Afternoon A. M. Musser Prayed. G. A. Smith spoke 50 M
& President Young 53 Minutes I met with the Presidency & 12
for Prayer & took supper with President Young
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
14 & 15 I spent the time on the farm diging potatoes I worote A Letter to Azmon Woodruff. I received 3 Letters
~ Wednesday
16. I finished diging potatoes to day ie my Early rose they done
vary Poorly this season
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
17, , 19 the time was spent stacking wheat I attended the school of the prophets on the 19.
~ Sunday
20. I met with my circle in the Morning & attended Meetin
the Tabernacle. W. Woodruff spoke in the morning 35 Minutes J F Smith 68 Minutes Afternoon O pratt spoke one Hour
& 32 Minutes
~ Monday to ~ Friday
Aug 20 to 25 I spent the week on the farm we done our
threshing. I had near 700 Bushels of grain wheat oats & Barley
~ Saturday
I26. I Attended the school of the prophets. Many subjects
were brought up & speeches Made President Young presented the
subject of Making our will. He recommended to divid our
property into so many shares & then divide the shares to
the wives & children according to our mind & will.
~ Sunday
27. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle. A. P. Rockwood
Prayed Brother Albert Dewey spoke 22 Minutes Br Ship 33,
Rev Dr Thompson spoke 13, & President Young 16 M.
Afternoon G Q Cannon spoke 20 Minutes then
Gen Riley of Rochester N. Y. spoke upon Temperance
30 M, then G. Q. Cannon 30, & President Young 21 M
I received 4 letters & I wrote 2 to Thomas Oand & Mr S Hart
Afternoon A. M. Musser Prayed G. A. Smith spoke 50 Minutes
& President Young 53 Minutes I met with the Presidency & 12
for Prayer & took supper with President Young
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
14 & 15 I spent the time on the farm diging Potatoes I wrote
FIGURES A Letter to Azmon Woodruff I received 3 Letters
~ Wednesday
16. I finished diging potatoes to day ie my Early rose they done
vary Poorly this season
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
17, , 19 the time was spent stacking wheat
~ Sunday
20. I met with my circle in the Morning & attended Meetin
the Tabernacle W. Woodruff spoke in the morning 35 Minutes
J F Smith 68 Minutes Afternoon O pratt spoke one Hour
& 32 Minutes
~ Sunday to ~ Friday
Aug 20 to 25 I spent the week on the farm we done our
threshing. I had near 700 Bushels of grain wheat oats & Barley
~ Saturday
26. I Attended the school of the prophets. Many subjects
were brought up & speeches Made President Young presented the
subject of Making our will. He recommended to divid our
property into so many shares & then divide the shares to
the wives & children according to our mind & will.
~ Sunday
27. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning &
[FIGURE] attended Meeting in the TabernacleA. P. Rockwood
Prayed Brother Albert Dewey spoke 22 Minutes Br Ship 33
Rev Dr Thompson spoke 13 & President Young 16 Minutes.
Afternoon G Q Cannon spoke 20 Minutes then
Gen Riley of Rochester N. Y. spoke upon Temperance
30 Minutes, then G. Q. Cannon 30, & President Young 21 Minutes
I received 4 letters & I wrote 2 to Thomasand
[FIGURE] & Mr S Hart
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," August 13, 1871 - September 3, 1871, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gJLG