Day in the Life

Mar 31, 1887

Journal Entry

March 31, 1887 ~ Thursday

31 A hand pointing to the right I wrote ^3^ President Taylor & sent him 2 letters of Ray
and Tenney I wrote to Jaques I wrote M. E. Teasdale

Keys crossed I was sealed to day at the Altar in the Temple for
37 couple of Dead friends total in the two days 73 couple
I find I have still after this date 265 more dead friends
to get Endowments fo[r] to finish up my record for 3200
souls for my Father & Mothers House for the Woodruff Hart
& Thompson families. it has been among the most pleasing
and important Labor of my life to accomplish this work
I went to Brother Cottams and spent the night in my usual
usual chamber

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Tenney, Ammon Meshach
16 Nov 1844 - 28 Oct 1925
Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
580 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Bulah Thompson
22 Apr 1783 - 11 Jun 1808
76 mentions
Family
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Teasdale, Matilda Ellen Picton
25 Mar 1858 - 6 Feb 1893
Cottam, Thomas
20 Oct 1820 - 10 Nov 1896

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I was sealed to day at the Altar in the Temple for 37 couple of Dead friends total in the two days 73 couple I find I have still after this date 265 more dead friends to get Endowments fo[r] to finish up my record for 3200 souls for my Father & Mothers House for the Woodruff Hart & Thompson families. it has been among the most pleasing and important Labor of my life to accomplish this work
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Mar 31, 1887