25 Minuts. Then the Authorities of the Church were
Presented & sustained L E Harrington spoke 40 M[inutes. W.
Woodruff 15 M[inutes]. Four were cut off for Apostacy, 3 for
Adultery & 1 for stealing total 9. W Woodruff ordained one High Priest and set him apart for a Bishops councillor
and another Man was set apart for a Bishops councillor
I met in the Evening & spoke one hour to the people {The Spirit of God was with us} 90 Miles
~ Monday
25 [FIGURES] Monday we received a Telegram that the
Apostle Charles C Rich had a shock of Paralisis on Sunday
and was vary low. I visited Sister Goldsborough who had
a fall and was badly hurt. We administered to her I took cars
and returned to Salt Lake CityMoses Thatcher joined me
at Provo I spent the night at home 90 M[iles].
~ Tuesday
26 [FIGURE] I received 5 letters from M H Hardy, Mcallister Bleak, Jesse N Smith & Susan we had 3 telegrams this
Morning from Br Rich saying that He had a Bad night
was sinking fast Benedic had arived there might be some hope
~ Wednesday
27 [FIGURE] Telegram say their is more hope of Br Rich to day Brigham T Young son of Joseph A Young died at 2 oclok
this Morning with drunkenness & Morphene I attended council
[FIGURES] In our council today we ordained Francis
M Lyman (son of A mason Lyman) to the
Apostleship as one of the Twelve Apostles. John Taylor was
Mouth in ordaining. We also ordained John Henry Smith
(son of George A Smith) To the Apostleship A member of
the Twelve Apostles. W Woodruff ordained him it was the
first Apostle I Ever ordained
The following is the blessing sealed upon the Head of John Henry Smith
25 Minuts. Then the Authorities of the Church were
Presented & sustained L E Harrington spoke 40 M[inutes. W.
Woodruff 15 Minutes. Four were cut off for Apostacy, 3 for
Adultery & 1 for stealing total 9. W Woodruff ordained one
High Priest and set him apart for a Bishops councillor
and another Man was set apart for a Bishops councillor
I met in the Evening & spoke one hour to the people {The Spirit of God was with us} 90 Miles
~ Monday
25 FIGURES Monday we received a Telegram that the
Apostle Charles C Rich had a shock of Paralisis on Sunday
and was vary low. I visited Sister Goldsborough who had
a fall and was badly hurt. We administered to her I took cars
and returned to Salt Lake CityMoses Thatcher joined me
at Provo I spent the night at home 90 Miles.
~ Tuesday
26 [FIGURE] I received 5 letters from M H Hardy, McallisterBleak, Jesse N Smith & Susan we had 3 telegrams this
Morning from Br Rich saying that He had a Bad night
was sinking fast Benedic had arived there might be some hope
~ Wednesday
27 [FIGURE] Telegram say their is more hope of Br Rich to day
Brigham T Young son of Joseph A Young died at 2 oclok
this Morning with drunkenness & Morphene I attended council
FIGURES In our council today we ordained Francis
M Lyman (son of A mason Lyman) to the
Apostleship as one of the Twelve Apostles. John Taylor was
Mouth in ordaining. We also ordained John Henry Smith
(son of George A Smith) To the Apostleship A member of
the Twelve Apostles. W Woodruff ordained him it was the
first Apostle I Ever ordained
The following is the blessing sealed upon the Head of John Henry Smith
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," October 24, 1880 - October 27, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/BrZX