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May 23, 1877
We gave Endowments to 130, Ordained 44 Elders
sealed 26 Eldcouple and 2 Adoptions
May 24, 1877 ~ Thursday
24. we gave Endowments to 134, Ordained 44 Elders.
sealed 15 couple 21 J McAllister Adopted 3 persons &
gave second Anointings to 4 persons. This is the first day W Woodruff
has presided at the since he was sick
May 25, 1877 ~ Friday
25. I spent the day in the we gave Endowments to 150 persons
Ordained 54 Elders WW ordained 1, & sealed 5 couple and Adopted
2 children sealed [blank] couple [blank] Co
May 26, 1877 ~ Saturday
26 [FIGURES] I received 8 letters from , , ,
, , , & . I wrote one letter to Phebe
May 27, 1877 ~ Sunday
27 [FIGURE] I wrote one letter to Mr and kept a copy
Sunday , , D Thompson & R Wells
spoke in the forenoon. in the Afternoon Prayed the
Instructions of the Presidency wer read then
spoke 10 M, 4 M, 27 M, Br
12 M, and W. Woodruff l0 M. I wrote 5
[FIGURE] letters to , &
May 28, 1877 ~ Monday
28 [FIGURES] I received two letters from & Sister
Moses I rode around the Town and Attended the Meeting
in the 4 ward in the Evening And the female Releif society
was Organized And the young ladies Mutual improvement
society was organized I spoke a short time at the close
May 29, 1877 ~ Tuesday
29. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to & Sister Moses. There
was Baptized at the 889 to day for the dead
May 30, 1877 ~ Wednesday
30 We gave Endowments to 115 & Elders ordained 57, WW 1.
W Woodruff sealed 4 c, 11, 27 13, 28
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"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," May 24, 1877 - May 30, 1877, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed August 10, 2022, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/documents/3fc2e268-b345-41c3-b36d-b8af836c9f93/page/87968ec4-1f53-4e2c-b348-4e52bc6b465e