Day in the Life

Sep 28, 1879

Journal Entry

September 28, 1879 ~ Sunday

298 Sunday I administered to Br Greer. We met at 10 oclok
John Bush Prayed Reports of the several Branches of the Stake were
then given read By the Clerk John R Hewlett. The General
Authorities of the Church were then presented & received and
also the local authorities & home missionaries. W Woodruff spoke 50
Minuts Andrew Gibbons 42 M[inutes], John Burnham 15 M[inutes]

Afternoon Br Mann spoke 25, Lot Smith 21, & W Woodruff 45 Minuts
and the power of God was with us. Jesse N Smith chose
Oscar Mann for his second councillor I ordained him ^H[igh]P[riest]^ &
set him apart as a councillor

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal. Click on the person's name to view a short bio and other pages they are mentioned on or click on "View in Family Search" to view their FamilySearch profile.

Related Documents

Browse other documents with this same date. These could include pages from Wilford Woodruff's autobiographies, daybooks, letters, histories, and personal papers. Click on the document titles to view the full document.

Discourse 1879-09-28
Elder Woodruff made a few encouraging remarks explaining the duties of the Saints.
Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
28. Sunday I administered to Br Greer & Bl[esse]d him we met at 10 oclok. John Bush prayed Reports of the several Branches of this stake was then read By the Clerk John R Hewlet. The General Authorities of the Church were then presented By Jesse N. Smith. And Local Authorities & Home Missionaries & Indian Missionaries all presented & sustained. W W spoke 50 M. Br Gibbons 42 M. John Burnham 15 M. Afternoon Br Mann spoke 25 M. Lot Smith spoke 21. Jesse N Smith 10 M. W W spoke 55 Minutes in the power of God Jesse N Smith chose Br Oscar Mann for his second councillor I orda[ine]d him an[d] set him apart for this office

Sep 28, 1879