11 & 12 I spent the time putting in oats Barley & wheat
~ Saturday
13. I furrowed out 13 acres of wheat Barly & oats for taking
in the forenoon then went to the city attended the school
of the prophets. in the Evening got a draft for A O Smoot
of $5000 to go East & Buy sheep & cows I went to
the Theater in the Evening & saw Rip Van winkle play
~ Sunday
14. Sunday [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from A. L Woodruff
& Internal Revenue office I wrote 2 letters to A
[FIGURE] O Smoot of Recommend Brigham Young signed one
& I signed the other. I met with my Prayer Circle in
the morning & attended Meeting in the Afternoon S Woolly
preached in the forenoon & John Taylor in the Afternoon
I met with the presidency & 12 for prayer I laid Hands
upon a sick man
~ Monday
15 We have had a hard rainy night & it rains &
snows this morning which I am glad to see as it has [been]
vary dry I attended the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
60 persons D. H. Wells sealed 17 couple & W. Woodruff 13.
~ Tuesday
16. It was a hard snow storm the trees were heavily loaded
I Attended A funeral in the 6 ward of a youmg woman
who died in child Birth I spoke about half an hour
I attended a meeting in the 14 ward of the Merchantile
Cooporation the constitution & Buy laws was read & excepted [accepted]
~ Wednesday
17. It is still vary wet underfoot I spent the Afternoon
choreing. At a meeting of the 14 ward Cooporative Association
Bishop A Hoagland was chosen President & W Woodruff Vice President
21. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting
in the TabernacleR Nesling spoke in the forenoon 35 M[inutes]
& O Pratt in the Afternoon one Hour & 10 Minutes I preached
in the Evening in the 15 ward school House
~ Monday to ~ Friday
22nd to the 26. I spent this week Breaking up a 5 Acre grass
lot which I had bought of Claudius Spencer
11 & 12 I spent the time putting in oats Barley & wheat
~ Saturday
13. I furrowed out 13 acres of wheat Barly & oats for taking
in the forenoon then went to the city attended the school
of the prophets. in the Evening got a draft for A O Smoot
of $5000 to go East & Buy sheep & cows I went to
the Theater in the Evening & saw Rip Van winkle play
~ Sunday
14. Sunday [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from A. L Woodruff
& Internal Revenue office I wrote 2 letters to A
[FIGURE] O Smoot of Recommend Brigham Young signed one
& I signed the other. I met with my Prayer Circle in
the morning & attended Meeting in the Afternoon S Woolly
preached in the forenoon & John Taylor in the Afternoon
I met with the presidency & 12 for prayer I laid Hands
upon a sick man
~ Monday
15 We have had a hard rainy night & it rains &
snows this morning which I am glad to see as it has been
vary dry I attended the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
60 persons D. H. Wells sealed 17 couple & W. Woodruff 13.
~ Tuesday
16. It was a hard snow storm the trees were heavily loaded
I Attended A funeral in the 6 ward of a youmg woman
who died in child Birth I spoke about half an hour
I attended a meeting in the 14 ward of the Merchantile
Cooporation the constitution & Buy laws was read & excepted accepted
~ Wednesday
17. It is still vary wet underfoot I spent the Afternoon
choreing. At a meeting of the 14 ward Cooporative Association
Bishop A Hoagland was chosen President & W Woodruff Vice President
21. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting
in the TabernacleR Nesling spoke in the forenoon 35 Minutes
& O Pratt in the Afternoon one Hour & 10 Minutes I preached
in the Evening in the 15 ward school House
~ Monday to ~ Friday
22nd to the 26. I spent this week Breaking up a 5 Acre grass
lot which I had bought of Claudius Spencer
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," March 11, 1869 - March 27, 1869, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Kr6n