Sept 10, 1880
I dressed and walked out in the orchard the first time I have been out of
doors since my sickness President Taylor called upon to day spent an
an hour conversing about his visit with President Haye & wife
~ Saturday
11 [FIGURE] I spent the day in the House reading I received one letter from Bleak
~ Sunday
12 I spent the day in the House gain some strength
~ Monday
13 [FIGURE] I went to the Office for the first time was vary feeble I
wrote 2 letters to Bleak & Susan & Phebe sent Phebe $5 for Bulah
I [FIGURE] received 12 letter came while I was sick
~ Tuesday
14 I came to the office this morning and wrote up my Journal to
date felt some better but weak I went to G Q Cannon Resid[enc]e on Joordon with the Twelve partook of a feast with him & returned 5 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
15 [FIGURE] I wrote 5 Letters to McAllister, Bleak, Farnsworth Lot Smith & Peter Neilson In the Afternoon I went to
the farm A machine was set for threshing threshed out what
wheat we had 135 Bushels & 44 Bushels of Barley it rained all nigh[t]
17 [FIGURE] It rained to day I took up a load of Barley & returned to the City
[FIGURE] I received 4 letters & wrote 4 letters
~ Saturday
18 I spent the day at home & Evening at the farm 6 mils
~ Sunday
19 Sunday [FIGURES] I went to the Tabernacle at 2 oclok I met with Orson Pratt it was his birth day he was 69 years of age
and was his year of Jubilee in the Church was Baptised 650 years
ago this day He spoke to the People one hour & 18 Minuts & bore a
storong testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ W Woodruff spoke 5 M[inutes]
~ Monday
20 [FIGURE] I received 1 Letter I spent the day at home I heard that Jonathan Pugmyre died vary sudden on Saturday the 18. Eat
his dinner well was dead in 5 minutes
~ Tuesday
21 [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters I was informed that John O Angus died to day at 3:25
~ Friday
Sept 10, 1880
I dressed and walked out in the orchard the first time I have been out of
doors since my sickness President Taylor called upon to day spent an
an hour conversing about his visit with President Haye & wife
~ Saturday
11 [FIGURE] I spent the day in the House reading I received one letter from Bleak
~ Sunday
12 I spent the day in the House gain some strength
~ Monday
13 [FIGURE] I went to the Office for the first time was vary feeble I
wrote 2 letters to Bleak & Susan & Phebe sent Phebe $5 for Bulah
I [FIGURE] received 12 letter came while I was sick
~ Tuesday
14 I came to the office this morning and wrote up my Journal to
date felt some better but weak I went to G Q Cannon Residence on
Joodon with the Twelve partook of a feast with him & returned 5 Miles
~ Wednesday
15 [FIGURE] I wrote 5 Letters to McAllister, Bleak, FarnsworthLot Smith & Peter Neilson In the Afternoon I went to
the farm A machine was set for threshing threshed out what
wheat we had 135 Bushels & 44 Bushels of Barley it rained all night
17 [FIGURE] It rained to day I took up a load of Barley & returned to the City
[FIGURE] I received 4 letters & wrote 4 letters
~ Saturday
18 I spent the day at home & Evening at the farm 6 mils
~ Sunday
19 Sunday FIGURES I went to the Tabernacle at 2 oclok I met with
Orson Pratt it was his birth day he was 69 years of age
and was his year of Jubilee in the Church was Baptised50 years
ago this day He spoke to the People one hour & 18 Minuts & bore a
strong testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ W Woodruff spoke 5 Minutes
~ Monday
20 [FIGURE] I received 1 Letter I spent the day at home I heard that
Jonathan Pugmyre died vary sudden on Saturday the 18. Eat
his dinner well was dead in 5 minutes
~ Tuesday
21 [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters I was informed that John O Angus died to day at 3:25
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," September 10, 1880 - September 21, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/28mN