 ~ Tuesday

7. I spent the time on the farm 6 [miles]

July 8, 1874 ~ Wednesday

8. I spent the time in the Endowment House There was Baptized
693. W Woodruff confirmed 200, D H Wells sealed 73 couple
for the dead W Woodruff 68 couple

July 9, 1874 ~ Thursday

9. I spent most of the time on the farm I met with the
Board of Zions Saving Bank 6 M[iles]

July 10, 1874 ~ Friday

10. [FIGURE] I spent the day at the farm At 8 oclok in the Evening
Bulah A Beatie fell to the floor as though she had fallen
dead suppose to be partial sun struck I was sent for in the
night when I arived Dr Benedict was there & Brother
Beatie it appeared as though she was at Deaths door
it did not seemed as though she breathed at at all & remained
so most of the night

July 11, 1874 ~ Saturday

11. Bulah seems a little better this morning I went to the field
made a Hay rack Attended a Meeting of the D A & M Society 6 M[iles]

July 12, 1874 ~ Sunday

July 12, 1874
I Telegraphed to Phebe she came down in the Evening &
Brought 2 children last Evening Bulah seemed Much Better after
we administered to her by the laying on of hands she rested
through the night & is much better this morning I met with
my Prayer Circle this morning. I met with A P
Rockwood & Wallace 2 Hours on R. L. Campbells AC[count].

I Attended meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon
[FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Phebe & Susan &c G. Q. Cannon
spoke about one hour & 5 M[inutes], President Young spoke 27 M[inutes]

July 13, 1874 ~ Monday to July 14, 1874 ~ Tuesday

13 & 14 I spent the time Haying

July 15, 1874 ~ Wednesday

15 I spent the day in the Endowment House we Baptized
some 550 D H Wells sealed 65 couple W. Woodruff
18 couple W Woodruff confirmed 200 for the dead

July 16, 1874 ~ Thursday

16. I spent the day drawing Hay

July 17, 1874 ~ Friday

17 [FIGURES] T. W. Brother Thomas Williams Broke a
Blood vessel while eating Dinner & bled to death
I spent the day idrawing Hay

July 18, 1874 ~ Saturday

18. I spent the day in the field It has been raining now
for several Days it is vary difficult to get any Hay
up it wets & dryes

July 19, 1874 ~ Sunday

19. Elder Thomas Williams was buried to day the
funeral was held at the 14 ward President Young
J. Taylor & G. Q. Cannon spoke I took cars to Sandy
& rode in a carriage 5 Miles to the Meeting House in
West Jordon I spoke one hour rode Back to the cars
& returned to S L. City distance 50 M[iles]

July 20, 1874 ~ Monday

20. I spent the day drawing Hay

July 21, 1874 ~ Tuesday

21. I worked at the farm drawing Hay

July 22, 1874 ~ Wednesday

July 22 1874
I spent the day at the farm prepard for cutting wheat in the morning
we cut & bound about 7 Acres of wheat. Brother Putnam
Extracted some 5 1/2 gallons of Hunny from 4 of my stands of Bees

July 23, 1874 ~ Thursday

23 I finished cutting wheat

July 24, 1874 ~ Friday

24^th July 1874 [FIGURES]
This is the Anaversy ^Anniversary^ of the Entrance of the Pioneers into this vally
on the 24 day of July 1847, Being 27 years ago the Inhabitants
of this City have been laboring for several weeks to adorn the great
Tabernacle to prepare a Great Jubeilee of the sabbath school children
of 34 counties Salt Lake, Utah, & Davis & Webber from 8000 to
10000 children Assembled in the Tabernacle & the rest of the Room
was occupied by adults it was judged that there were 14000
people in the Tabernacle Most of the time was occupied with songs &
Music short speeches were made By President B Young G A Smith
& G. Q. Cannon. The whole Tabernacle was decorated with Ever-
greens & taking it altogether it was the grandest view & scene of my
life A day long to be remembered

July 25, 1874 ~ Saturday

25 I shocked up my wheat & Hoed corn 6 M[iles]

July 26, 1874 ~ Sunday

26. Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle O Pratt preached
one Hour & 25 Minuts on the setting up the kingdom in the last days

July 27, 1874 ~ Monday

27 July I went to the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
[blank] persons D. H. Wells sealed [blank] W Woodruff sealed [blank]

July 28, 1874 ~ Tuesday

28 I spent the day drawing Hay

July 29, 1874 ~ Wednesday

29. I spent the day in the Endowment House we Baptized 300
W Woodruff sealed 25 couple D H Wells 17.

July 30, 1874 ~ Thursday to July 31, 1874 ~ Friday

30 & 31. I spent the time at the farm it rains now nearly Evry
day I have Never seen as Much rain in summer in this valley

August 1, 1874 ~ Saturday

Aug 1, 1874
I spent the day at the farm we had several Hard
showers of rain I returned to the City in the Evening 6 [miles]

August 2, 1874 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday [FIGURE] I received 3 letters wrote one to David
I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon
E D Woolly prayed W Woodruff spoke upon the
5first five verses of the 2nd chapter of Isaiah 45 M[inutes],
followed by A Carrington 28 Minuts I met for prayer

August 3, 1874 ~ Monday

3rd Aug [FIGURE] E L Sloan [FIGURE] Whitney I learned this morning that E L Slan
E L Sloan & Sister Whitney ^2nd^ wife of Bishop Whitney
are Both Dead Died this morning Brother Sloan was
taken coughing & lived but a few moments I received
[FIGURES] 2 letters & wrote One. To day is the Election for
[FIGURE] Territorial Officers & Precint Officers The Utah Ring
gathered at the City Hall to create a fuss Many Rowdies were
were Appointed Deputy Marshalls by Maxwell the U.S. Sheriff
so they could arest the city officers & stop the Legal voting
& a number of the poliece were arested & the mob tore the
coat of from Mayor D. H. Wells & there was quite a
fight Ast Sandy In the Evening at about 10 oclok Bulah
[FIGURE] A Beatie was taken sick had awful convulsions & cramping
all night we thought she would die. we gave Endowments to 28, D H Wells sealed 14 couple

August 4, 1874 ~ Tuesday

4. Bulah has been vary low & weak all night day we laid hands
upon her several time & she got Better. I spent the day with her

August 5, 1874 ~ Wednesday

5 I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endo Baptized
374 persons W. Woodruff sealed 27 couples for the dead.

August 6, 1874 ~ Thursday to August 8, 1874 ~ Saturday

6, 7, & 8. I spent the time at the farm ploughing & hoeing corn 6 [miles]

August 9, 1874 ~ Sunday

[FIGURE] 9 Sunday I received 2 letters, one from Susan I was sick
through the night & felt quite poorly all day I did not attend any Meeting

August 10, 1874 ~ Monday

Aug 10, 1874
I went to the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
[blank]

August 11, 1874 ~ Tueday to August 13, 1874 ~ Thursday

[FIGURE] 11 12 & 13. I spent three days in council with
the Presidency & Twelve in discussing the principle of the
United Order that we might understand it alike & be
prepared to teach it to the People At the close of the meeting
President Young wished the Twelve to go to now & organize
the whole Church into the United Order

August 14, 1874 ~ Friday

14 In company with the Presidency & Twelve I took
cars at S L City & rode to Logan Cash County 100 M[iles]
to hold a 2 days Meeting G Q Cannon & myself stoped
at Father Hezekiah Thatcher

August 15, 1874 ~ Saturday

15 Sunday Saturday Met in the Bowery at 10 oclok
Prayer By A. O. Smoot G. A. Smith spoke 22 Minuts
L. E. Harrington spoke 32 Minuts, Lorenzo Young spoke
25 Minuts. Afternoon E Green Prayed, John Taylor
spoke one hour & 27 Minuts, & W Woodruff 30 Minuts

August 16, 1874 ~ Sunday

16. Sunday I met with the Sabbath School A M
Musser spoke followed by W. Woodruff G. A. Smith
& G. Q Cannon. At 10 oclok Meeting opened By prayer
M Thatcher G Q Cannon Red the ^By^ Laws Constitution
Rules & Regulations of the United Order which took
one hour & 12 Minuts. G A Smith spok 22 M[inutes]
Afternoon Sunday Prayer By D Evans President
B. Young spok one Hour & 2 Minuts & delivered one of
the most interesting discourses I Ever heard in my
life Said it would take a whole life devoted to God
& his work to get a full & complete Salvation

Aug 16, 1874
and as much short as any person came of this
after receiving this work so much short would He
be cliped of a full & comp[le]te salvation & none such
would the Lord chuse when He made up his Jewels
A O Smoot spok 12 Minuts D Evans 5 M[inutes] & G. A.
Smith 7 Minuts when the Meeting adjourned

I Attended a Priesthood Meeting in the Evening
G. Q. Cannon spoke followed By Brigham Young jr, & Brother
Preston & called for flour, Beef, & Team & men to meet
for the Tabernacle

August 17, 1874 ~ Monday

17. Monday took Utah Northern at 11 ock arived at
S. L. City at 8.30, & spent the night at home 100 M[iles]
we had profitable conversation with the Brethren &
Sister on the way home

August 18, 1874 ~ Tuesday

18. [FIGURE] I wrote 34 letters to Wilford, Sarah, David, & Susan

August 19, 1874 ~ Wednesday

19. I went to the Endowment House spent a short time & called
upon Mr Goldburgh on affairs of the Campbell Esstate
& went to the field & spent the night

August 20, 1874 ~ Thursday to August 21, 1874 ~ Friday

20, & 21. I spent the time Hoeing watering & weeding 6 [miles]

August 22, 1874 ~ Saturday

22nd I spent the day weading carrotts & Beets returned to the City

August 23, 1874 ~ Sunday

23rd [FIGURE] Sunday I wrote 34 letters to Phebe Susan & John Reeves
I spent most of the forenoon in Presidents Youngs Office
[FIGURE] we received a letter from Sarah I wrote one letter to I F Carter

August 24, 1874 ~ Monday

24. I spent a part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 46 persons W. Woodruff sealed 32 couple D H Wells 4.
Edward Tullage called upon me to get my Autobyograpy
to write up & publish the History of Brigham Young Utah &
its founders

August 25, 1874 ~ Tuesday

Aug 25, 1874
25 I spent the day on the farm 6 M[iles]

August 26, 1874 ~ Wednesday

26. I spent the day in the Endowment House we Baptized 354 D H Wells
sealed 34 couple for the Dead W W. 23 couple

August 27, 1874 ~ Thursday to August 28, 1874 ~ Friday

27 & 28. I spent the time on the farm

August 29, 1874 ~ Saturday

29. I went to Ogden in the morning with Mrs Woodruff who
started for Iowa to see her Daughter Susan she went with
Brother Stains she had a Birth with sister Brigham Young jr
I returned on the same train that I went upon distance 80 Miles
I attended Meeting in the Evening with the D A & M Society

August 30, 1874 ~ Sunday

30. I went to American fork attended Meeting with president Young
G. A. Smith & others I spoke in the morning 30 M[inutes], followed By
E D Woolly 41 Minuts President Young spoke 7 Minuts
Afternoon S H Halladay Prayed G. A. Smith spoke 70 M[inutes]
President Young 28 Minuts

August 31, 1874 ~ Monday

31. I spent the day in the field drawing Barley

September 1, 1874 ~ Tuesday

Sept 1. I spent the day drawing Barley & puling weeds 6 [miles]

September 2, 1874 ~ Wednesday

2nd I went to the Endowment House we Baptized 365
D H Wells sealed 60 couple W. Woodruff 20 couple

September 3, 1874 ~ Thursday to September 5, 1874 ~ Saturday

3, 4 & 5 I spent the time drawing Barley I met with the D A & M
society Board on the Evening of the 5.

September 6, 1874 ~ Sunday

6. [FIGURES] I received a letter from Phebe she was with Susan
Sunday I met with my Quorum at noon I Attended Meeting
in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon O Pratt Preached one hour &
15 Minuts from this Text the Deciples said unto Jesus "will thoue
at this time restore the Kingdom unto Israel, and Jesus said it
is not for you to know the times & seasons which the Father hath
hid up unto himself." [Acts 1:7] He showed that this was the Dispensation
in which the Father would restore the kingdom to Israel

Sept 6, 1874
Sunday [FIGURES] I wrote to Mrs Woodruff in the Evening
Bulah, Emma, Brigham & the children was riding in a Buggy
from the farm East to the county road Emma & Asahel were
sitting in chairs in the Hind End Nelly struck the horse he
sprung forward & flung Emma & Asahel chairse & all over
the hind End & they struck on there heads & shoulder
& hurt them Badly they sent for me I went down in
the Evening Asahels head swelled badly I was afraid He had
cracked his skull. He was poorly untill midnight Emma
did not realize that she was hurt much untill midnight
then she was taken vary sick & in great Pain through
the head neck Back & shoulders she was almost paralized

September 7, 1874 ~ Monday

7. [FIGURE] Asahel was Better this morning & Emma was able
to sit up some I took Asahel to the City with me & we both
went to the top of a 12 foot lader in a high peach tree to gather
Peaches, while there the foot of the [ladder] gave way Asahel started
to fall & in trying to save him I fell under the lader abot
10 feet to the ground & struck on my right shoulder & hip &
hurt me vary much, it did not hurt Asahel much I was
vary sore & lame all night it seems as though the Devil still
persues me to destroy my life.

September 8, 1874 ~ Tuesday

8 I was vary sore & lame to day yet I went to the field
& returned home in the Evening. 6 M[iles]

September 9, 1874 ~ Wednesday

9. I am Better this morning & Emma is getting Better I went
to the Endowment House & we Baptized & confirmed for the
dead 304 D H Wells sealed 30 couple for the dead &
^[FIGURE]^ W Woodruff 21 couple. I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff

September 10, 1874 ~ Thursday

10. I threshed out my Barley to day 125 Bushel on 2 1/2 Acres 38 on one Acre

September 11, 1874 ~ Friday

Sept 101 1874
we are having vary hard frosts nights which is killing our fodder
we threshed our wheat By 12 oclok 264 Bushels of wheat on
8 Acres Being 33 Bushels to the Acre I was vary weary at night

September 12, 1874 ~ Saturday

12. I cut Pcorn & Dug potatoes the fodder of the corn was mostly killed
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Harvy Parkins about a Threshing Machine

September 13, 1874 ~ Sunday

13 Sunday I was quite unwell did not Attend Meeting attended the prayer
[FIGURE] circle in the Evening I wrote to Mrs Woodruff.

September 14, 1874 ~ Monday to September 15, 1874 ~ Tuesday

14, & 15 I spent the cTime cutting corn I Received 3 letters from Brinton
[FIGURE] Phebe & James S Balder

September 16, 1874 ~ Wednesday

16. I spent the day in the Endowment House we Baptized 494 for
the dead & confirmed them I confirmed 176. D H Wells sealed
96 couple for the Dead W Woodruff 25 couple I was vary weary

September 17, 1874 ~ Thursday

17 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & J. Stockings spent the day at the
field drawing corn & cutting it 6 M[iles]