got me a good supper kept my team over night paid my fare on
the rail Road & sent me my team next day I arived home at 8 ock
& was much rejoiced to be delivered from my perrils & to be with
my family once more at home I wrote a letter to Sarah at wasatch & another one on my arival home I also wrote a letter to Brother Rowley
at Ogden
~ Wednesday
29. I attended athe funeral of Mr WhitesDaughter 10 years of age
at Brother Mussers House I spoke half an hour
~ Thursday
30. I Attended the funeral of Sister Hoagland Bishop Hoaglands first
wife. Elder Taylor spoke followed By President D. H. Wells. I went to
the field & spent the night
~ Friday
Dec 1, 1871. I cut up a Beef & went to the field & spent the night
~ Saturday
2nd I Attended the school of the prophets & gave an Account my
experience in the mountain storm
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle. Bishop Hickenlooper prayed
W Woodruff spok 40 Minutes. Afternoon Isaac Grow Prayed & G Q. Cannon [spoke]
one hour & 23 Minutes. I met with the Twelve in Prayer Circle & preached
in the 14 ward in the Evening I wrote 2 letters to Wilford & Phebe
~ Monday
4. I drove cattle out of my field & spent most of the day looking up the
owners I
7. I Attended the Fast Meeting & herd the Testimony of many of the Saints
& spoke myself Bulah had a son born this morning 30 Minutes past 4 oclok which is named (Preston Carter Woodruff Beatie)
~ Friday
8. I killed 2 pigs to day at the farm one wieghed 320, the other 295 lbs
~ Saturday
9. Brother Petersonson died this Morning Aged 22 years I came to the city
~ Sunday
10. Sunday I met with my Prayer CircleAI attended the funeral of Brother Petersonsson & spoke 30 Minutes was followed By Brother Gibson
Brother Neslin spoke in the Tabernacle in the forenoon & in the Afternoon
Elder O. Pratt spoke one hour & 16 Minutes
~ Monday
11. I killed 2 Hogs in the city weight about 300 each & went to the field
got me a good supper kept my team over night paid my fare on
the rail Road & sent me my team next day I arived home at 8 ock
& was much rejoiced to be delivered from my perrils & to be with
my family one more at home I wrote a letter to Sarah at wasatch
[FIGURE] & another one on my arival home I also wrote a letter to Brother Rowley
at Ogden
~ Wednesday
29. I attendedthe funeral of Mr Whites Daughter 10 years of age
at Brother Mussers House I spoke half an hour
~ Thursday
30. I Attended the funeral of Sister Hoagland Bishop Hoaglands first
wife Elder Taylor spoke followed By President D. H. WellsI went to
the field & spent the night
~ Friday
Dec 1, 1871 I cut up a Beef & went to the field & spent the night
~ Saturday
2nd I Attended the school of the prophets & gave an Account my
Experience in the mountain storm
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Bishop Hickenlooper prayed
W Woodruff spok 40 Minutes. Afternoon Isaac Grow prayed & G Q. Cannon
one hour & 23 Minutes. I met with the Twelve in Prayer Circle & Preached
in the 14 ward in the Evening I wrote 2 letters to Wilford & Phebe
~ Monday
[FIGURE] 4. I drove cattle out of my field & spent most of the day looking up the
owners
7. I Attended the Fast Meeting & herd the Testimony of many of the Saints
& spoke myself Bulah had a son born this morning 30 Minutes past 4 oclok
[FIGURE] which is named (Preston, Carter, Woodruff, Beatie)
~ Friday
8. I killed 2 pigs to day at the farm one wieghed 320 the other 295 lbs
~ Saturday
9. Brother Petersonson died this Morning Aged 22 years I came to the City
~ Sunday
10. Sunday I met with my Prayer CircleI attended the funeral of Brother
PetersonsSon & spoke 30 Minutes was followed By Brother Gibson
Brother Neslin spoke in the Tabernacle in the forenoon & in the Afternoon
Elder O. Pratt spoke one hour & 16 Minutes
~ Monday
11. I killed 2 Hogs in the City weight about 300 Each & went to the field
13. [FIGURE] I spent the day at the farm & came home at night & spent the Evening
at the Presidents office with the Twelve & Fitch, Hemstead, Snow, Miner,
& many others & Expressed our views concerning the return of President
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," November 28, 1871 - December 13, 1871, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/jRql