This is my birth day I was born the 1 day of March
1807, which make me 60 years of age at 10 oclok A.M.
This certainly would class me among the old folks at home
yet I do not particularly fell old. for I can now do
more hard work in a day than almost any man I can hire
I met at the Prayer room at 2 oclok to day and I officia-
ted in Giving Maj. Lot Smith & 4 wives their second
Anointing we read History a part of the day
~ Saturday
March 2nd I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House
we gave Endowments to 39 H. C. Kimball sealed 2 couple G Q Cannon 17 couple & W Woodruff 8 couple I met at
the prayer room at 2 oclok & G A Smith Anointed Ezra Oakley & wife to there seconed Anointing it is vary stormy
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I attend the Prayer circle in the morning & spent
the day in the office writing for the Juvinile Instructor
I met with the Presidency & Twelve in the Evening for Prayer
I asked President Young what more it would take to ripen
the United States for the Lord said he would cut off the
wicked when they were ripened in iniquity President Young
said he thought there were a good many honorable men yet
in the United States who would not wish to destroy us. I attended
meeting in the 14 ward & herd Elders Balantine, Stenhouse,
& S. M. Blair Preach & had an interesting meeting
~ Monday
4. March Congress closed yesterday & meets again today
and they are passing a great Deal of partial & unconsti-
tutional Legislation they are a corrupt body of men
& are fast sending the nation to destruction I wrote a [FIGURES] letter to New York & sent a post office order of $3.
I met at the Prayer Circle at 2 oclok & we gave George
Godard & his 2 wives their seconed Anointing W. Woodruff
officiated. I met with the Jordan irrigation company in the Evening I
located 20 Acres of grass land that used to belong to Beaty
~ Tuesday
5. I met at 2 oclok in the prayer room & we gave Reuben
Miller & 2 wives their seconed Anointing. G. A. Smith
officiated
~ Friday
FIGURES March 1st 1867
This is my birth day I was born the 1 day of March
1807, which make me 60 years of age at 10 oclok A.M.
This certainly would class me among the old folks at home
yet I do not particularly fell old. for I can now do
more hard work in a day than almost any man I can hire
I met at the Prayer room at 2 oclok to day and I officiated in Giving Maj. Lot Smith & 4 wives their second
Anointing we read History a part of the day
~ Saturday
March 2nd I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House
we gave Endowments to 39 H. C. Kimball sealed 2 couple
G Q Cannon 17 couple & W Woodruff 8 couple I met at
the prayer room at 2 oclok & G A Smith Anointed Ezra Oakley& wife to there seconed Anointing it is vary stormy
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I attend the Prayer circle in the morning & spent
the day in the office writing for the Juvinile Instructor
I met with the Presidency & Twelve in the Evening for Prayer
I asked President Young what more it would take to ripen
the United States for the Lord said he would cut off the
wicked when they were ripened in iniquity President Young
said he thought there were a good many honorable men yet
in the United States who would not wish to destroy us. I attended
meeting in the 14 ward & herd Elders Balantine, Stenhouse,
& S. M. Blair Preach & had an interesting meeting
~ Monday
4. March Congress closed yesterday & meets again today
and they are passing a great Deal of partial & unconstitutional Legislation they are a corrupt body of men
& are fast sending the nation to destruction I wrote a
FIGURES letter to New York & sent a post office order of $3.
I met at the Prayer Circle at 2 oclok & we gave George
Godard & his 2 wives their seconed Anointing W. Woodruff
officiated. I met with the Jordan irrigation company in the Evening I
located 20 Acres of grass land that used to belong to Beaty
~ Tuesday
5. I met at 2 oclok in the prayer room & we gave Reuben
Miller & 2 wives their seconed Anointing. G. A. Smith
officiated
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," March 1, 1867 - March 5, 1867, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 1, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/wpKR