Dec 15th 1869
we fed him a tumbler full that satisfied him & he fell asleep &
slept for half an hour and After He awoke he vomited up a good
deal of flem But finally became distresed again in the lungs &
continued sinking through the night
~ Thursday
16. The child is dying this morning Delight the Mother of the child
is feeling vary bad Emma, Sarah, & myself was with the child nearly
all night it lived untill 35 Minutes past 12 oclok noon when he breathed
his last He was Borned 31 Aug 18668 & Died Dec 16, 1869 making him
J. Woodruff one year 3 Months & 17 days old
~ Friday
17. We Buried our child to day Elder Orson Pratt spoke at
the funeral President Young sent his carriage to the grave with us
~ Saturday
18. I met with the school of the Prophets Brother Christmas asked
concerning the drive which Brought out many remarks from
President Young & a vote was taken to stop all drives untill the
whole people wanted one, & then all to turne out & drive without Exp[in]
I received a letter from I. F. Carter & A. O. Smoot & Anonymous
Letter from some apostate.
~ Sunday
19. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting
in the Tabernacle Wm H. Folesome spoke 15 Minutes & W. Woodruff 45 M[inutes].
Afternoon O. Pratt spoke on spiritualism & the presidt apealing
in this City AIt was a powerful discourse & will be published
I spent the Evening with Elias Smith
~ Monday
20.
I receive a Letter from Mr Moellen on Gates I
sent the Evening News tcontaining my sermon to 12 friends
~ Tuesday
21 I spent the day choreing
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
22nd 23 & 24. I spent the time choreing mostly in the City
~ Saturday
25 Christmas I called upon President Young & G. A. Smith, in the
morning I attended the school of the prophets many Questions were
asked President Young answered them. Lorenzo Young asked if
the Spirits of Negroes were N[e]utral in Heaven He said someone
said Joseph Smith said they were President Young said No they
were not there was No N[e]utral spirits in Heaven at the time
of the Rebelion all took sides. He said if any one said
that He Herd the Prophet Joseph Saiy that the spirits of the Blacks
were Nutral in Heaven He would not Believe them for He
herd Joseph say to the contrary all spirits are pure that
Dec 15th 1869
we fed him a tumbler full that satisfied him & he fell asleep & slept for half an hour and After He awoke he vomited up a good deal of flem But finally became distresed again in the lungs & continued sinking through the night
~ Thursday
16. The child is dying this morning Delight the Mother of the child is feeling vary bad Emma, Sarah, & myself was with the child nearly all night it lived untill 35 Minutes past 12 oclok noon when he breathed his last He was Born 31 Aug 1868 & Died Dec 16, 1869 making him J. Woodruff [FIGURE] one year 3 Months & 17 days old
~ Friday
17. We Buried our child to day Elder Orson Pratt spoke at the funeral President Young sent his carriage to the grave with us
~ Saturday
18. I met with the school of the Prophets Brother Christmas asked concerning the drive which Brought out many remarks from President Young & a vote was taken to stop all drives untill the whole people wanted one, & then all to turne out & drive without Expin [FIGURE] I received a letter from I. F. Carter & A. O. Smoot & Anonymous Letter from some apostate.
~ Sunday
19. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting in the Tabernacle Wm H. Folesome spoke 15 Minutes & W. Woodruff 45 Minutes. Afternoon O. Pratt spoke on spiritualism & the presidt apealing in this CityIt was a powerful discourse & will be published I spent the Evening with Elias Smith
~ Monday
20. [FIGURE] I receive a Letter from Mr Moellen on Gates I sent the Evening Newscontaining my sermon to 12 friends
~ Tuesday
21 I spent the day choreing
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
22nd 23 & 24. I spent the time choreing mostly in the City
~ Saturday
25 Christmas I called upon President Young & G. A. Smith, in the morning I attended the school of the prophets many Questions were asked President Young answered them. Lorenzo Young asked if the Spirits of Negroes were Nutral in Heaven He said someone said Joseph Smith said they were President Young said No they were not there was No Nutral spirits in Heaven at the time of the Rebelion all took sides. He said if any one said that He Herd the Prophet Joseph Say that the spirits of the Blacks were Nutral in Heaven He would not Believe them for He herd Joseph say to the contrary all spirits are pure that
