14 & 15. I got shingle & had Wilfords house shingled I spent
part of the time in the office and part of the time at the House
~ Saturday
16, July [FIGURE] J.Y. President Joseph Young died this morning
at 4 oclok in the morning Aged 84 years 3 months & 9 days
Thus passes away another Aged Patriarch of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints He was a good faithful
Man. I took cars at 7 oclok with G Q Cannon and
rode to Nephi to attend the quarterly Conference
~ Saturday
July 9, 1881
I spent most of the day at work on the barn
~ Sunday
10. Sunday I took cars and rode to Ogden to attend the
Young mens mutual quarterly conference I stoped with
F D Richards I met with the People at 10 oclok A Few remarks made By the councillor Alonzo Herrett President
West & 1 councellor absent. Wm Jackson gave a lecture
on faith, James England on, Repentance
John Anderson on Baptism, Noah L Shirtliff on the
Reception of the Holy Ghost, Frank Greenwell on the
History of Rome. Afternoon Gilbert R Belnap on
Church History, Edward H Anderson on the organization rise & Progress of the young mens Mutual Improvement
Association. W Woodruff spoke 25 Minutes F D Richards
12 Minutes. I took cars & returned to Salt Lake City 80 Mils
~ Monday
11. [FIGURE] I received a letter from J G Bleak & card from
Leslie Snow I finished my barn today
14 & 15. I got shingle & had Wilfords house shingled I spent
part of the time in the office and part of the time at the House
~ Saturday
16, July [FIGURE] J.Y. President Joseph Young died this morning
at 4 oclok in the morning Aged 84 years 3 months & 9 days
Thus passes away another Aged Patriarch of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints He was a good faithful
Man. I took cars at 7 oclok with G Q Cannon and
rode to Nephi to attend the quarterly Conference
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," July 9, 1881 - July 16, 1881, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Dqgn