Find Your Relatives
Find Your Relatives
Images of Wilford's Family

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

with the help of
Start Here
Wilford Woodruff Papers Wilford Woodruff Papers
About Volunteer Meet the Team Partners Impact Editorial Method
2023 Conference Articles Photos Podcasts Updates Videos Newsroom

Day in the Life

Jun 1, 1897

Journal Entry

June 01, 1897 ~ Tuesday

Tuesday June 1st 1897. after midnight was somewhat wakeful, but
had enough sleep. after breakfast at 815 I took a walk, then sat down
and signed 40 drafts in the Liverpool office book. laid down & slept 2 hours
then wdrove to the office at 1125 assisted by Elder L. John Nuttall I made
up my money & Tithing orders for my wives & hired man George, & mailed
that for Sarah at Provo. I mislaid ^$^50.00 in U.S. currency—Sisters Susa
Y Gates & Zina Y. Card came in requesting me to attend the B Young
family gathering in the Lion House, but I excused myself. I went
to ZCMI and weighed 181 lbs. On my way home I called at Claras
and at Susan Scholes—I walked out and took my supper at 730
My family gathered in my room & we spent an hour very
agreeably in conversation. my mind was quite clear. I was
mouth in our family prayers. Dr Snow ordered that my urine
be measured, commenced this evening. IAfter going to bed I was
rather restless

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal.

Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
541 mentions
Apostle
Beebe, Clara Martisha Woodruff
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
381 mentions
Family
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
397 mentions
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
175 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
695 mentions
Family
53 mentions
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
357 mentions
Family
Card, Zina Presendia Young Williams
3 Apr 1850 - 31 Jan 1931
22 mentions

Related Documents

Browse other documents with this same date. These could include pages from Wilford Woodruff's autobiographies, daybooks, letters, histories, and personal papers.

Letter from Walter Romney, 1 June 1897
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother: I am in receipt of your call as a Missionary to Germany and Switzerland. In reply beg to state that I accept the call and trust that the Lord will bless me in the acceptance of such a sacred trust. I will be ready by the dated stated Oct. 9th, 1897. Your Brother in the Gospel Walter Romney.
Letter from John Felt, 1 June 1897
Huntsvill President Wilford Woodruff Dear brother I received yours on 25th inst and looking it over and seeing when and where you desire me to go, I gladly accept and will be ready at the time appointed although I feel my inability to preach the gosple, but as I stated before I am willing to go trusting in the Lord your brother in the gosple John Felt David McKay Bishop

Events

View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life.

April 1897
Publication of Conference Report begins (replaced by Ensign Conference issue starting in 1965).

Jun 1, 1897