Mon Mayr 67th I went to the office, did not sleep very good last night. I requested my sons
& their wives and my daughters & their husbands to meet with me this evening at home as
I wished to talk with them on some important matters. I also asked Bro L. John Nuttall to
accompany me home this afternoon. After supper and at 730 we met in the parlor.
There were present, myself and wife Emma, Ashael & wife Naomi, Owen and
wife ^H^Ellen, Ovando Beebe & Clara, Jos Daynes & Blanche, W. McEwan & Alice
L. John Nuttall, Andrew Smith, my grandson Henry Eugene Woodruff
2 of Ashaels children and Mazie Berkley the house maid.
I referred to my labors in Arizona some 18 years ago and related
my experience among the people of Sunsett, Brigham City &c in the united
order, and of my going into the San Francisco mountains where I
staid with some of the brethren who were herding sheep ^some 10 days^ I was very busy
reading the Book of Doctrine & Covenants. on one night I had a vision
.
and in the morning a revelation which I wrote and afterwards sent a copy
to President John Taylor and the apostles. I said I wanted my family to hear it read
as many things in it were now transpiring & coming to pass in our day.
Many of the things spoken of in the revelation were attended to by President
John Taylor and the apostles at that time. I had asked Bro Nuttall to come
and read it because he had read it to the President & Twelve 18 years ago.
Bro Nuttall then at my request read the revelation, after which I made
some more remarks by way of explanation and requested all to try
and remember these things, but it was not for them to mention them
or speak of them in any place, until after they were made public
by action of myself & the twelve apostles. I called on Asahel to pray
which he did. Bro Nuttall then bore testimony to what I had said of the
action of the Presidency & Twelve. An interesting conversation
then ensued on the United Order &c. Oranges and apples were
passed around and all partook. some began to go home at 1030
having spent an enjoyable & profitable time. Sister Woodruff
passed a carnation to each one present with a request to have it
pressed in commemoration of this event.
at a gathering of a portion of
his family with L. J. Nuttall, Andrew Smith
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