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 traveled 106,209 Miles	106,209
I held 2620 Meetings	2602200
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 Staks 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 seconed 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 Corloss 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 dDedicated 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 ordinance 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 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 and 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 & 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 gGrand 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

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