I dug in the garden in the fore noon & attended the school of the
Prophets in the Afternoon & spoke vary plain upon following the fashions of the day
~ Tuesday
24. In company with Brower Pettit & others I went out
onto the prairie over Jordon & shoot over 25 ducks I herd 25that Father Ezra Carter died on the 10 March 1868 & I
had it published in to days Deserett Evening News.
27. I spent the fore part of the day diging in my Garden in the
Afternoon I attended the school of the prophets
~ Saturday
28. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 43. D H. Wells sealed 26 couple
~ Sunday
29. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended
Meeting in the TabernacleG D Watt Prayed R L Campbell spoke
in the forenoon 55 Minutes in the Afternoon President Young
spoke 67 Minutes I met with the Presid[enc]y & Twelve for Prayer & I
preached in the 14 ward Assembly Rooms
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
30, & 31. I spent the time at home clearing up door yards &
diging in Garden & Mending chimneys I spent the 31st nigh[t] at Farm
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
April 1 & 2nd I spent the time on the farm diging setting out
trees diging & sowing seeds we had a strong East wind
~ Friday
3. I sowed one Acre of oats & walked up to the city & attended the school of the Prophets I attended a leap year Party in the 13 ward.
~ Saturday
4. I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endow[men]ts
to 40. D. H. Wells sealed 16 couple & W Woodruff 16 couple I
met at 2 oclok in the council of [blank]
I dug in the garden in the fore noon & attended the school of the
Prophets in the Afternoon & spoke vary plain upon following the fashions of the day
~ Tuesday
24. In company with Brower Pettit & others I went out
onto the prairie over Jordon & shoot over 25 ducks I herd
that Father Ezra Carter died on the 10 March 1868 & I
had it published in to days Deserett Evening News.
27. I spent the fore part of the day diging in my Garden in the
Afternoon I attended the school of the prophets
~ Saturday
28. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 43. D H. Wells sealed 26 couple
~ Sunday
29. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended
Meeting in the TabernacleG D Watt Prayed R L Campbell spoke
in the fore noon 55 Minutes in the Afternoon President Young
spoke 67 Minutes I met with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer & I
Preached in the 14 ward Assembly Rooms
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
30, & 31. I spent the time at home clearing up door yards &
diging in Garden & Mending chimneys I spent the 31st night at Farm
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
April 1 & 2nd I spent the time on the farm diging setting out
trees diging & sowing seeds we had a strong East wind
~ Friday
3. I sowed one Acre of oats & walked up to the city & attended the
school of the Prophets I attended a leap year Party in the 13 ward.
~ Saturday
4. I spent the fore noon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 40. D. H. Wells sealed 16 couple & W Woodruff 16 couple I
met at 2 oclok in the Council of [blank]
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," March 23, 1868 - April 5, 1868, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 10, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/VOQM