I met at the Prayer room at 8 oclok & Anointed Eliza Benson Brothe Benson was Present I spent a
part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endow[men]ts
to 33 H. C. Kimball sealed 2 couple W Woodruff 28.
~ Sunday
21. Sunday I met with my prayer circle in the
Morning I attended Meeting all day Jesse N Smith
spoke in the Morning 30 Minutes & Henry W Lawrence
15 minutes He had Just returned from the states visited Nauvoo & Emma Smith Said there was not a
vistage of the Temple left the foundation of the temple
had been taken up & the whole Block was covered
with a grape vineyard He said the whole town
looked like desolation G Q Cannon spoke 35 M[inutes]
Afternoon George G. Bywater spoke one hour
& John Taylor 32 minutes. President Young spok a
short time & thanked the Plasterers for their disligen[ce]
in plastering the Tabernacle I attended the prayer
circle with the Presidency & Twelve I received a letter from I. F. Carter
27 I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 18. H C. Kimball sealed 1 couple & W W
16 couple I rode to Willow Creek in the Afternoon
with Mrs WoodruffA O Smoot & wife president Young & the Twelve or several of them went in the morning
& held a meeting in the Afternoon 18 miles
~ Saturday
July 20.
I met at the Prayer room at 8 oclok & Anointed
Eliza Benson Brothe Benson was Present I spent a
Part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 33 H. C. Kimball sealed 2 couple W Woodruff 28.
~ Sunday
21. Sunday I met with my prayer circle in the
Morning I attended Meeting all day Jesse N Smith
spoke in the Morning 30 Minutes & Henry W Lawrence
15 minutes He had Just returned from the states visited
Nauvoo & Emma Smith said there was not a
vistage of the Temple left the foundation of the temple
had been taken up & the whole Block was covered
with a grape vine yard He said the whole town
looked like desolation. G Q Cannon spoke 35 Minutes
Afternoon George G. Bywater spoke One hour
& John Taylor 32 minutes. President Young spok a
short time & thanked the Plasterers for their diligence
in plastering the Tabernacle I attended the prayer
circle with the Presidency & Twelve I received a letter
[FIGURE] from I. F. Carter
27 I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 18. H C. Kimball sealed 1 couple & W W
16 couple I rode to Willow Creek in the Afternoon
with Mrs WoodruffA O Smoot & wife president
Young & the Twelve or several of them went in the morning
& held a meeting in the Afternoon 18 miles
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," July 20, 1867 - July 27, 1867, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 10, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Z6zJ