Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation

Wilford Woodruffs
Journal
For Oct, Nov, & Dec
1879
See Blank Book Journal No. 1

Blank Book Journal No 2

October 24, 1879 ~ Friday

Oct 24, 1879 Arizona [FIGURES] Br took the carriage around
on the bottom & Br and myself took the riding Horse Button though He was
quite sick with the Distemper. We took the Indian trail and went onto the Mountain
to the village of containing 400 Indians. Stands on the top of the
Mountain the village is in a compacted form it is 470 yards around the village
we led our Horse up the steep trail & stone stepts 500 feet. They have to carry
all their wood, water, corn & all supplies up this steep cliff they & their forefathers
have lived in this way for Generations for safety in time of war The country is
vary Broaken & rough all around it in the valley below but vary sandy, we called the
people together and I spoke to them a short time and Brother Hatch interpred of [interpreted]. They
were quite ignorant & difficult to get them to understand, we then left the
village Deccended to the valley and went to another village 500 feet high
on top of another Mountain called . A small village
of about 200 souls we saw one white child a girl much whiter than
our children it was covered with fine white hair it is one of the Albinos. Both
Parents were dark like other Indians. we called the People together of this village
& spoke a short time to them we then went 600 yards & visited another
village called This village contains some 800 people
& stands on the top of the rocks we called them together and I spoke to
them but they did not seem capable of comprehending what was said
they said they could not understand much. Their was one boy here with
3/4 of his hair as Black as a coal & 1/4 vary white mixed all through his black hair
They brought in Mellon and blue indian meal wafer Bread, the Mellon was
More like squashes than Mellon they eat them green One vary remarkable
feature of the Oriba's & there three villages were the amount of children they
far out numbered the grown people, we left this people & descended 500 feet

Oct 24, into the valley below it was the steepest place I ever lead a horse down
I sent a Note to Lot Smith By the Chief of the place an Aged Man I informed
Br Smith we should cross the valley to the three last villages The Chief
accompanied Br Smith to the Last Moque villages around on the East side
while Br Hatch & Myself crossed the valley some 7 Miles to the three last
villages Those 3 villages stand on a Barren Rock from 1000 to 1500 feet
from the valley beneath It can ownly be approached in two places one
the East & on the west. By a vary steep Narrow winding trail and stone
steps the country bordering upon the foot of this Mountain is composed of ridges
& gorges with peach orchards standing on the sides of the steep hills & in the vallies
but invariably planted in the sand. The Name of these 3 villages are Hano or
Tawa, on the North 300 people. 200 yard South stands Cheekomaovo 100 people
and on the south End of the rock stands ^&^ ~~Hope~~ or Walpeke with 800 people
These three villages stand on a Barren Desolate coarse sand stone rock from
1000 to 1500 feet almost perpendicular to the valley Below This rock upon
which those 3 villiages stands in varies in widths from 75 yards to 12 feet wide
and the foot path, which has Been travelled for centauries in going from one
village to another has worn a trail several inches deep in the solid rock with
bare feet and Mocasin. We asscended this vary high Mountain for 1000 feet
up stone steps & and winding trail leading up our poor horse after us. Before
we ascended we wattered our Horse at a well 30 feet deep which He had to go
down on stone steps, several woman were getting water in large Earthen ~~[dugts]~~
Jugs which were carried in Blankets strapted across the heads we went
to the first village Hano. I here found the Chief Cachaby the Father of
Polakki As Br Smith was camped on the East Side of the villages by a
spring in a peach orchard. As I was to weary to go down to him [having]
climbed near 3000 feet of Mountain and Decended nearly the same on foot

Oct 24, 1879 besides travelling 10 Miles I prepared for Br Hatch to take his home to
Br Smith camp and leave me to stop with the Indian over night I walked with
to Chief Cachaby to the Middle village and thare found an Indian by the
Name of Misiamtoi He was called Si for short He could talk fair English
but Better Spanish. I was vary glad to meet with him as I could converse
with him without an interpetor & I concluded to stay with him for the night
and quite a Number gathered into his House to see me and hear me talk,
vary soon Si's wife had got her supper cooked & I was asked to eat with
them which I attempted to do but it was hard work I could not
tell what I was eating for they were on the filthy order in cooking
& eating I eat some however but the food was vary unpaletable
soon Br Hatch returned Brought me a custard pie & Baked chicken
which I relished much He also brought me blankets to sleep on and
staid and slept with me over night after I got supper I talked to
the people who had gathered & Br Hatch interpeted. Their was to be a dance of the
Young people at the South village and Si Br Hatch & Myself went to see it but
they did not Begin untill about 9 oclok we saw them go through one dance some
20 young Men & half a doz young women with their Hair Horns on each side
of the Head they danced with great animation keeping step with the drum & singing
the girls steemed vary shy and modest we returned to our room & bed which
closed the Labors of this vary interesting day having visited six Indian villages
& spoken in most of them travelled 10 Miles Besides climing up 3000 feet of Mountains
I felt weary But well satisfied with the days labor 15 M[iles]

October 25, 1879 ~ Saturday

Oct 25 I arose in the Morning rather weary as I lay on the ground floor with
But little under me & I did not sleep Much I went out doors and saw a row
of Men sitting on the roocks to see the sun rise as they were sun worshippers I took
a walk to the North End of the rocks watching for Br to come up

Oct 25 1879 I saw many women going with their Jugs on their Backs
going for water I saw Many Donkies coming up the trail with 200 lb of cane
in sacks on their Backs to the village, all the corn produce wood & water
has to Be brought up to the top of the Mountain 1500 feet high on the Backs of there
Asses or on the Backs of Men & women. Soon I saw Brother Smith &
Hatch winding their way up the trail I stood on the top of [Blocks] of
Stone 10 By 20 feet on top and then crevecies between the rocks from 1 to 3 feet
which go down perpendicular for 100 feet or more Br Smith & Hatch soon
arived & Brought me some Breakfast which I eat with Relish we then
went with si to the south village Walpe to visit them. This village stands
on the South End of the Rocks and their work shops stand flush on the outer
Edge of the preapice and the dwelling Houses stand some 10 to 12 feet from the
outer Edge of the mountain and there is nothing built up to keep children
or Man or woman from falling off and draping [dropping] 1000 feet into the
abiss one Chief fell off, & several children at Different time In time of
war 5 Navajoes was shoved off who come to talk to them about peace
but got into a dispute and was shoved off & dashed to peaces Jacob
Hamblin saw their bodies after they fell on the East side of the
rock about 100 feet from the top there is a projection of the rock below
and the Indian have made a trail to it and formed the space into sheep
& goat pens for many yards in length which are filled with hundreds
of sheep & goats so you can look down 100 or 150 feet from
the top of the rocks & see there sheep & goats but if one of them was to
Jump over the frail outer wall 2 feet hight they would go down

Oct 25, 1879. 1000 feet or More before they stoped there pains were [considered]
to save their flock from the Navajoes in time of war for they have
always been ready to rob them and they have never been able to keep any
horses untill of Late since the Mormons have been amoung them and [conseled]
them to peace so now they are begining to keep some horces. We called the
people together for a short time I spoke to them a short time then Br Lot
Smith spoke to them in spanish & Si interpeted it to them in their own language
we then went Down the Mountain through the winding trial hitched up our
team & drove to Comiezzis spring & camped for the night 25 Miles

October 26, 1879 ~ Sunday

26. we started at 6 oclok & drove 8 Miles & camped By a good spring of
water & took breakfast then drove & Met on his return
home from his trading tour loaded with raw Hydss & sundries Brother
found his 4 oxen that had strayed from
and He took them onto we drove over a good Deal of good land
oif theire had been water we visited the coal vain in a bluff about
10 Miles from the from 2 to 10 feet which we travelled
over a good country for a road to day but No waggons
had been over it we followed the great Navajoe trail the
ownly obstruction we had was a great clay ridge about 12
Miles North of . This was the worst place to drive a waggon I ever
was in we went down a vary steep Bluff unto a wash we finally came to
a perpendicular descent of 12 feet then had to cross a high ridge vary
steep then go down a vary steep rocky cliff which was dangerous to
both Man & beast But we got Down safely and drove to Sunset 30 Miles

October 27, 1879 ~ Monday

Oct 27, 1879 [FIGURE] I received 3 Letters from & I spent
the day reading & writing

October 28, 1879 ~ Tuesday

28. I read Br Journal of his Mission & stay for 6 months with
the Oribas & Moquis which was quite Interesting I had a council
with the Brethren in the Evening

October 29, 1879 ~ Wednesday

29 [FIGURES] I received a Letter from Br & wrote 3 Letters to
Bishop & to &

October 30, 1879 ~ Thursday

30 I drove to with & spent the Night 25 Miles
we held a Meeting I spoke followed by Br Lake

October 31, 1879 ~ Friday

31. we drove to & spent the night at Br 25 M[iles]

November 1, 1879 ~ Saturday

Nov 1, 1879 we held a Meeting at on the subject of
Building the dam in the at that place to take the water
out after we gave our views about the construction of the
Dam a committee of construction was appointed viz
, , &
A committee of three was also appointed to prize the work done on
the old Dam who were &
The first committee Decided to Build the dam on the old site & use
what is built agreed to allow $1.50 cts per day for Men $1.50 for team
& wagon $1 for teams & 50 cts for waggon agreed to allow young Men
15 Acres Man & wife 20 Acres and then grade families according to Number

Nov 1, 1879

The committee of 3 to prize the Dam brought in $100 for the Dam &
$100 for those who staid to keep the place, 3 of the Men who had
built one half the dam agreed to give it to the company for the privilege
of having the first choic of the Land as they wished to cooperate together
this was agreed upon & the Meeting closed

November 2, 1879 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday we Met at 10 oclok for preaching Br praid
spoke 35 Minutes on the patriarchal order of Marriage
Br Lake spoke 20 M[inutes], W W 30 M. Afternoon prayed
Br spoke 40 M. W W 30 M. Br Hatch 20 M

November 3, 1879 ~ Monday

Nov 3. we drove to & spent the Night the Brethren there were
putting in their dam that the flood carried off.

November 4, 1879 ~ Tuesday

4. We drove to I receivd 3 Letters from
^[FIGURE]^ & & $5 in Money I spent the Evening talking with the Brethren

November 5, 1879 ~ Wednesday

5 [FIGURE] I received a letter to day from Br Johnson at the ferry
Br returned from the Mountains to day we
spent the Evening in conversation The Teacher visited me

November 6, 1879 ~ Thursday

6 [FIGURE] I received a letter from {He said that} {was injured.} I spent the day
in writing I wrote 4 Letters to & 8 pages to
[FIGURE] and I indeed in his envellope a Letter & one

November 7, 1879 ~ Friday

7. [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to , & , A Hard wind storm

November 8, 1879 ~ Saturday

^[FIGURES]^ Nov 8. 1879 [FIGURES] I received a Note from at He thought
He would be at Conference {shorthand} I received a letter
from I wrote 3 Letters To Brigham Young & it
was a cold winday day. I filed all of Letters to day one
Package of President Young Numbering 15 more precious than gold
and package of 10 of President since He has been the president of
the Church all such Documents are worthy of preservation

November 9, 1879 ~ Sunday

9. [FIGURES] Sunday I received 3 Letters from , Wilson &
I wrote 2 Letters to Phebe & I held A Meeting with the two
settlements at I spoke 35 Minuts followed By several of the Brethren
It was a vary cold windy day

November 10, 1879 ~ Monday

10^th [FIGURES] I received a Letter this Morning from Bishop containing
$5 from Br I wrote Letters to Br Roskelley of 12 pages giving
him an account of my visit to the 7 villages of the Oribas & Moquis I also
wrote a letter to Advising her to send the children to school
[FIGURE] I dreamed last night of seeing my I thought He was dressed in
white I was myself as were many others I saw the same
and among other Persons I saw a number of Gentiles who was enemies to
us in our midst and I thought they ought not to be with us I have had a
Number of Dreams lately that seem to have some Meaning to them
(I read the following in the Arizona Miner "Apostle Wilford Woodruff of the and son in law of the Late having Married
recently unbosomed himself to the Mormon Church as Follows,

Nov. 10 1879

"I will never abandon my wives & children at the Demand of a Nation
steeped in sin and ripe for the damnation of hell" Woodruff is under-
indictments, for practicing Poligamy, at Salt Lake) I read this paragraph
and went on reading the Life of Christ as composed & Tranquil as before
I am in the Hands of God, and so is the United States Government. I glory
in the Epistle & Testimony which I have born to our Nation and all the
world from which that Extract was made and God will back up my
testimony and the Testimony of all the righteous Though the Heaven and
Earth pass away, the Testimony of Inspiration will not pass away but
will all be fulfilled as the Lord liveth)

November 11, 1879 ~ Tuesday

11. In company with I went down the with Lot Smith crossed
the river & came up the road was awaiting for the waggon when Brother
came up Br Smith t& myself took the waggon to go to the Dairy & Br
Bloomfield took one home & went back we drove 20 Miles & camped 25

November 12, 1879 ~ Wednesday

12. we drove to McNeal spring & fed the Horses we then Drove through
some 5 inches of snow to and camped for the Night in a
Pine Grove The wind Blew a gale & vary cold we cut down a pine tree
cut of the limbs & mad a shield against the wind for our horses &
made a big fire got supper went to bed it was vary cold Br
got up at Midnight to bring his Horses up to a fire fearing they
would freeze He could not find & came back to bed 20 Miles

November 13, 1879 ~ Thursday

13. Br Made a fire & soon found his Horses we then drove
10 Miles through near a foot of snow over the rocks without any road

Nov 13 1879 [FIGURE] we arived at the Dairy at 2 oclok & glad to get off a horse
we found 2 feet of snow when we got to the dairy we stoped for the
night at the dairy with Br Robert R Burk. I went to bed and Dreamed. 12 M[iles]
I was in a Meeting with president Young & O Hyde and a Number of others
I asked president Young if He would not speak He said He had done his
Talking O Hyde refered to my Epistles President Young said a few words
& I spoke & bore Testimony of the Signs of the times & Judgments of God
upon our Nation awoke while speaking

November 14, 1879 ~ Friday

14. A Plesant Morning the Brethren killed 6 pigs I spent Most of the day reading
the History of the world By I read 172 pages to the end
of the Asyrian & Percian Kingdom

November 15, 1879 ~ Saturday

15 Left for Home I continued to read the History of the world

November 16, 1879 ~ Sunday

16. Sunday I arose this Morning meditating upon my Dream last night I was
with the Quorum of the Twelve & president was with us in conversation
{shorthand} I spent the day reading the History of the world I read 208 pages
[FIGURE] In the Evening Br came & Brought me a letter from

November 17, 1879 ~ Monday

17. A cold Morning the coldest of the season I spent the day reading the world History

November 18, 1879 ~ Tuesday

18 I spent this day reading the History of the world and In the Evening I helped Dress a Buckskin He first grained it with a graining knife than oiled it
and worked it a while than put it in strong soapsuds several hours than lay it
in a frame & with a hoe raked it down untill partly dry then pulled it dry

November 19, 1879 ~ Wednesday

19 Nov [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to about Mormonism I read from
2 extracts from the Mirror I wrote 1 page to & 1 page to

November 20, 1879 ~ Thursday

20. I spent the day helpeding to pack up for Moving I read a post of the day I dreamed at night of being at home

November 21, 1879 ~ Friday

21. We hitched up our team and drove across the valley 4 miles in 8 inches of snow and drove
up a steep rocky Bluff we had 4 waggons 3 yoke of oxen & a span of Mules & Horses it took us half a day
to get to the top of the Bluff 100 yards it was so steep & rocky we camped on the Bluff for the night 4 M[iles]

November 22, 1879 ~ Saturday

Nov 22nd 1879 [FIGURE] we arose this morning took Breakfast lunch & yoaked up our team & headed
over a vary rocky & rough country 6 miles there parted with the ox teams & Br went 3 miles across
the country without road to Kinekenick springs which was the sheep heard But the House was [vacant]
On the road to day I saw some 300 Antilope two floks had 100 in each & smaller flocks from 10 to 30.
[FIGURE] I saw more antilope to day than I ever saw a day before in my life they had been driven
out of the Mountain by the snow down into the cedars they were in flock like a flock of sheep
On our arival we cleaned out the House put up a Bedsted made up our bed unloaded our
wagons By this time a Messenger arived from Sunset and Brought me 6 Letters from
, , ,
and which was a vary important one He had made a Barging [bargain]
with Mr the Jew to Buy out water & Land for 750 cows to be
Paid for in one year ie He had the offer of the place for that sum & was awaiting my
reply to know if He should buy it. I was vary weary I told the Brethren that I
thought I would stop untill Tuesday Morning and go to and write
[FIGURES] Tenney an Answer I went to bed slept untill 12 oclk and
awoke And my Monitor guide or spirit of the Lord call it by what
name you will said to me arise tarry not go to Sunset council to close the Bargan buy send the Missionaries to take the
Possession of the for much depends upon your action in
that Matter According to this instruction I arose Early and prepared myself

November 23, 1879 ~ Sunday

^Nov 23 1879^ and left the place in company with and travelled about 40 Miles
half of the way over a vary stony road to arived at 7 oclk in the evening vary
weary having ridden a part of the way on horsback I conversed with Brother
upon the subject and He agreed with me about writing to
Brother in closing the Bargin to Byuy and the

November 24, 1879 ~ Monday

Nov 24, 1879 [FIGURES] I wrote 2 letters to & Br we
advised Br Tenney to close the Barging [bargain] in Buying and to occupy the and we called upon 4 Missionaries to prepare themselves to start to Morrow
Morning for the Colorado Meadows to take possession of them. I also wrote to to send 4 Missionaries to Colorado Meadow

November 25, 1879 ~ Tuesday

25 [FIGURES] I wrote 3 Letters to day one to of 6 pages concerning ~~the~~ lot
we had Done about Purchasing , & taking Possession of the , I sent an extract of Brother Letter I left a copy of his letter
I also wrote a half sheet to Br I asked him to read Br
Letter I wrote a Letter to of 14 pages giving amount of my
visit to the 7 villages of the Oribas & Moquis gave a history of their Localism
and customs oI ordained Br to the office of a
Seventy and set him apart to his Mission asto the Lamanites He with
Brother went from this Morning & Br [blank]

November 26, 1879 ~ Wednesday

26. [FIGURE] I took my gun went & out & shot 2 Mallard Ducks & a wolf the wind
Blew very hard all day and a light snow storm at night

November 27, 1879 ~ Thursday

27. [FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letters to day to
&

November 28, 1879 ~ Friday

28 I spent most of the day in wreading the world History quite a Number of Brethren arived to attend conference

November 29, 1879 ~ Saturday

29^th [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from one to me one to . The quarterly conference
met at at 10 oclok Prayer By W Woodruff spoke 20 Minutes
spoke 12 M[inutes]. & represented Br represented
Lot Smith spoke 8 M[inutes] Bishop 8 M[inutes], Br 8 Minutes & represented Sunset
Lot Smith spoke 10 M[inutes]. Afternoon prayer By Bishop Lake The Authorities of
the Church and of this State were presented & received spoke 35 M[inutes],
Jesse N Perkins spoke 20 M[inutes] W W spoke 30 Lot Smith 34

November 30, 1879 ~ Sunday

Nov 30 Sunday conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Brother W W.
spoke cuchoan read the XIX chapter of the Book of Alma on the resurrection & restoration
spoke 30 M[inutes]. Afternoon Prayer By sacrament Administered
Bishop spoke 42 Minutes Brother 12 M[inutes]. We held a Meeting in the
Evening Br prayed BElder , , , , & spoke
then W W spoke 30 Minutes giving an account of his first Mission & other Missions
and spoke to the Lamanite Missionaries & Conference adjourned untill 28 & 29 of Feb 1880

December 1, 1879 ~ Monday

Dec 1, 1879 I set apart Br for his Mission among the Lamanites
[FIGURE] I wrote a Letter of 16 pages to & gave him an account
of the History of the 7 Indian villages we visited

December 2, 1879 ~ Tuesday

2nd [FIGURE] I forwarded George Q Cannon letter & forwarded the conference Minutes to
& wrote a Note to

December 3, 1879 ~ Wednesday

3 [FIGURES] I wrote 4 Letters to ,
and gave him an account of the Moquis villages I received 2 Letters from
&

December 4, 1879 ~ Thursday

4 Dec Thursday Fast day I wrote a Letter to Br sent in
[FIGURE] Letter I attended the fast meeting In the Evening I had the and Son to spend the Evening with me

December 5, 1879 ~ Friday

5 I walked several Miles to day & got very sweaty & took some cold I
Administered to 2 who were sick

December 6, 1879 ~ Saturday

6 [FIGURES] I received 1 Letter from I wrote Letters to
and one to about the ferry Br
had built a House for me I went into it to night and in the presence of several friends I
[FIGURE] dedicated iot to God I am suffering with severe cold on my lungs and spent a restless night

December 7, 1879 ~ Sunday

Dec 7, 1879 Sunday I arose quite unwell this Morning with a cold on my lungs I attended Meeting at
And the ownly sermon I wpreached was I advised all the Members of the Church who
bore any portion of the Priesthood that were called upon to speake in public never to make
any excuses for being called upon to speak to the people but to bear their testimony and say
what the spirit Directs & then stop. quite a Number of the Elders spoke including Brothers
& I spent the evening in my room I had a vary poor night, slept
but Little, as I was quite Distressed in my Lungs sore throat & head ake.

December 8, 1879 ~ Monday

8 Dec The room that I am occupying that ~~I am occupy~~ Br built
for me is the best room I have been in in 18 x 16 feet, well carpeted
good fireplace, chimney & Mantle, 2 good windows & curtains, an cealing, and all vary
comfortable. I arose however with a severe cold on my Lungs I put a flannel lined
with Brown paper, covered with Lard & Nutmeg on ~~the~~ my chest, I learned the D News that
[FIGURE] was Dead, Elder Albert P Rockwood one of the first seven
Presidents of the Seventies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died at his
Residence in the ward, at 4.35 this Saturday Nov 29, 1879 was born
June 5, 1805 Being 74 years of Age. He was one of the pioneers, and Been a Member
of the since its first organization, and a Member of the
for 20 years so we are all passing
away it will soon come my turn The wind is blowing vary hard to day the
air filled with sand I wrote 4 Letters to day to ~~J Jakues~~ [John Jaques|J Jaques]] to
[FIGURES] & and all forwarded to Jaques

December 9, 1879 ~ Tuesday

9^th I was quite unwell to day I spent most of the Day Reading Lectures on
Rehetoric & Belles Letters which were quite interesting upon Many points I had
[FIGURE] company in the Evening I went to bed about 9 oclok feeling vary bad in my
Lungs I was sick all night my throat & Lungs felt raw I had hard work to swallow
I could not raise but Little & what I did was quite Bloody

December 10, 1879 ~ Wednesday

^Dec 10, 1879^ [FIGURE] I arose this morning quite feeble I felt that my Lungs were in a Dangerous
state I soon got some pulverized charcoal and Drank in water which began
to relieve me some I also drank a surrup made of Hops and Onions I received
4 Letters to day from , & Br concering
the purchace of I got an interesting Letter from Bulah Brother
arrived as a Messenger from Br Tenny with the Letter

December 11, 1879 ~ Thursday

Dec 11 [FIGURES] I received a Letter from Br & I wrote Letter
to , & & J. C. Owens I also wrote a Letter of 8 pages to
spoke of my cold on my Lungs & gave her advise upon various subjects, & I also wrote a Letter to
to to and wrote untill a Late Hour

December 12, 1879 ~ Friday

Dec 12 [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to to I copied Brother Taylor I
also wrote to Brother of I had an interview with Brother
I told Brother Tenney his Letter to us was stollen and not sent by the Apostle
Mail I write untill Late in the Evening

December 13, 1879 ~ Saturday

13 [FIGURES] I received a Letter from and wrote one to him in return
and I wrote A Letters to of 12 pages gave him an account of my
Lamanite Mission

December 14, 1879 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday I attended Meeting and spoke to the people 30 M[inutes] followed by 30 Minutes We again Met in the evening I spoke a short time followed
By Lot Smith Lot Smith spoke again
and I followed him 30 Minutes I wrote a Letter to A M Tenney by Br Joseph
[FIGURE] H Watkins and one to & at

December 15, 1879 ~ Monday

^[FIGURE]^ 15 [FIGURES] I have all my Life got out some law, of all the trouble that have befallin
me This morning Br Lot Smith was Notified to stop trespassing upon the Government
Timber Land By cutting timber and to pay for what they had cut I wrote to & upon the subject I also wrote to & sent her {shorthand}

December 16, 1879 ~ Tuesday

Dec 16, 1879 [FIGURE] ^3 Letters^ We rote to the commissioner of the Land Office , and
at Delegate from and wrote a letter to of 10 pages on
the 7 Indian villages and sent him a copy of the two Letters on Timber I dreamed at night
[FIGURES] that I was in council with the 12 and I thought thare was quite a Number present
And I dreamed that Brother sealed plural Marriages to all that wanted to be sealed and
sealed all families I thought the glory of God rested upon us I thought we done all our
work openly and the Government had No power over us and many of us rejoiced together

December 17, 1879 ~ Wednesday

17. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters to day to &

December 18, 1879 ~ Thursday

18 I spent most of the day reading Lectures on Rhetoric & Belles Letters

December 19, 1879 ~ Friday

19 I spent most of the day in reading Lectures I had quite an interview
with one of the Main Navajoe Chefs [Chiefs] I preached to him Br
and Br was quite unwell & Father was quite sick

December 20, 1879 ~ Saturday

20. arived to day & spent the Night with me quite a Number of the Brethren
arived to day as emigrants to the Territory A Number spent the evening with me Father who
was 82 years old was quite sick John W Young draw his water from him with a cathater
which was a great help to him

December 21, 1879 ~ Sunday

21 Sunday I met with the people spoke 60 minutes read the [vision] & spoke upon it
W Wodruff followed Met in the Afternoon at J W spoke one hour followed
Br Br followd by W Woodruff we held a Meeting at in the Evening, W W
Brother Burnham, J W Y. & all spoke

December 22, 1879 ~ Monday

22 [FIGURE] I received a Letter from I wrote 3 Letters to Sarah and sent
[FIGURE] her $5 as a wedding present, I also wrote to Br I sent them 2 [medleys] to
put my Letters in. The head Navajoe Chief with some 20 other
Lamanites spent the Evening with me we talked to him through the evening
Br left us this evening My Daughter was Married to
Br on Nov 1879
Br spent the night with me

December 23, 1879 ~ Tuesday

Dec 23rd 1879

[FIGURE] We are having the coldest Blowing snow storm of the season
so far Father Edwards is vary low with the Lung fever we drew off 3 quarts
of water from him at one time to day with the catheter wI wrote 2 letters to
[FIGURE] Phebe & J. Jaques

December 24, 1879 ~ Wednesday

24. In company with I rode to and held a Meeting Lot Smith
and W W spoke to the people in the spirit of the Lord and we had a good Meeting 25 M[iles]

December 25, 1879 ~ Thursday

25 We drove to and stoped with Br We held a Meeting and Brother
, , Hatch & W Woodruff all spoke and had a good time
[FIGURE] W W said whoever lived to see 1890 would not be able to see any United States
for the Union would be broken before that time. Let the Historians see if He
guessed right.

December 26, 1879 ~ Friday

26. We drove to I spent the night at several of the
Brethren called in and we spent the Evening in conversation 25 M[iles]

December 27, 1879 ~ Saturday

27. I met in the Quarterly Conference of the SnowFlake Stake of Zion at
10 oclok this Morning In there New Meeting House prayer by W W
Made a few remarks Bishop Represented Snow Flake ward. L C Burnham
represented Savoy & represented , &
represented , represented , J. B. Jenson
represented , Brother Cluffs Branch was represented as in a Bad state Held no
Meeting. Br then spoke 24 Minutes. We dined with Br . Afternoon
Br Lake Prayed. The statistics of the stake was then presented and read By Brother
Fish, the Authorities of the Church were then presented and sustained. then
spoke 40 M[inutes]. W Woodruff then spoke 40 M, 5 M. Hard wind & rain all night

December 28, 1879 ~ Sunday

(Dec 28 1879 We held a Meeting in the evening Br Prayed spoke upon tempered
Business was followed By Brother Mann & Linquist and several bore testimony)

December 29, 1879 ~ Monday

29. We rode to Br as the

December 30, 1879 ~ Tuesday

30. We found 3 inches of Snow on the Ground this Morning. We have to wait here
for the Arival of Br spent most of the day in reading

December 31, 1879 ~ Wednesday

31. I spent most of the Day in studying Law.

January 1, 1880 ~ Thursday

(Jan 1, 1880.) How these figures look to me, I was born in 1807 the first day of March
If I was to Live till 1887 I should be 80 years of age But How long I shall live & remain in
the flesh God ownly knows, this year opens with a prospect of Great Hostility of our
Government agains[t] the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the Kingdom of God
esstablished in and adjoining Territories in the the Everlasting
Hills given to old Father & his posterity. But God reigns and our
trust is in Him. He will guide his Saints as He has in days Gone by, and
when this year is past We will see what state bothe the Nation and the Saints will
be in at the end of the year. Our Nations is Rapidly Hastening to Destruction and
is ripening in iniquity and is doomed to Destruction in fulfillmet of the Word of the
Lord who has spoken concerning them (This New Years day of 1880 finds me at
Brother inat the Little in Apache Co Arizona Territory I spent
the day mostly reading and meditating I walked several Miles during the day & Br
& went to to attend a trial on the Land claim)

January 2, 1880 ~ Friday

Jan 2nd I rode several Miles & returned & Met with Brother I had a talk
with him & soon Met with Brother and others who had returned from

January 3, 1880 ~ Saturday

(3rd we rode to & spent the night with Br We held a Meeting
in the evening Judge was present I spoke 30 M[inutes]. & 30 M[inutes] I had
a view of the Land & water at Concho the Brethren were byuying out the Mexicans) 10 M[iles]

January 4, 1880 ~ Sunday

Jan 4, 1880

Sunday we drove Back to Br Greers & held a Meeting Br Neil prayed sacrament Admin[istered]
W W spoke 30 M[inutes]. Lot Smith 30. Br Willhelm 10 M[inutes] Bishop Hunt 10 M[inutes]

January 5, 1880 ~ Monday

Jan 5 [FIGURES] We rode to Perkins camp, I ordained a seventy and set
him apart to his mission to the Lamanites. We then rode to Hatches camp I there set
apart a Man as a Missionary. We then drove to Br house and camped
for the night this is the Main camp for the Brethren who arge going to take possession of the Land
we have purchased of the Barths Bro of JI went into the House and conversed
with the old Blind Brother He was also nearly Deaf. He had a
terrible complaint to make against Br Because when we met befor He did
not tell him I was An Apostle And after all the explanation that He could
get He told Br Tenney that He would forgive him as Jesus Did those who crucified
him for you know not what "you do." The old Jentleman was vary glad to meet
me allthough He could not see me. we held a Meeting at his house in the evening
I spoke to the Mexican Brethren 30 minutes & Br interpeted I then spoke 30 M[intues]
to the Brethren in English Br spoke we had a good Meeting. we
Made our Bed on the floor I took a severe cold and suffered with my
throat & Lungs through most of the night & slept but Little 20 Miles

January 6, 1880 ~ Tuesday

6 I rode up the to crossed the tool bridge conversed with some of the
citizens and we took Dinner with the two Carpenter Brethren near St John then
went Down the river on the west side to the camp. There parted with our friends
We found a good Deal of Good Land on the West side of the river but not so much
On the East side We contin[ue]d ourj journy down the river to Hatch camp
found Brother unwell & some gloomy we then rode back to Br
I was weighed to day and reached my highest figure in life 162 1/2 lbs. distance of the day 25 M[iles]

January 7, 1880 ~ Wednesday

7. Jan [FIGURE] I ordained Br an Elder & set him apart for his Mission to the Lamanites

Jan 7, 1880 We drove to Woodruff and held a Meeting Br Lot Smith spoke 40 M[inutes].
L Hatch 20 M[inutes] W Woodruff 15 M[inutes] I spent the night at Br Hatch I spoke to Br Nichols, 30 M

January 8, 1880 ~ Thursday

[FIGURE] Mrs (Jan 8, 1879 We drove to arived at 1 oclok we were informed that
the 2nd wife Martha Jane Richards gave birth to a pair of Twin Daughter was born 24
hours after the {shorthand} But thought she was doing well, after getting our dinner we were
informed that she had a sinking turn and wished us to call in & see her We went in
and arived 10 Minutes to 3 oclock I saw she was dying and at 3 oclok she breathed her last
and her youngest child died in the evening The Death of Sister Richards seemed
quite unexpected to all I Blessed the 2 Daughters Br was Mouth with
the youngest which Died an hour afterwards we held a Meeting afterwards
Br Lot Smith spoke 30 M[inutes] Br 10 5 & W Woodruff 15 M[inutes] 25 M[iles]

January 9, 1880 ~ Friday

Jan 9. [FIGURES] I set apart for his Lamanite Mission
we made Arangements with Br to go to & survey out the Land for the
the Brethren I wrote 2 Letters to the & St John We returned home to
and found a package of 11 Letters for me from 2, 2, 2
& 2, , 1 &c We received the
up to Dec 31 and see a strong raid getting up against the in

January 10, 1880 ~ Saturday

10. I spent the day in conversing with company & Reading

January 11, 1880 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday I met the people at at 10 oclok W Woodruff red a part of 2 section in
the D. C. and spoke 30 M[inutes] 306 we had almost a total Eclipse of the sun at
[FIGURE] Sunset fort commence at 4 oclok and continued untill about sundown
[FIGURE] I find quite a large number of fine large children among the Saints in
during the past year, named Wilford, But I am not the father of any of them But am what
is called the God Father of some of them if Blessing them would Make me so And to day I was called
upon to Bless a son of Lot and and He was Named

Jan 11, 1880 Sunday

we held a Meeting in the evening, I requested the Brethren to occupy the time in speaking & bearing
their testimony several of which spoke, and I followed Lot Smith and spoke 30 Minutes
and gave council upon several subjects I advised the Authorities to get the young Men together
and Ordain priests Teachers & Deacons the spirit of the Lord was with us & we had a good Meeting

January 12, 1880 ~ Monday

12. I am sorry to say that nearly all of the emigration that comes to from
to this country has come Destitute of Bread Stuffs Depending upon this
country for flour while at the same time there is not one bushel where
there is ten wanted almost every man that comes wants bread and the
settlement is the ownly one in Arizona who has bread

January 13, 1880 ~ Tuesday

13. [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to of 14 pages and one to I have a copy
on file In the evening the young men of the place from 14 to 18 met in my room with
[FIGURE] some of their parents I talked to them for half an hour, we &
W Woodruff then ordained 3 priest 4 Teachers & 4 Deacons, I ordained 2 priest
2 Teachers & 2 Deacons we had a good Meeting

January 14, 1880 ~ Wednesday

14. [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to & to & Co. to

January 15, 1880 ~ Thursday

15. I spent the day in reading mostly

January 16, 1880 ~ Friday

16. I spent the day mostly in reading the and coun[seli]ng with the Brethren

January 17, 1880 ~ Saturday

17. [FIGURES] I received 3 Letters from and My Nephew I wrote 2 Letters to David P. Woodruff 7 & Milo B
Webster Sister Son I wrote him 9 Pages, gave a short
sketch of my life & travels I wrote a Letter to of 8 pages &
gave my views of the state of the Nation I told him I thought Gen wanted
be next president of the U. S. and the Last I think the Government will be broaken
up on his hands Our Nation is fast ripening in Iniquity

January 18, 1880 ~ Sunday

Jan 18 1880

Sunday I met at Sunset at 10.30. I read in the D & C. a part of several sections & spoke
30 Minutes followed By George Lake. We met at Brigham City in the Afternoon &
Lot Smith spoke 40 M[inutes]. and W W. 35 upon the signs of the times and the
state of the Nation I read the News in the evening saw a prospet of Grant being the
Candidate of the Republican party for president in 1880

January 19, 1880 ~ Monday

19. [FIGURE] I wrote 5 Letters to day to , , & and
8 pages asked to Let read it I received 3 Letters from
[FIGURE] Erastus Snow, , and Br arived and
spent the night with me

January 20, 1880 ~ Tuesday

20. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters to &
I sent McAllister to by Br I left
and travelled to the sheep heard in the Mountains and spent the night in a tent
of the two shepherds [FIGURE] I Blessed in the Morning 25 Miles

January 21, 1880 ~ Wednesday

21. Brother McNeal and myself went out Hunting Antilope But caught Nothing
I rode in the saddle some 20 Miles 20 M

January 22, 1880 ~ Thursday

22nd We doctored some 1600 sheep for the scab and was weary at night Our Mules
strayed off Brother McNeal went after them did not find them but ran
into a heard of Antilop about 50 But Having No gun got Nothing

January 23, 1880 ~ Friday

23 Brother Johnson went to I went a hunting with my gun I found
a drove of 100 Antilope they run out into the plain I tryed to run on to them
horsback but could not get nearer than 100 yards I dismounted & shot at
them 3 times on a run but Killed None returned to camp rode 20 Mils

January 24, 1880 ~ Saturday

24. Br McNeal & Myself went out Hunting Antelope we saw one drove of about 50 but
did not get near them I rode 15 Miles

January 25, 1880 ~ Sunday

Jan 25 1880

Sunday I arose this morning quite sore with my ride yesterday I read to day all the Lectures in
the Doctrines & Covenants and Many of the Revelations

January 26, 1880 ~ Monday

26. [FIGURE] Quite windey & cold I spent the forenoon in reading the In the Afternoon
I helped Doctor Sheep In the Evening Br arived from & Brought
[FIGURE] me 6 Letters from in the penetentiary & from , ,
, and some Papers Brother Watkin stayed with us through the night I read
Coatses Lecture against which was an inspiration of the Devil & ful of lies
I Prayed to the Lord to give me His Holy spirit and light and truth I went to Bed
filled with prayer and Meditation I fell asleep & slept untill about midnight I awoke and the Lord
Poured out his spirit upon me and opened the vision of my Mind so I could see &
[FIGURE] comprehend in a good measure the mind & will of God and his purposes
concerning our Nation and the Inhabitants of Zion And when the visions of my mind
was open to to comprehend the situation of our Nations their Wickedness, Abomi-
nations & corruption and the Judgments of God and Destruction which awaited
her, and when I comprehended the Great & Mighty responsibility which
rested upon the Quorum of the Apostles in the sight of God and the Heav-
enly Hosts, my ~~pillo~~ Head became a fountain of tears and my pillow
was wet as with the Dews of Heaven and sleep Departed from me, and
the Lord revealed unto me our Duty, even the Duty of the Twelve Apostles
and all the faithful Elders of Israel And the following is a portion
of the word of the Lord to me while Dwelling in the shepherds tents in
the Wilderness surrounded by the drifting snows of the Mountains while
wraped in the visions of the night

A Revelation to Wilford Woodruff, in the wilderness Jan 26, 1880
Thus Saith the Lord unto my servant Wilford ^Woodruff^ I have heard thy prayer, and
will Answer thy petition I will make known unto the[e] my will concerning the
Nations who encumber the Land of promise, and also concerning Zion
and her Inhabitants. I have already revealed my Will carry the Nations
through the Mouth of my severant Joseph , who has seeled his testimony
with his own Blood, which ^Testimony^ ~~Testing~~ has been in here upon all the
ward from the Hour of his death, what I the Lord have [revealed] in
that Testament and Decreed upon this Nation, and all the Nations of
the Earth, shall be fulfillled, saith the Lord of Hosts. I the Lord have spoke
and ~~still~~ ^will^ be obeyed. My purposes shall be fuffilled upon this Nation,
and No power shall stay my hands. The hour is at the dayoor when my
wrath & indignation will be poured uout upon the wicked of this Nation.
Their Murders, Blasphemes, Lyings, whoredoms, and abominations
have come up before my [face], & before the Heavens, and the wrath of
mine Indignation is full. I have Decreed plagues to go forth and
lay waste mine enemies, and not m[an]y years hence they shall not be
left to pollute mine Herritage. The Devil is ruling over his Kingdom,
And my spirit has no pla[c]e in the harts of the Rulers of this Nation,
and the Devil stirs them up to Defy my power, and to make
war upon my Saints. Therefore Let mine Apostles and mine Elders
who are faithful obey my commandments which are already written

for your pro~~phe~~ffit, & guidance. Thus Saith the Lord unto my saint,
John Taylor, and my servant Wilford Woodruff, & my servent Orson pratt,
and to call the resedue of mine Apostles, Have you not gave faith
in my Name without purs or scrip, and Declared the Gospel of
Life & Salvation unto this Nation, and the Nations of the Earth,
and warned them of the judgments which were to come as you have
been moved upon by the power of the Holy Ghost, and the inspiration
of the Lord. you have done this year by year, for a whole generation,
as men count time. Therefore your Goverments' are clean of the Blood
of this Generation, and esspecially of this Nation. Therefore as I have
said in a former commandment, so I the Lord say again unto
mine Apostles, go ye alone by yourselves, whither in heat or in cold, and
clens [cleanse] your feet with water, pure water, it matters not whether it
be by the running stream or in your clossetts, but bear there testi
monyies before the Lord & the Heavenly Hosts, and when you have all done this
then gather yourselves together in your Holy places, and cloth yourselves
in the robes of the Holy priesthood, and there offer up your prayers accordidng
to my Holy Law, Let him who presides be mouth & kneel upon the Holy
Alter, and there Let mine Apostles Bring all there testimonies before
my face, and Before the Heavenly Hosts, and Before the justified spirits made
perfect. And thus saith the Lord unto you, mine Apostles, when you

bring these Testimonies Before me, let them be presented by Name as
far as the spirit shall pres[en]t them unto you. The presedents of the United States,
the Supreme Court, The Cabinet, The Senate & House of the Congress of the
United States, The Governors of the States & Territories, the judges & others
sent unto you, and all men and persons who have taken any part
in persecuting you, or Bringing Distress upon you, or your
families, or who have sought your lives, or sought to hinder you
from keeping my commandments, or of enjoying the Rights which the
Constitutional Laws of the Land garrantee unto you, and what I
the Lord say unto you, mine Apostles, I also say unto my servants
the seventies, the High priests, the Elders ^the priests^ and to all my servants who are
pure in hart and who have borne Testimony unto this Nation. Let
them go forth & clens their feet in pure water, and bear testimony to
of it unto your Father who art in Heaven. And thous saith the Lord
unto mine Apostles, and Mine Elders, when ye do these things with
~~singleness~~ ^purity^ of Hart, I the Lord will hear your prayer, and am bound
^By oath & covenant^ to Defend you, and Fight your battles. As I have said in a
former commandment it is not my Will that mine Elders should
fight the Battles of Zion, for I will fight your ^Battles.^ Nevertheless Let
no man be afraid to lay down his Life for my sake, for He that
layeth down his life for my sake shall find it again and have Eternal
Life. The Nation is Ripened in Iniquity, and the cup of the wrath
of mine Indignation is full, and I will not stay my hand in
judgments upon this Nation, or the Nations of the Earth. I have Decreed wars
and Judements upon the wicked, and my wrath and indignation is about

to be poured out upon them, and the wicked and rebelious shall know
thus [that] I am God. And as I the Lord have spoken so will I fulfill. I will
spare none who remain in Babylon, but I will burne them up, saith
the Lord of Hosts. As I the Lord have suffered, so will I put all enemies
under my feet, For I the Lord utter my word, and it shall be obeyed.
And the Day of wrath & Indignation shall come upon the wicked ~~and~~
~~No power shall stay my Hand~~ And I say again wo unto that
Nation, or House, or people who seek to Hinder my people from obeying
the patriarchan Law of Abraham, which Leadeth to a celestial
Glory, which has been revealed unto my Saints through the mouth
of my servant Joseph, for whosoever doeth these things shall be damned
saith the Lord of Hostts, and shall be broaken up and wasted away
from under Heaven by the judgments which I have sent forth and shall
not return unto me void. And thus with the sword, and by Bloodshed
and with famine, and plagues, and earthquakes, And the Thunder of
Heaven, and the vived [vivid] lightnings shall this Nations and the Nations of the
Earth be made to feel the chastening hand of an Almighty God untill
they are broaken up, & destroyed, & wasted away from under Heaven and
No power can stay my Hand. Therefore let the wicked tremble, Let him
that Blasphemes my name Hold their lips, for Destruction will swiftly overtake
them. All that I the Lord have spoken through the Mouths of my prophets and
Apostles since the world Began concerning the last Dispensation and fulness
of times concerning my Church which has been called out of the Wilderness of
Darkness & Error, and concerning the Zion & kingdom of God, and concerning Babylon
the Great, ~~stu~~ And what I have spoken through the Mouth of my servant Joseph

shall all be fulfilled, and though Heaven & Earth pass away, my words shall not
pass away but shall be fulfilled saith the Lord. These revelatians and testimonies
you have before you. Let my saints search the Word of the Lord and treasure
up wisdom, and be prepared for that which is to come. As I have Decreed,
so shall my Judgments Begin at the House of God. There are those in my
Church, who have a name among you, who are Adulterers, & Adultresses, &
those who Blaspheme my Name, and those who love & make a lie and
those who revel and Drink with the Drunken, if they do not spedily repent
of their wickedness & Abomination they should be severed from the ordinances
of my House saith the Lord. And there are many who have need to repent
whose lusts are set upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of
men, and do not honor the priesthood and sleek [seek] to build up the kingdom
of God, as they should. Neither do they learn and comprehend that the rights of
the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of Heaven, and
that the powers of Heaven cannot be controlled nor handled ownly upon
the principles of righteousness. Such shuould repent and turn unto the
Lord & seek for the Holy Spirit to guide them ~~Blessed are the~~ Judgments
will begin upon my House, and from thence will they go forth unto the world
and the wicked cannot esscape. Blessed are the pure in Heart, for my Blessings
await them in this Life, and Eternal Life in the world cto come. Thus
Saith the Lord unto you my servants the Apostles who dwell in the flesh
fear ye not your enemies Let not your Hearts be troubled I am
In your Midst, I am your Advocate with the Father I have given ~~mine~~

Mine Angels charge concerning you. Mine eyes are upon you ^and the eyes of^ your Heavenly
Father and the Heavenly Hosts, and all justified spirits made perfect are a watch-
ing over you, your works are manifest before the face of my servants who
have sealed their testimony with their Blood, and before all my servants of
the Twelve Apostles whom I have taken unto myself the veil is taken
from off their faces and they know your works. They await your coming
when you have finished your testimony in the flesh. Therefore be ye faithful
untill I come, my coming is at the Door. Call upon the Lord in Mighty
prayer, ask and you shall receive, whatever you agree as touching anything
and ask the Father in my Name it shall be given unto you seek
diligently to build up Zion, and to magnify your High calling And yor
enemies shall not prevail over you. Zion shall not be moved out of
her place. Zion shall prevail against her enemies. My people shall
not be hindered in the building of my temples unto my Holy Name
if they will Harken unto my voice, and do as I command them. The Blood
of my servants Joseph & Hyrum and of mine Apostles & Elders, which
have been shed for the word of God & Testimony of Jesus Christ, cries from the
ground for vengance upon the Nation who have shed their Blood, But
their Blood shall spedably [speedily] be avenged, and ^shall^ I cease to cry unto me for
the Hour of Gods judgment is fully come, and shall be poured out without
measure upon the wicked. But Harken & hear, O ye Apostles, Elders & people
of my Church the word of the Lord concerning you, that for all the Blessing that
I will pour out upon you and the inhabitants of Zion and the judgments &

destruction upon the Wicked, that I will be enquired of by you to ask the
Father in my Name to do & to restore these things for you, As I told ~~Israel~~
~~Isra~~ all the House of Israel by my servant Moses that they should ask
at my hand for all those Blessings which I ^the Lord^ have promised unto Israel in
the Latter Days. And as I the the Lord ordained mine Apostles who were with
me in my ministry and promised them that they should sit upon Twelve Thrones
Judging the Twelve tribes of Israel, so I say unto you, mine Apostles,
~~that~~ whom I have raised up in these Last Days, that I have ordained you
to bear record of my name, & the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to the Gentiles
first & then to the House of Israel. I have also ordained you to sit upon
Thrones and Judge the Gentiles and all of the inhabitants of the Earth
unto whom you have born ^testimony^ ~~testimy~~ of my name in the day & Generation
in which you Live. Therefore, How Great is your calling & responsibility
before me! Therefore gird up the loins of your mind and magnify your
calling, in the fear of God, and prepare ye for the coming of the Son of Man
which is nigh ^at^ the door. No man knoweth the Day nor the hour But
the signs of both Heaven & Earth indicate his coming as promised by the mouth
of my Desiples, the fig tree is leaving, and the Hour is Nigh, Therefore
prepare yourselves O ye saints of the Most High God with Oil in your
Lamps for Blessed is he that watcheth for the coming of the Son of Man.
Again Hear ye the word of the Lord O ye mine Apostles whom I have
chosen in these Last days to bear record of my name and to lead
my people Israel untill the coming of the Son of Man, I the Lord

have raised up unto you My Servant John Taylor to preside over
you, and to be a Law Giver unto my Church. He has mingled his
Blood with the Martered prophets, Neverthless while I have taken my servants
Joseph and Hyram unto myself, I have preserved my servant John Taylor for
a wise purpose in me. I have also taken many others of the ~~Twelve~~ ^apostles^ unto
myself, for I take whom I will take & preserve in life whom
I will preserve according to the council of my Will, And while my servant
John Taylor is your president, I wish to ask the rest of my servants of the
Apostles the question, Although you have one to preside over your Quorum
^and over the Church^ which is the order of God in all Generations do you not all of you
hold the Apostleship which is the Highest Authority ever given to men on the
Earth you do; therefore you hold the keys of the kingdom of God ~~on the~~
~~Earth in common~~ in all the world. you each of you have power
to unlock the veil of eternity, & hold convers with God, the Father, & his son
Jesus Christ, and to have the Administration of Angels. It is your right
privilege & Duty to enquire of the Lord his Mind & will concerning yourselves &
the inhabitants of Zion, & their Interest, and whenever any one of you
receive the word of the Lord, let it be written and presented in your
councils and whatever by united consent you deem wisdom
to be presented unto the people, let it be presented By ^the president^ My servant John
Taylor as the Word of the Lord ~~unto the people~~ in this way you will
uphold him, and strengthen his hands as all the burthen [burden] should not
lie upon one Man. For thus saith the Lord all ^of^ mine Apostles

should be full of the Holy Ghost, of Inspiration, & revelations, and know
the Mind & Will of God, and Be prepared for that which is to come. Therefore
let mine Apostles go keep my commandments, and obey my voice, & the
Gates of Hell shall not prevail against you, fear not for Lo I am
with you untill I come. I come quickly even so Amen

The foregoing Revelation is copyed in my Journal of 1880

January 27, 1880 ~ Tuesday

Jan 27, 1880 I arose in the Morning after the visions of the night with
my heart filled with Joy and gratitude for the manifestation^ns^ of the spirit
of God unto me I have written the foregoing Revelation as it were man
ifest unto me. We had some snow on the ground in the Morning and it
was very cold I spent the day in reading papers & Letters and
the In the Evening Br Judd arrived and Brought
me a letter & some papers Brother and Birts spent the night
with us. It was quite cold

January 28, 1880 ~ Wednesday

28. We had a hard snow storm this Morning it snowed
all day In the night I was wraped in vision for hours concerning
the Nation & Zion It was again Manifest to me the
Duty of the Apostles & Elders to go unto the in St George &
other Holy places & bear testimony to God and the Heavenly Hosts
against the wickedness of this Nation my pillow was wet with the
fountain of tears that freely flowed as I beheld the judgments of
God upon the wicked

January 29, 1880 ~ Thursday

29. It was clear this morning but vary cold We left camp &
drove 8 miles to a dry Gulch we then went 8 mils up the gulch &
crossed and drove 1 miles and camped under a cedar in the open

Jan 29 1880

canopy of Heaven with our beds surrounded with the Drifting snow
of the Mountains Br Whiting arrived in the evening Distance 15 M[iles]

January 30, 1880 ~ Friday

Jan 30. A very cold Morning Br drove the team some 10 Miles
further into the Mountains to a camp in the Gulch while Br
Whiting & myself Mounted our Horses & rode some 10 miles North
through the heards of cattle and it was so cold our beards
& faces was clothed with Ice from our breath we rode in the
saddl about 20 Miles and camped in the gulch with the Brethren 20 M[iles]

January 31, 1880 ~ Saturday

31. We arose this Morning with a Heavy snow storm upon us
I felt that it was time for me to get out of the Mountains
Lest we be snowed in with an Alpine Winter so we
could not get out with our teams so we got our breakfast
had our prayers and hitched our Horses to our waggons &
with the Help of the Brethren & two more Horses we wallowed
through the Snow out of the Gulch and reached the [Leveled]
country above I mounted my Horse, and sat in the saddle
some 8 hours with the Northern Blast blowing the snow into
to my face and I reached the shepherds tent at 4 oclok ^20 M[iles]^
the Team did not arri[v]e for more than an hour after I did

February 1, 1880 ~ Sunday

Feb 1. It was a clear plesant Morning we hitched up our
team & drove to . Thus I have spent 11 days in the Mo 25 M[iles]
Mountains in the Midst of the Driving snow making my bed
on the ground in the shepherds tent & in the open air surrounded
with the Drifting snows of the rigid winter, I eat my bread &
Meat twice a day with thanksgiving and Drank the cold snow water

Feb 1, 1880

And enjoyed the best of Health I left Sunset with a severe
cold on my Lungs and after being 2 days in the Mountains it had
entirely Left me And although I was several Days from 8 to 10
Hours in the Saddle with the ~~the~~Cold North wind and the snow blowing
in my face and I would naturly have supposed that I would
have half froze to Dealth yet I did not suffer but vary little with
the cold which seemed remarkable to me considdering my age
having passed through seventy th[r]ee winters On my arival at
Sunset I found a package of 18 Letters awaiting me from
George Reynolds John Jaques, Henry A. Woodruff, M F Farnsworth
James G Bleak 2, J. D. T. McAllister, D H. Cannon, G. Q. Cannon
G Teasdale, L. John Nuttall, Warren M Johnson, Sarah & Sylvia &
and Heber L Thompson, A. M. Tenney, R Alread, & Samuel E Lewis
which I read with much Interest I attended the evening Meeting at
Sunset and had 4 Letters read from Brother Reynolds, McAllister,
Bleak and Farnsworth I also addressed the Saints and spoke
plain unto them of the signs of the times 25 M[iles]

February 2, 1880 ~ Monday

Feb 2nd A cold Morning I spent the day reading and writing I wrote
[FIGURE] A Letter to

February 3, 1880 ~ Tuesday

3rd [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to it was a cold Night

February 4, 1880 ~ Wednesday

4. I spent the day in writing I wrote in my Journal the Revelation
given me while in the Mountains the Termometer stood this
Morning at Fort 6 degrees Below Zero, 0, the coldest morn
ing here this Winter I spent the evening conversing withe the
Brother

February 5, 1880 ~ Thursday

Feb 5 1880 I attended the fast day Meeting & herd the people speak

Feb 5 1880 [FIGURES]

I also Addressed them a short time. I wrote a Letter to President John
Taylor and the Twelve Apostles I gave them an account of the visitation
of the Lord unto me in the shepherds tent in the Wilderness and I
sent them a copy of the revelation given me while in the vision
of the Night

February 6, 1880 ~ Friday

6 [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to of 18 giving him an account of my labors
In , visito to Islata to the 7 to & the Apache Chiefe
the buying of visit to the Mountains & c

February 7, 1880 ~ Saturday

7. I spent the day in writing I wrote 5 Letters to , , & Br
[FIGURE] wife & 2 children arived to day & Br came for loads
of flour

8. I spent the day writing reading & councilling with the Brethern

February 8, 1880 ~ Sunday

8 [FIGURE] Sunday I recieved one Letter from I attended Meeting at in the
forenoon prayed spoke 23 Minutes 8 M[inutes]
Br 8 M[inutes] W W 30 {in the power of God} Afternoon held Meeting at
J W Young spoke 30 M[inutes] JW Woodruff 30 M[inutes] we returned to Held Meeting in the evening Brother
spoke 20 Minutes, Br 25 & W W 30 M[inutes]. {shorthand}

February 9, 1880 ~ Monday

9. [FIGURE] I received a Letter from Br , I had a room full of company for council
And a great cry for bread, upon every hand I wrote 2 Letters to R A Alread
[FIGURE] and I also wrote to 4 pages
spoke of my
Mountain visit and vision there

February 10, 1880 ~ Tuesday

10^th [FIGURE] I wrote to and and
I had a great Deal of company through the day

February 11, 1880 ~ Wednesday

11 [FIGURE] I wrote 7 Letters to day to , & , ,
, , , & . Br & Brother were
furnished by Br with 4500 lb of flour & Meal to day to
take to there is beginning to be the cry for bread in the Land

February 12, 1880 ~ Thursday

Feb 12, 1880, [FIGURE] I spent the day in writing I wrote ^4^ Letters to
and , I copied into Phebes Letter a part of Letter we held
we held a Meeting in the Evening a good Many spoke among them
& W W I spoke on the United Order and the Great Responsiblity of
the Apostles & Elders {shorthand} Brother arived to day with his
sheep & Goats cashamare [cashmere], abotut 30 Broak through the Ice and were drowned
I advised him & his company to go to

February 13, 1880 ~ Friday

13. [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to & I sent Susan $2. I spent the
evening in conversation

February 14, 1880 ~ Saturday

14. [FIGURE] I wrote 1 Letter to of 12 Pages giving him an actcount of
my ~~per~~ travels in & visit to the Indian, Saints & c

February 15, 1880 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I met the people at at 10.30 Prayed W W spoke 45 Min
20 Minutes Afternoon we met at spoke 30 M[inutes]
Bishop Johnson 28 W W 20 M[inutes]. We held a Meeting at Sunset in the Evening John W. Young
spoke one hour on the manner of Living & the word of Wisdom WW followed 20 M[iles]

February 16, 1880 ~ Monday

16 [FIGURES] I wrote all day on Letter went to I
wrote untill 1 oclok at night Ezra Carters Letter contained 29 Pages gave a history of last
years work My visit to the Lamanites purchase of the Ferry & travels
in the Mountains My views of Government the political tirade against the
Mormons the corruption of the Government I bore my testimony to him of
the Gospel and the Law of the patriarchal order of Marriage spoke of Father family

February 17, 1880 ~ Tuesday

17 [FIGURES] I received 2 Letters from &
I wrote 4 Letters to day to Mc Allister, , Farnsworth &
[FIGURE] I mailed with a regestered Letter of 29 Pages gave him
strong tistimony on the Gospel and his father House I also [reached] Br McAllister

February 18, 1880 ~ Wednesday

18 I spent the day reading & writing Brother arived to day
we had a council in the evening

February 19, 1880 ~ Thursday

19. we received More communication from the Land commissioners

Feb 19, 1880 I went to Brigham City with Brother Tenney talked with Mr
Crawford about his child who has a Tumor from the Brain Br
John W returned from Woodruff I wrote a Letter to Bulah
[FIGURE] Joseph H Richards asking the Missionaries to return to their claisms
I also wrote a Letter R A Allred I also wrote the Recomend & authority
to Ammon M Tenny to Deal out the Land & preside over the sales

February 20, 1880 ~ Friday

~~20. I spent the day ready & writing and evening conversating with the Brethren~~

20. In compa[n]y with John W Young we rode West to grand Gulch and camped for
the night with the Hearders in a cave in the Mountain the cave was 25 feet
long & 10 feet wide we made our fire in the mouth of the cave we saw panther
tracks in the side of the mountain Distance 25 M[iles]

February 21, 1880 ~ Saturday

21. we mounted our Horses in the morning to go out & hunt Antelope we saw several
Hurds but we did not get enear enough to kill any I shot at one 200 yards but
did not kill him we returned to camp 20 Miles

February 22, 1880 ~ Sunday

22 {shorthand} we left the Gulch & drove 12 miles further up the mountain it was bear ground & snow
and the earth soft & very hard drawing we camped in the cedars 12 Miles

~~23.~~ we visited a crack in the Earth 100 yards long 20 feet wide at the tops & 10 feet
wide lower down it was supposed No bottom could be found we rolled off rocks of
hundred pounds weight and they would strike shelves below break in peaces &
the sound behest in the distance But on our return afterwards with the use of a
Glass we could see the bottom but it diped from South to North on an angle
of 45 degrees it was probably 500 feet Deep

February 23, 1880 ~ Monday

23. Monday we rode up Andenas Canyon 2 miles & bak it was so muddy & Hard
travelling we returned to camp Harnessed up our team & drove back to the Gulch &
camped for the night at the ~~cane~~ cedars 15 Mils

February 24, 1880 ~ Tuesday

24. we drove to the big Gulch shot at a Deer but Did not kill him our
horses feet were tender going over the rocks unshod we took our waggon Down the
steepest Mountain I ever saw a waggon go Down we rough lashed both hind wheels
then tied 3 cedar trees to the hind axeltree and then it was all we could do to get down 15 M[iles]

February 25, 1880 ~ Wednesday

^[FIGURE]^ Feb 25 1880 We drove from the gulch to I receivd a Letter from Bishop 25 M[iles]

February 26, 1880 ~ Thursday

26. I took a shot gun this Morning and went to the sleus [slough] and I worked hard all day I got 4
Mallards Ducks & 4 teal I undertook to ride my horse across a narrow Embankment and the
Horse Miered and fell on his broad side & flung me over his head I was so weary I had to
go to bed as soon as I got my supper 10 M[iles]

February 27, 1880 ~ Friday

27. [FIGURES] I received a Letter from Bishop {shorthand} I wrote 4 Letters to
Samuel Roskelley, to Bishop &

February 28, 1880 ~ Saturday

28. Conference Met at 10 oclok prayer By Bishop W W spoke a few moments
read a Letter from to Brother
Reported , Bishop reported , Bishop
reported Branch, reported
J W Young spoke 35 M[inutes]. Dismissed. Afternoon Church Authorities
Sustained Statistical Reports Read. & sabbath school L Hatch spoke 20
Bishop spoke 10 M[inutes], spoke 10 M[inutes], W W spoke 35

February 29, 1880 ~ Sunday

Feb 29 Sunday Conference Met at 10 oclok prayer By
spoke 45 M[inutes], W W spoke 8 M[inutes] Bishop 30 M[inutes] Br 12
Br 12 minutes. Afternoon Prayer By Sacrament Administered
W Woodruff spoke one hour & 20 M[inutes]. Read the 84 section of the D.C. exorted the
shepherds to feed the flock Husbands be kind to your wives, wives to your
Husbands, ~~rest~~ parents to children, children to parents spoke upon the
United Order much of the spirit of the Lord was manifest
[FIGURES] I received a Letter this Morning from &
Asking me to come to April Conference at I wrote Letters
to John Taylor , ,
& we held a Meeting in the evening many spoke

March 1, 1880 ~ Monday

March 1, 1880 I Wilford Woodruff are 73 Years of age this day I thank
My Heavenly Father for the Preservation of my Life for this Long period and
for his Blessings over me My Last Birth day ^was spent^ in the of the Lord at
to day I am in Fort and the People are busy getting up a celebration and
Dinner for me And I am receiving many Birth day Presents from young & old
[FIGURE] I received a Letter from Elder I received a rug from
Sisters with the ward Union Another Rug from
Sunset Sisters one pair at Home made Lace curtins knit by hand, A Danish
Sister a silver spoon Sister a nice tidy Sister a ni[c]e
silk Hankerchief of her Father A silk Hankerchief from sister several Book Marks from the girls Two nice cakes from [blank]
God Bless our home By Miss , Red Poetry By
2 Birth Day Cakes By Sisters 1 pair of Homemade Stockings from the
wool By Sister sumthing like 100 guests sat down to Diner some Poetry
gather up for the occasion was read at the table and a card of we celebrate
thy birth day was presented to me. A company of Little girls sang Papa Come
Home, the young Ladies sang Do they pray for me at home I attended a party
at Brigham City in honor of my Birth day two songs were sung to
my Birth Day and Departure we left about 11 oclock & returned to Sunset

March 2, 1880 ~ Tuesday

March 2nd 1880 I arose with the Head ake this morning I had a vary busy day
In Packing up I Blessed 2 children , and Brother son which I named . He was
Born yesterday March 1, my Birth day I administered to 2 that were
sick. It seemed like going away from home to pack up again to move
again

March 3, 1880 ~ Wednesday

March 3rd I parted with all the people in both forts and with Brother
& we Drove 40 Miles and camped on the bank of the
South of the [forest] 40 M[iles]

March 4, 1880 ~ Thursday

4. We parted with Brs & & drove to went &
visited them then passed the travelled over a
sandy road 40 Milles

March 5, 1880 ~ Friday

5 we started at 6.30 drove 8 miles took breakfast then drove
15 Miles to took Dinner then drove 18 miles and
on the with Br 40 Mites [Miles]

March 6, 1880 ~ Saturday

March 6. we drove 12 miles to took Breakfast with
Br we then visited the Woollen Factory of
we dined with Sister We then Drove to
the & camped for the night 30 M[iles]

March 7, 1880 ~ Monday

67^th Sunday we drove to Castle Rock & took breakfast 15 miles we
then Drove through 6 miles of cedar & pine to Lime Stone tanks
watered drove 3 miles and camped for the night 35 M[iles]

March 8, 1880 ~ Tuesday

8. [FIGURES] This is my wifes birth Day she is 73 years old to day
we drove over the Roughest part of the Road in to day

March 8 1880

we crossed the Hogs Back & the ferry we [first] Drove 15 Miles to Navajoe
springs & took Breakfast. We spent the night with Br Warren M
Johnson distance of the day 26 Miles

March 9, 1880 ~ Wednesday

9. I looked over the ferry Accounts that had been received
some forty had penchins. We left & Drove to
& It was vary sandy & Heavy road we had good feed
at night Distance 23 M[iles]

March 10, 1880 ~ Thursday

10. we started at 6 c' & drove 6 miles through Heavy sand to
watered at 8.30 Thee years ago to day I was
in the
at . To day I am travelling with
through 20 miles of Heavy sand in Between
Jacob pools in the East Mountains and Buckskin Mountain we
rode up the Buckskin Mountain 3 miles & camped for the night 35

March 11, 1880 ~ Friday

11. We crossed the Mountain 12 miles took Breakfast and Drove to
oun our arival Brother best Hors was vary sick by feeding
clean griain without Hay or Grass we held a good Meeting 40 M[iles]

W W spoke 40 m[inutes]. & Lot Smith 20. We spent the night at Bishop Johnson

March 12, 1880 ~ Saturday

12. We found the horse badly foundered this morning & we left our team
& Br furnished us a team to go to with we want
this Br David Udal for a Bishop at talk with
about it. We Drove 20 M[iles]. to Winsor Castle and Dined with Br &
Sister Emmet we then Drove to the Cedar Ridge in a cold driving
snow storm we stoped in the Cedars 2 Hours made a fire & [rested]

12. we then drove 10 Miles onto the open plain in the midst of a very
cold stow storms we drove till Dark and camped with the cold
wind & Snow Blowing vary Hard I suffered muc with the cold then
during any storm of the Winter we made a fire & got some
supper but we could not get warm we had to go to bed for that ^40 M[iles]^

March 13, 1880 ~ Saturday

13. we arose at 2 oclok mad a fire fed Horses started to travel at 4 oclok
it was exceding cold our water thoyd & cam solid and we were all
chilled throgh we travelled 15 miles to cotton wood spring [Bated] &
got Breakfast we then Drove to I met with my friends and
Met with a warm reception I drove to Br I found
him sick abed with his old complaint of Bleeding at the Nose the
Artery that goes from the Heart parting up the left side of the nose to the
Brain had made a side opening and a very little exertion started the
Blood to flow & He had Bled so much it weakened him I then
visited & He asked me to stop with him so we
drove to the big Home & put up for the night Distance of the day 40 M[iles]

March 14, 1880 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday was introduced to Brother a
prussian A vary interesting man spoke 7 Languages had lived among
the Kings & princes of and the Leading Statesmen of Armenia
Had done a good Deal of surveying on the Government Works of left earths
was one of the Leading officers of the prussians Army that Guarded the
Kings palace On one occasion He with 10 officers He spiked 300
Prussian cannon that was placed to quard the Kings pallace so they
could not fire on the people and this act worked he cut off of
there 10 officers there Heads if caught they highered an Armenian Captn
to take them to so He has been in this country ever

14 March

since He is teaching the school here in St George I attened the
Meeting in the Tabernacle at 10 oclock W. W spoke 58 minutes Lot
Smith 25 M[inutes]. Afternoon sacrament Administered Milo Andrus
30 M[inutes]. W Woodruff 10, Authorities of the Church presented & sustained E Snow
then spoke One hour And the Conference Adjourned. I visited a short time
D D McArthur, Pendleton, & Gates and
spent the Evening with Brother
McAllister And returned to my room and slept

March 15, 1880 ~ Monday

15 [FIGURE] I telegraphed to & I visited the
with & I visited Br &
family I administered to him and He seemed better I visited Brother ~~Harma~~
& family & & family I then returned to Brother [Camis]
[FIGURE] I wrote Letter to on business & to Phebe W W to and
I spent the evening with , ,
J& Bleak I sat up untill 1 oclok with Br Bleak
went to bed lay untill 3 oclok thinking

March 16, 1880 ~ Tuesday

16. I rode to the with Brother & there parted with
him [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to they Baptized to day in the
font 880 for the Dead I attended meeting to night at Brother
& had a full House and a good Meeting most of the Brethren spoke
I spoke about 30 Minutes and the spirit of the Lord was ~~amidst~~with me
all the Hardy families sent Love to Phebe

March 17, 1880 ~ Wednesday

17. I spent the day in the we gave 88 Endowments I sealed 22
couple at the Altar 2 total 24 sealings I received a letter
[FIGURE] from & and found they write well

March 18, 1880 ~ Thursday

18. [FIGURE] I was taken with the Influenza or cold on the Lungs and & I had a
sick night But I went to the this morning a we gave endowments
to 68 Brother sealed 50 couple of my Dead friends

18 W Woodruff and Mary B Eyring officiated to gether for my Dead
D H Cannon sealed 20 single Dead women to me Sister Eyring officiateding
for my females total 70 sealings for me to day 15 of these were of the
Thompson family I was suffering with a severe cold and Head
ake all day I dined with Sister Artemecia Snow I also visited
Brother Schoppmarns school I think He has the best Art of teaching
a school of any man I ever sanw the best reading I ever heard. all
read to gether that is each class to gether all questions on Grammar
are Answered together I like his manner of Government AI felt sick all
day yet we started at 6 oclok & drove to Santa Clara 6 miles took
took supper with Brother & Sister McLellen went to Meeting at 8 oclok
E Snow preached an hour W Woodruff 20 Minutes went to the House soaked
my feet went to bed with a hot ston to my feet and had some sleep
not had any sleep the night before I was quite bad with cold on my
Lungs 6 M[iles]

March 19, 1880 ~ Friday

19 [FIGURE] I felt some better this morning I went to the & spent the day I spoke
to the people in the upper room & gave them council I had 15 single women
and 9 for the Dead Total 24. Adoptions 16 Dead, 1 Living, 17. Endowments
121. 42 Ordinations 43 sealings, 4 children sealed to parents I was poorly all day
day

March 20, 1880 ~ Saturday

~~day~~ March 20, 1880 [FIGURE] I spent the day in the and I had 1 Live man &
136 Dead Adopted to me this includes the Woodruff Thompson & Harts
family I then walked to Br I ordained to the office of A High priest I spent the evening writing up my Journal

March 21, 1880 ~ Sunday

21. Sunday we drove to Dined with Brother We attended Meeting

March 21 1880

at 2 oclok Charles Smith prayed Sacrament Administered W Woodruff spoke
50 M[inutes] E Snow 45 M[inutes] we returned home & spent the night 12 M[iles]

March 22, 1880 ~ Monday

22 [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to , &

March 23, 1880 ~ Tuesday

23. I spent Most of the Day in the . We baptized 225. I had my
G. Grand Father & and 3 Lougees to me
to day. I gave Second Anointing to 2 dead mwoomen to
This is the Last day I shall spend in the Temple for the present I attend~~ing~~ed
a Meeting in the Evening at Br several spoke I spoke 30 M[inutes]. I
returned alone I saw a Letter sent to Br from

March 24, 1880 ~ Wednesday

24. I called upon several friends I Blessed Sister
I had some conversation with concerning Business
Men of . Br took two teams Br one we
loaded up our Baggage We drove to & spent the night 18 M[iles]

March 25, 1880 ~ Thursday

25. We Drove to and Dined with Br we then Drove to
through a gate of sand & storm of rain spent the night their 28. [Miles]

March 26, 1880 ~ Friday

26 Ground covered with snow Drove to spent the night with
Br

March 27, 1880 ~ Saturday

27. We Drove to I stoped with I attended the
conference I heard the report of the Different Branches and wards by the
Bishops and all the Different Quorums and schools spoke 25 M[inutes]
W Woodruff spoke 45 M[inutes]. {shorthand} I read in the evening My Last
Letter to the Twelve & the {the revelation} I sent them I spent the evening with Jesse N Smith
& family

March 28, 1880 ~ Sunday

March 28 Sunday prayer By spoke 1 Hour 25 M[inutes]
Afternoon Prayed Br spoke 28 M[inutes].

March 28 1880 The Authorities of the Church were presented & sustained and the Local
Authorities W Woodruff spoke 50 M[inutes]. Jesse N Smith 15 M[inutes] we Drove
to Paragoonay held a Meeting J G. Bleak & W Woodruff spoke to the people

March 29, 1880 ~ Monday

29. We Drove to stoped with Bishop we held a Meeting
spoke 1 H 25 M[inutes]. on the Church History W W spoke 20 M[intues].

March 30, 1880 ~ Tuesday

30 We travelled over a Rough road through to and stoped with 36 M[iles]

March 31, 1880 ~ Wednesday

31. We Drove to Dined & Drove to and held
to a Meeting prayed W W spoke 1 H & 10 M[inutes] {shorthand}

April 1, 1880 ~ Thursday

April 1. We drove to called upon Mother took Dinner
with Br we then rode to got there at 8 oclok the
Dark and mude [mud] I spent the night with Brother 25 M[iles]

April 2, 1880 ~ Friday

2nd I left at 6 oclok on the Mail Buck board to
Station I took Dinner with Br then
[FIGURE] cars rode to and in a snow storm and found my
family all well and was truly glad to meet with them once
More & found them in the enjoyment of Good health after being absent
15 Months Distance from Sipeo to Salt Lake 130 M[iles]

April 3, 1880 ~ Saturday

[FIGURE] April 3. I paid cash tithing to Bishop & got received [receipt] for
the same $3.00, $2.00 ^$^3.90
$5.00, Total $13.90. I met in council with the
Twelve & attended the priesthood Meeting.

April 4, 1880 ~ Sunday

4^th April 1880 Sunday we Met in the New Assembly rooms for a two
days Meeting prayed President spoke 6 Minutes
W Woodruff spoke 50 Minutes Moses Thatcher spoke 45 Minutes
Afternoon House crouded many had to go away prayed spoke 50 M[inutes]

April 4, 1880

C C Rich spoke 20 M[inutes] O Pratt said He was Baptize 19 Sept 1830,
John Taylor spoke 6 M[inutes] we Met in prayer Circle W W {shorthand} discussed & accepted

April 5, 1880 ~ Monday

5. April The 12 Met in council at 9 oclk and in the Assembly room at 10 ok [oclock]
prayed spoke 22 Minutes 45 M[inutes]
spoke 30 M[inutes]. Afternoon prayer By President
spoke 50 Minutes He will be 83 years of age on the 7, April 1880
spoke 26 Minutes, 24
[FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Bishop

April 6, 1880 ~ Tuesday

[FIGURE] April 6, 1880 The year of Jubilee of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints Met at the big at 10 oclok
opened by prayer spoke to the people concerning
what He required of them spoke 31 M[inutes]. statistics
were then read. Afternoon prayer by Territorial
report of the Trustee in Trust spoke One H & 6 M[inutes].

April 7, 1880 ~ Wednesday

April 7. Met at 10 oclok prayer By ~~D H Wells~~ ^~~Joseph F Smith~~^ ^^ spoke
38 M[inutes] 6 M[inutes] (Levi Hancock was Baptized Oct 1830) As it
was a Jubilee $800000 of the perpetual Emigrating fund, was ~~rested~~
for given to the poor. Also ^$^ 75899.01 of Back Tithing was forgiven
the poor. 1000 cows was to be given to the Widows and the poor
& the Church give 300 of them 5000 sheep was to be given to
the poor, 2000 to be furnished by the Church. The female relief
Society was to Loan 34000 bushels of their wheat to the poor
to sow. Bishops to be responsible for the Return of the same
spoke upon tithing 17 Minutes read Missionary List
spoke 50 M[inutes]. J Taylor 30 M[inutes] Authorities of the Church presented and sustained

April 8, 1880 ~ Thursday

April 8 1880

Conference Met at 10 oclok prayer by O Pratt L Snow spoke 18 M[inutes]
W Woodruff 20 {in the power of God} O Pratt 17 M[inutes], {shorthand} C C Rich 11, E Snow 15 F D Richards 17 M[inutes]
B Young 6 M[inutes] Joseph F Smith 10 M[inutes] A Carrington 6, M Thatcher 6, D H Wells 17,
J Taylor 30 M[inutes]. We then adjourned untill the 6 Oct next

In the afternoon I met with the board of trade in the Council House
and listened to the Discussion of the Members. I met in the Evening
with the priesthood Meeting speaches Made by Brothers G Teasdale 20 M[inutes]
E Snow one Hour. J Taylor 30 M[inutes]

April 9, 1880 ~ Friday

April 9. I went to the field in the Morning divided the then
went to the and Assisted to set apart & Bless 63
Missionaries to the U. S., , , & the Islands
I set apart 8 persons. Their was Represented at the Conference Saints in
111820 souls 34,327 children under 8 years of age 50 [miles]

April 10, 1880 ~ Saturday

April 10. I Met in the the council of the priesthood and organized &
spent the day Addresses made & council Given

April 11, 1880 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday took cars to with the Brethren, Met with the
Stake organization of the Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association
prayer by reports of the various Wards read W Woodruff
spoke 30 Minutes Afternoon prayed After which the
officers of the Institution was presented and sustained
superintendent, & counsellors
corresponding secretary Rec[ording] secretary

April 11, 1880

John L Wilson Treasurer Moses Thatcher spoke 43 minutes J F Smith 50
Junius Wells 15, Joseph A West 12. I held a Meeting in the ^Evening^ 2nd ward
and spoke one hour on my Lamanite Mission

April 12, 1880 ~ Monday

^[FIGURE]^ 12 I returned to Attended Council in the Afternoon and went to
the field at night I wrote 2 letters to &

April 13, 1880 ~ Tuesday

13 I returned to the we had a driving snow storm and the rail road
Depo telegraph station & the Decker Tower at all burned I wrote
[FIGURE} Letters to & . I visited Judge who was vary sick I administered
to him and He was soon better & had a good nights rest

April 14, 1880 ~ Wednesday

14. We met in Council at the and A vote was taken
to give 300 bushels of wheat to Tithing Office It was also voted
not to count the Donation of the Temple with what the Laborours
received from the Tithing Office that should be extra we discussed
the & affairs.

April 15, 1880 ~ Thursday

15 We met in council at 2 oclok & Discussed Church business Temples
& c I spent the night at the field 6 M[iles]

April 16, 1880 ~ Friday

16. I spent the day at the I Paid $40 to day cash
Tithing I corrected my sermons.

April 17, 1880 ~ Saturday

17 I arose this Morning with near a foot of snow on the Ground
we have had the Hardest winter more snow & cold than usual
and the spring Backward strong & cold Mountains full of snow

April 17, 1880 I took cars rode to Nephi to attend a 2 days Meeting 95 M[iles]
I Met in the Conference at 2 oclok in the Meeting House prayer By Jacob Bigler
W Woodruff spoke One hour and 20 Minutes on his visit to the
Indians I Attended a Musical Consert in the Evening

April 18, 1880 ~ Sunday

April 18. Sunday We Met at 10 oclok prayer by
W Woodruff spoke one hour & 10 M[inutes]. on the Gospel & Kingdom of God
Afternoon sacrament Administered spoke upon
the Jurisdiction of the as to cutting off people I also
spoke 20 munites upon the subject I attended the stake conference
of the in the Evening
& spoke to them 50 M[inutes]. I spent the time with Brother Teasdale

April 19, 1880 ~ Monday

19 I took cars returned to I had conversation 95 M[iles].
with a upon various subjects I spent the Evening with
Sister family & Brother I administered to 2 sick

April 20, 1880 ~ Tuesday

April 20 [FIGURES] I received 2 letters from and
I paid to $50 in cash for a Brother
at to Emigrate a woman from the money was
from I wrote Letters to & John W Young
[FIGURE] I met in council in the Afternoon {shorthand} was spoken off
& spent a part of the Evening with me {shorthand}

April 21, 1880 ~ Wednesday

21. Still cold weather I wrote Letters to & Peter J
[FIGURE] in one I wrote to to Mother
Johnson to I sent all in Lot Smith Letter I also
sent him the order for 30 Bushels of wheat for Br of
I met in council in the Afternoon [FIGURE] at the a variety of
subjects wer Discussed

April 22, 1880 ~ Thursday

22 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to &

April 22 1880

I spent the forenoon with the Auditing Committee & Afternoon in council A
certain Revelation was Discussed and it was received as the word of
the Lord many good remarks was made by the Apostles
we had a hard snow storm and the roads full of slush I spent
the Evening at home

April 23, 1880 ~ Friday

23rd I spent the forenoon with Auditing committee & Afternoon in the
council

April 24, 1880 ~ Saturday

24^th In company with I rode on the cars to
dined with Br Attended Meeting in the Afternoon M Thatcher
spoke 45 M[inutes] W Woodruff 60 Minutes I took supper with my Daughter
I took cars at 8 oclok arived at at 12 ock Distance 100 M[iles]

April 25, 1880 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday I visited Mrs she was quite sick I administered
to her I attended the and spoke to them 30 [minutes]
I Met the people at 1 oclok spoke 45 M[inutes]. W Woodruff
one hour I took supper at Br & Met with the people
in the Evening and gave them a history of my travels among the Lamanites
& spoke 2 Hours

April 26, 1880 ~ Monday

26 I took cars to 460 miles & to 40 miles 100 M[iles]
We met in council at 2 oclk & Discussed the printing office Question
& paper Mill

April 27, 1880 ~ Tuesday

27. I spent the forenoon with the Auditing Committee and in
the Afternoon In company with & &
& family I went to the to visit Brother
and had a plesant interview with him and a report
went out that I was taken there by force which alarmed my
family untill it was construed I spent
the night at the

April 28, 1880 ~ Wednesday

28 I returned to the & spent the forenoon with the Auditing committee
the Afternoon in council upon the power of the & c

April 28 1880 I attended a surprise party of Bishop Taylor
in the 14 ward I spoke to the people the pward presented to Bishop Thomas
Taylor a silver fruit Dish that cost $40 speeches were made
by John Taylor & others

April 29, 1880 ~ Thursday

29 [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to I wrote 2 pages concerning my visitation
in the wilderness {shorthand} & myself set apart 2 missionaries I one &
He the other we set apart the sister we met in council in the Afternoon
and discussed the Authority of the

April 30, 1880 ~ Friday

30. [FIGURES] I met in council at 10 {shorthand} we had a visit of the Double
Affrican Girl, with 2 Heads, 4 arms & 4 Legs & one Body I received a Letter
from In the Afternoon to cars rode to 100 M[iles]
I spent the night with Bishop

May 1, 1880 ~ Saturday

May 1. Saturday the Quarterly conference Met in the
at 10 oclok the House will seat 3000 people opened with prayer
W Woodruff spoke 15 M[inutes]. 20 M[inutes] 35 Afternoon
Prayer By spok 50 M[inutes]. 35 M[inutes]
report of the Donations and Expenditures on the read total
Expenditures up to date $219,495.93 Dr represented the 4400 Teachers & schollars We attended the consert in the
Evening which was interesting

May 2, 1880 ~ Sunday

May 2nd Sunday Met at 10 oclok prayer By Authorities of
the Church presented and sustained spoke 1 H & 30 M[inutes].
read the 20 section of the New Edition Afternoon W Woodruff
5spoke 1 H & 35 M[inutes]. on his Mission to &
I met in the Evening with the Sabbath School & & W Woodruff Addressed the
assembly we had a full House

May 3, 1880 ~ Monday

May 3rd We took cars & rode to 100 Miles
[FIGURE] I received 2 Letters & work at

~~[FIGURE]~~The council voted to day that the Twelve should receive $2000 a year
instead of $1500 as that Did not support their Large families and the
$2000 commence at Jan 1, 1880 and many of the Bank accounts to be forgiven

May 4, 1880 ~ Tuesday

4. Spent the day in Auditing commitee & council we set apart 2 Missionaries
[FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to I Heard a letter read from Mc
I was Appointed chairman of committee to decide
upon putting up tower & [covering] roof of

May 5, 1880 ~ Wednesday

5. Met in council & prayer circle with the Twelve Held council upon
Many subjects

May 6, 1880 ~ Thursday

6 [FIGURES] I wrote 5 Letters to
6 , . I spent the Night at at

May 7, 1880 ~ Friday

7. Ice was 1/2 inch thick in the field the Morning with trees in Bloom
[FIGURE] I wrote Letters to , ,

May 8, 1880 ~ Saturday

8. [FIGURES] I received a Letter from & wrote 2 letters to
A. M. Tenney & sent in one envellop see copy

May 9, 1880 ~ Sunday

9 Sunday I came up from the field Attended Meeting in the at 2 oclok
Br spoke 64 Minutes I attended the prayer circle ^I spoke in the Farmers ward in^ the evening 1 Hour & 30 Minutes

May 10, 1880 ~ Monday

10. [FIGURE] I received a letter from and wrote 1 Letter to him I
called upon about a fleshy tumor growing in my back
and Dr advised me to put on Iodine & thought it would [clot]
it I did so a week and it [sat] into my Back untill the Tumor enlarged
and became much inflamd Dr. said it was the worst thing I could
have Done for it made me very sore & uncomfitable

May 11, 1880 ~ Tuesday

May 11 [FIGURE] I received 3 Letters from & I wrote
2 Letters to Phebe & McAllister I also received a letter from I was quite
unwell this forenoon I spent the Afternoon in the

May 12, 1880 ~ Wednesday

12. [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to , sent him an order for his
stock paid on the ferry a Letter to sent him an order
for the stock paid on the ferry & 2 order to
for the stock paid on the Ferry & wheat & corn paid to
of $119 [FIGURES] I aslso received a Letter from saying that Br
was dead & wanted me to come to the funeral
I wrote saying that I had to start in the Morning for
Conference

May 13, 1880 ~ Thursday

13. I took cars rode to with , , Br & 90 M[iles]
I stoped with Br we Met in the Evening at 7:30 prayed
B Young spoke 40 Minutes, Br Folesome 10 M[inutes]. W Woodruff 150 Minutes

May 14, 1880 ~ Friday

14. We rode to and spent the night 33 M[iles]

May 15, 1880 ~ Saturday

15. we Met for a Quarterly Conference at 10 oclock I ^W W^ spoke 4 M[inutes]. Brother
represented the Temple There had Been recieved for the Temple from all sourses
up to April 1, 1880 $179,766.38 spoke 43 M[inutes]. 50 M[inutes]
Afternoon prayed The statistical report of the stake
was read 10512 souls spoke 20 M[inutes]. W W spoke 50 M[inutes].
A vote was taken that we would not sustain No store of any kind
as a Church institution who would not pay their tithing

May 16, 1880 ~ Sunday

16 I attended the Sabbath school in the Morning & spoke to the schollars 15 M[inutes]
followed 10. Met at 10 oclok prayer By W W spoke 42 M[inutes]
55 M[inutes] At noon we talked with the people about the store

May 16, 1880 Sunday

we partook of the sacrament B Young spoke 45 M[inutes]. we then presented the
Authorities E Snow spoke 5260 M[inutes]. We Met in the Evening the young
Men & young Ladies Mutual we had a full House we ordained Brother
John Franklin Alread to the office of High Priest He being president of
the young Men Mutual of that stake W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes]. G Teasdale
30 M[inutes] we then Dismissed. On the face of the outsid wall of the [Flist] of the
Temple of Manti, was 751 feet around the buddy [body]

May 17, 1880 ~ Monday

17. We Drove to took Dinner with Br we visited the
Stone quiry & the went through the Grounds we Met at 2 oclok
spoke 30, spoke 40 M[inutes]. W W 10 M[inutes]. we met in the
evening W W spok 20

May 18, 1880 ~Tuesday

18. I had an interview with Aged 76. I met with the
Brethren in the Morning in council. We drove to & held
a Meeting spoke 30 M[inutes]. W Woodruff 40.

May 19, 1880 ~ Wednesday

19. [FIGURE] we drove to while going Down the canyon our king
Bolt Broke droped the forepart of the Box to the Ground piled us on the
foreboard but done very little Harm except Hundred [hindered] 30 Minutes at Nephi
I took a special car with to Distance of the day 110 M[iles].

May 20, 1880 ~ Thursday

20. [FIGURE] I received 6 Letters from Libert,
& I paid to for $80.65
And $50 for Another Brother I conversed with Brother Taylor on Many things

May 21, 1880 ~ Friday

May 21, 1880 [FIGURES] I wrote Letters
~~J W. Young~~ and gave an Account of affairs in General

May 22, 1880 ~ Saturday

May 22 [FIGURE] I received one letter from and I spent the Day in
writing my Last Will and Testament Came from the in the Morning

May 23, 1880 ~ Sunday

May 23. I took cars with Mrs & Sister & rode to
took Breakfast with Met in the at 10 oclok with the &
Prayed Young Men & Young Ladies Minutes read and verbal
reports of both societies given J F Smith then spoke 30 M[inutes].

Afternoon prayer by Thomas J Steed. sacrament Administered and the
officers of the Societies presented & sustained Mrs Horn spok 12 Minutes
Mrs P W Woodruff spoke 12 M[inutes] W Woodruff spoke one hour
we took cars & returned home 18 Miles

May 24, 1880 ~ Monday

May 24 I had an interview this Morning with Br
concerning Salt River Country, I then went to the & received
[FIGURE] Letters from ^&^ .
[FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters to Lot Smith J. H. Watkins I had an
interview with Judge in the evening

May 25, 1880 ~ Tuesday

25 [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to of & upon
Election rail road contracts and several subjects I was in council
with President and others It is still vary cold weather
I attended Meeting with in the 9 ward on & spent
the night at at the Grass Lot 6 M[iles]

May 26, 1880 ~ Wednesday

26 I consulted with A Miner concerning entering He says
Enter by quarter sextions [sections] I received a Letter from
[FIGURES] and wrote 1 Letter to to let the [stock] run till fall

May 27, 1880 ~ Thursday

May 27, 1880 [FIGURES] I finished my Last Will & Testament & got it
signed to day I also wrote 7 Letters to
. asked for the plan for the tower
of I also wrote to to enter by
Quarter Sexion [section], I wrote to sent orders to those who paid
him Tithing spoke of [walkers alturn]. I wrote

May 28, 1880 ~ Friday

28. In company with Mrs. & I took cars rode to
I met with the Female relief society of provo at 2 oclok
presiding prayer By G Teasdale W Woodruff spoke
one hour G Teasdale 15 M[inutes]. There was a silk Meeting in the evening I
did not attend We spent the night at Sister Smoots 50 Miles

May 29, 1880 ~ Saturday

29^th I met in the with the people for a 2 days Meeting
at 10 oclock prayer by stake statiscics were then
read officers & Members of the stake 10431. Children under a 8 years
old 4542. Total souls 14973. Families ~~272~~
spoke One Hour, E F Sheets 15 M[inutes]. Afternoon prayer By
spoke ~~65 M.~~ one H 15 Minutes W Woodruff 10 M[inutes].
I met in the Evening with the young Men & young women at the
I ordained to the office of High priest
as He was called to preside ofver the of the Stake of Zion
I spoke to the Assembly one hour and talked vary plain
to the young people

May 30, 1880 ~ Sunday

May 30. Sunday We Met at 10 oclok prayed
W Woodruff spoke one hour & 30 Minutes Gave a History of his
Mission with the Saints & Lamanites in &

May 30, 1880 Afternoon prayer By B Coombs L J Nuttall
spoke one Hour & 20 M[inutes]. Br Johns spoke 15 M[inutes] L A Harrington 10 M[inutes]
W Woodruff 10 M[inutes] We then took cars rode to S L City 50 M[iles]

May 31, 1880 ~ Monday

May 31. I spent a part of the day with Br in reading Letter and in
[FIGURES] Council I received Letters from Brs
& I wrote to A M Tenney & Christoffer & went to the
and spent the night 6 Miles

June 1, 1880 ~ Tuesday

June 1, 1880 The census year I received one Letter from
[FIGURE] I wrote Letter to and spent the day with
the Auditing committee in Looking over Dr Accounts

June 2, 1880 ~ Wednesday

2nd [FIGURES] I received a card from I wrote 2 letters
to O Jacobson & Met in prayer circle & council

June 3, 1880 ~ Thursday

June 3 [FIGURES] I wrote ^4^ Letters to Pitkins, &

June 4, 1880 ~ Friday

4,^th I went to the field and spent the day there it was very cold
in the afternoon rained & Hailed

June 5, 1880 ~ Saturday

5. [FIGURE] I received Letters from Williams on
Land at & and Got the temple work
at for May 1880 I wrote one Letter to McAllister I re[ceive]d one
[FIGURE] Letter from

June 6, 1880 ~ Sunday

6 Sunday I spent the forenoon in the with
In the afternoon I attended meeting in the Prayed
W Woodruff spoke 46 Minutes read the Last paragraph of the 12 chapter of
then refered to the 9, 14, & 33 chapter of Ezekiel of the fulfillment of prophesy the
wicked Destroyed & ownly saved by their righteousness
the Apostles & Elders wahtchmen on the walls of Zion as Ezekiel was

June 6, 1880 ~ Sunday

June 6, 1880

I met with the 14 ward in the evening & spoke to the people about an hour.

June 7, 1880 ~ Monday

7. [FIGURES] I received 2 letters from & I wrote
3 Letters to , , & W C Williams
also to

June 8, 1880 ~ Tuesday

8. [FIGURE] I received a Letter Letter from I spent the day in the yards
watering the Lot I went to the at night 6 M[iles]

June 9, 1880 ~ Wednesday

9. I spent the Afternoon in Council & prayer circle

June 10, 1880 ~ Thursday

10. [FIGURES] I recieved 3 Letters from &
I went to the farmers ward and preached the funeral sermon of
Sister Daughter of Br & wife of

June 11, 1880 ~ Friday

11. I went up with my children fishing but the water
was to high I ownly caught 2 trout. I went to the in the evening

June 12, 1880 ~ Saturday

12. I came from the in the morning I administered to a sick
Grand Son James. I spent most of the Day in the 6 M[iles]

June 13, 1880 ~ Sunday

13. Sunday [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters in the forenoon to and
upon the Election of Adressed them
all to unite upon the Elections I wrote to to committ
with the presidts of Stakes upon the Election & c I attended Meeting in
the Afternoon prayer by spoke 32 Minutes
& 40 Minutes and spoke in the power of God upon the of God. we met in the prayer Circle after Meeting I attented
Meeting in the 15 ward in the evening Br Morris prayed Br Morgan
spoke 35 Minutes concerning his southern Mission and the Monopoly of
the rich and Distress of the poor the rich were Monopolizing the rail
roads, cotten & coal trade W Woodruff spoke 1 Hour & 10 Minutes upon
his first Mission & , and the state of the world and the Judgments of God

June 14, 1880 ~ Monday

June 14, 1880 What strange things a Man will dream while asleep I dreamed this
Morning at about 3 oclok of seeing Queen I thought she had received the
[FIGURE] Gospel & Been Baptized, she appeared vary humble, none of which is likely to
happen in this world. I also thought of Prince is Richard or Robert conne-
cted with his name ({I dreamed that Queen Victoria was sealed to me and she bid me an [holy] thanks.
This is not likely to happen.}) [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to &

June 15, 1880 ~ Tuesday

15. [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to A. L. Woodruff, &
I spent the Afternoon in watering Garden

June 16, 1880 ~ Wednesday

16 [FIGURE] I received one Letter spent the forenoon on Dr Account
I went to the field in the evening was quite sick

June 17, 1880 ~ Thursday

^17^ [FIGURES] I returned from the wrote 2 letters to &
[FIGURE] I received 3 Letters from & I wrote
to

June 18, 1880 ~ Friday

18 [FIGURES] I rec[eive]d a letter from Br and card from Br Graham
I commenced writing my English Mission going to &c I spent
the forenoon with Br

June 19, 1880 ~ Saturday

19 [FIGURES] I received a Letter from I wrote a Letter
to & I received a letter
from at Honoloolu I went to the & spent the night 6 M[iles]

June 20, 1880 ~ Sunday

20. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Farmers ward and spokee
67 Minutes followed By My Brother 30 M[inutes].
I also Met in the evening with the young people Mutual they
were addressed by the visited Friends Br
Mrs. & another Sister, & W Woodruff

June 21, 1880 ~ Monday

June 21, 1880 [FIGURE]

The longest day in the year I received a card from Leslie W Snow
I wrote Letters to Margarett. T. Smoot Sarah & card to Phebe A Snow

June 22, 1880 ~ Tuesday

June 22nd 1880 I [FIGURE] rec[eive]d aLetter from , , I spent
the forenoon In trim[in]g my orchard I have cut down my
favorite treess to day of peach, plum, & pear that Died last
year for the want of water. I wrote an order on Br to Br for all the Ham stock that I have
at

June 23, 1880 ~ Wednesday

23 [FIGURE] I received a letter from Br of I wrote
[FIGURES] 2 Letters to & I went to with a car
load of Freinds to meet Br He arived at the same
munite [minutes] on the that we did on the
we spent a few moments in ogden we then returned to
we returned in one hour & 5 minutes 40 miles the time I ever
Made on a rail road. We met Br Cannon looking well
and harty 80 M[iles]

June 24, 1880 ~ Thursday

24 [FIGURES] I received a letter from I wrote
[FIGURE] 2 Letters to and I spent most of the
day in writing some of my Early History

June 25, 1880 ~ Friday

25 I spent the day in writing some of my History for the
on to publish for a reader

June 26, 1880 ~ Saturday

26. [FIGURE] I received a letter from concerning the building
of the Temple they are doing well

June 27, 1880 ~ Sunday

June 27 1880

[FIGURE] Sunday this is the Anniversary of the Martidom of the Prophets Joseph and
Hiram Smith who wer Murdered in Carthage Joal on the 27 day of June 1844
36 years ago I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Benjamin F Cummings
prayed, and spoke to the people concerning his Mission obtaining the Geneology
of the Saints and his labor in Washington ^18 M[inutes]^ He was followed By G Q Cannon
who spoke 40 M[inutes]. concerning his Mission in Congress and the signs of the times
I attended Meeting in the Evening at the 16 ward & spoke to the people one
hour followed By Joseph F Smith 15 M[inutes].

June 28, 1880 ~ Monday

28 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Mr Woodruff of &
[FIGURES] I wrote a Letter ^to^ Susan C. Scholes and sent her $10 to pay
her fare from to and asked her to write as soon
as she recieved it

June 29, 1880 ~ Tuesday

29. I spent the forenoon in president [President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory|office]] and the Afternoon writing

June 30, 1880 ~ Wednesday

30 [FIGURE] I received 6 Letters from , , , ,
& I met in council & in the Afternoon

July 1, 1880 ~ Thursday

July 1. [FIGURE] I spent the Morning in Looking up the pioneers Flags and
other Matters conected with the I wrote Letter
to and went to the 6 M[iles]

July 2, 1880 ~ Friday

2 [FIGURES] Returned from the received a Letter from , wrote Letters
to as personal Description, and to David P. W.

~~3. I spent the Day in the office writing~~

July 3, 1880 ~ Saturday

~~4. July Sunday~~ 3. I Met in a quarterly Conference at 10 oclok in the
Assembly room opened by prayer Minuts and
statistics read 9 Men recommended to be ordaind Elders

July 3, 1880

The Authorities of the Church were presented & sustained Home Missionaries
called, Joseph E Taylor spoke 16 M[inutes]. president John Taylor 15 W Woodruff 30 M[inutes]
Elias Smith 15 M[inutes]. I Met in the evening with the combined companies of
Mutual Improvement, Female Relief Society & primary, in the Assembly room
And the reports of those societies Herd & speeches Made

July 4, 1880 ~ Sunday

July 4. Sunday I met at the at 10 oclok
spoke 10 M[inutes] president spoke 35 M[inutes]. spoke lowd clear and
plain in the spirit of the Lord. He was Born in 1797 Being 83 years
of age spoke 35 M[inutes]. 10 M[inutes]. Afternoon
prayer By Bishop . spoke 67 M[inutes] and 30.

July 5, 1880 ~ Monday

July 5 1880 This day was celebrated in for the on the
4 was sunday, there was a procession formed by a company of U. S.
Troops from with other Displays among other things
a representation of the on which the made
a speech at the working square. Fire works on Arsonal Hill in
the night but after 10 oclok before they got to work

July 6, 1880 ~ Tuesday

July 6. [FIGURE] I received 3 Letters 2 from & I wrote
2 Letters to McAllister and and sent her $10. I spent the night at the 6 M[iles]

July 7, 1880 ~ Wednesday

7 [FIGURE] I received a letter from & Card from I wrote
Letters to Bishop of about the Box sent to my
to about stock I met in council and presented a letter
from about the petition of Between the N. S. room
& Garden the council left it for me to direct I wrote to J G Bleak &
to make the petition studing & lath & plaster from floor to celing we met into
the Big to make make arangment for the

July 8, 1880 ~ Thursday

July 8, 1880 [FIGURES] Some 600 old people from most of which were
from 70 to 97 years of age all of whom took cars on the and
rode to on the for an excursion Bishop 87, 72, and W Woodruff 73 was among the number,
many went in Bathing we had songs & speeches and feasting and all
seemed to enjoy themselves vary well Most of us returned in the 2 {o'clock}
train [FIGURE] I received a letter from .

July 9, 1880 ~ Friday

9. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to about the pioneer Flags
^[FIGURE]^ I also wrote to of I spent the day writing History

July 10, 1880 ~ Saturday

10. I spent the day writing my History on Mission to I spent the night at the

July 11, 1880 ~ Sunday

11. Sunday I returned to the Attended Meeting in the
prayer By spoke upon the first
principles of the Gospel one hour followed By W Woodruff 30 Minutes
I attended Meeting in the Evening in the 17 ward spoke 30 M[inutes]
W Woodruff followed 40 Minutes

July 12, 1880 ~ Monday

12. [FIGURES] I received 5 Letters from , Elsworth
Richardson & on Land Matters. I wrote
Letters to Thomas. S. Kimball, Susan C Scholes sent her an order for
a R.R. Ticket from to , wrote to on
going to

July 13, 1880 ~ Tuesday

July 13 1880

[FIGURES] I received 3 Letters from A. M. Tenney T. Bullock & on pioners
^[FIGURE]^ I spent 4 Hours in council at the Council House with J Taylor
J. F. Smith A Carrington & myself in Hearing a caste of seduction
and adultery. On Man committed Adultery with 2 Married
women and the Husband of one of the women shot him dead
and was tried by a Jury and cleared and a Brother of the
two Husbands of the Two women also committed Adultery
with the two women and both of the men who were innocent
got a Bill of Divorce from both of the woman It was a vary
grievious affair they all confessed their sins and they forgave
each other and were to be baptized I wrote one Letter to D. W.
Williams, on Deeding 7 acres of Land and hope it will satisty

July 14, 1880 ~ Wednesday

14. I spent the forenoon writing & Afternoon in council. I received
[FIGURE] Letters from & I spent the
evening in committee

July 15, 1880 ~ Thursday

15 I spent the forenoon in Council on Electional Matters
[FIGURES] I received a letter from &
wrote him one in return I wrote in the Afternoon & attended in the evening

July 16, 1880 ~ Friday

16. I spent the day in the writing up the History of the pioneers

July 17, 1880 ~ Saturday

17. [FIGURE] I received Letters from
and

July 18, 1880 ~ Sunday

178 Sunday I attended Meeting in the in the Afternoon
I spoke in the evening to the 4 ward Bishop
arived in the evening from the South

July 19, 1880 ~ Monday

July 19, 1880

I spent the day in writing the names that are living of Zions Camp and
of the Pioneers. Zions Camp first published in the 14 vol of Deseret News
Pioneers in Salt Lake Daily Herald of July 4, 1880. Had an Interview
with Erastus Snow I attended the committee Meeting is in the evening

July 20, 1880 ~ Tuesday

20. [FIGURE] I received two Letters from and
I spent the day in writing and preparing for the .

July 21, 1880 ~ Wednesday

21. I attended the council in the Afternoon

July 22, 1880 ~ Thursday

22nd I spent the day in writing and preparing for the . Attended a council

July 23, 1880 ~ Friday

243 I was vary Busy in preparing for the I have attended a committee
Meeting for every night for a week

July 24, 1880 ~ Saturday

1880 [FIGURES] The greatest of the Entrance
of the pioneers into this that ever took place in was
perfo[rme]d in this to day A procession of 2 miles long got up at
great Expens passed through our streets But I canot give an
Account of it in my Journal But for the History of the same see the
of July 26 & of July 27. It was a great Meeting

July 25, 1880 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday I attended Meeting ~~at the Tabing~~ at the spoke 1 H & 10 M[inutes]. on the History of the pioneers we had & I attended Meeting in the evening at the 14 ward
preached an hour upon the practical Duties of Life the good
and the Evil in our midst

July 26, 1880 ~ Monday

July 276 1880

[FIGURES] I saw a painful scene to day Sheriff Turner of Provo
Brought in the Murderer of his son Had been to Chain [Cheyenne] for
the Murderer & had to guard both him & the body of his son
for days without sleep the prisioner was Delivered over to the
Jail in Salt Lake City. Brother Turner wished me to go
down and & preach the funeral sermon of his son at
Provo

July 27, 1880 ~ Tuesday

27. [FIGURES] I received a Letter from with $5 to
I sent papers to & , to , &
I wrote Letter to Bell Moses, card to

July 28, 1880 ~ Wednesday

28 I took cars rode to and preached the funeral
sermon of the son of He
was 21 years of age was Murdered by 2 men for his teams
He had with him It was a painful scene I returned to
100 Miles

July 29, 1880 ~ Thursday

29 [FIGURES] I received one Letter & 2 cards I wrote 2 cards to
&

July 30, 1880 ~ Friday

30. [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from & of
I took cars with the Tweleve rode to & I on to ^of^ 105

July 31, 1880 ~ Saturday

31. I spent the Day at was quite weary

August 1, 1880 ~ Sunday

Aug 1, Sunday I rode to Attended Meeting at 10 oclok Prayed
spoke 30 M[inutes] W Woodruff 15 M[inutes]. 15 M[inutes]
At Noon I went to the and went to the top of it I did not

Aug. 1, Sunday 1880

I did not like the internal arangments of the Temple in the working
rooms and alterations were recomended. Afternoon sacrament was
Administered W^m H Folsome Prayed G. Q. Cannon spoke 1 Hour & 10 M[inutes]
F D Richards spoke 4 M[inutes]. & John Taylor 20 M[inutes] I returned to Smithfield 16 M[iles]

August 2, 1880 ~ Monday

2nd I rode to Administered to and RMother
and administered to another Sister I then rode to and
examined the country and found one of the finest countries in
the valley is 6 milss wide & 15 Long good sandy Loom, quick
soil my Acres of wheat would yield 25 Bushels of wheat to
the acre without water Br showed me to his family He had
3 daughters born at one birth 12 years of age fine healthy girls
I returned to Richmond then to then went Down
to the field found about 10 acres of volonteer wheat without water would
have to be cut with a mower 4 Acres spring wheat could be
bad I returned weary distance of the day 35 M[iles].

August 3, 1880 ~ Tuesday

3rd I took cars in the Morning at 5 oclok & rode to &
on to was with me & on my arival Home I found
My Daughter had arived from with
two of her children and in the evening I had all 4 of my first
wife children to gether the first time for neare 20 years
I held a meeting in the evening with them and met all of us spoke
and I prayed with them I received 3 Letters from
&

August 4, 1880 ~ Wednesday

4. [FIGURE] I spent the fore part of the day writing I wrote a letter
to & a card to and

August 5, 1880 ~ Thursday

5. [FIGURE] My Daughter Left my House
this morning for a visit East and to attend school somewhere
it was quite a trial to her she took cars at 7 oclok

Aug 5, 1880

[FIGURES] I wrote 9 Letters to W^m. C. Stainiees Daniel Tyler, Jered
Smith & J. H. Richards, Eugena C. Scholes, George Lake
J D T M. Allister, Warren M. Johnson and David P Woodruff

August 6, 1880 ~ Friday

6. I went to the this morning and helped fix up the
reaper and went into a heavy peace of 3 1/2 acres of wheat & I voed [hoed] wheat
till night & was vary weary at night

August 7, 1880 ~ Saturday

7. We finished our peace of wheat in the forenoon & shocked it
up in the Afternoon it was the while [excaleeon] and very fine what
I returned home in the evening very weary

August 8, 1880 ~ Sunday

8 Sunday I spent the whole day resting Br preached in the
on the resurrection

August 9, 1880 ~ Monday

9. [FIGURES] I received Letters from ,
2 cards from & ~~I wrote Letters~~

August 10, 1880 ~ Tuesday

^10 I wrote Letters [FIGURE]^ to , card to I watered Garden in the Afternoon & went to the circus in the evening which was a
grand affair

August 11, 1880 ~ Wednesday

101. [FIGURE] I wrote Letter to and

August 12, 1880 ~ Thursday

12. I took cars rode to . Held a Meeting with the Relief Society & spoke
to them 40 Minutes and In the evening I spoke an hour to full House of people 105 Miles

August 13, 1880 ~ Friday

13. We drove to and held Meeting in the Evening
spoke 25 Minutes
& W Woodruff 40 Minutes the power of God was with us. spent the night with Br 22 ^M^

August 14, 1880 ~ Saturday

14. We rode to Met with the conference at 10 oclok
prayed W W.
spoke 35 Minutes statiscics read & spoke 30 M[inutes].

7353	[officer & Mentor]
3468	children
10721	souls in Sanpete Stake

Aug 14, 1880 Conference Met at 2 oclock Prayer By M Lyman Temple Statistics
were then read And found that the Donations for the Temple which had been [expected]
from the Beginning were $195,104.85 cts George Teasdale then spoke 10 M. G Q Cannon
spoke 40 M[inutes] & closed in a hard wind & Dust storm. We held a Priesthood Meating
in the evening John Taylor spoke 35 M[inutes]. W Woodruff 30 {in the power of God}.

August 15, 1880 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday Met at 10 oclok. spoke one hour & 25 M[inutes]. The Authorities of
the Church were then presented. Afternoon sacrament Administered W Woodruff Prayed
& spoke 50 Minutes 55 M[inutes]. and W Woodruff 10 M[inutes]. exhorts
the people to get up a Record of all their Dead friends so as to be ready to work
when the was done Adjourned untill the 13 & 14 of Nov.

August 16, 1880 ~ Monday

16. rode to and Dined rode to visited the found the
Arches of the first story turned looked well, was satisfied with it they ground all
the sand from sand rock. Held a Meeting at 3 oclok prayed
spoke 50 Minutes W Woodruff 25 M[inutes] 55 M[inutes] the power of God was with
us in our Testimony I spent the night at 20 M[iles]

August 17, 1880 ~ Tuesday

17. Rode to held a Meeting at 10:30 Prayed W Woodruff
spoke 20 M[inutes]. 45 M[inutes]. 50. We Dined & I wrote [went] to
& took supper
with & Preached in the school
House to a crowded House in the spirit of the Lord one hour G Teasdale 30 M[inutes].

August 18, 1880 ~ Wednesday

18 We crossed the Mountain to & came from
Left there, we all took cars and arrived at at 6 oclok
And returned home one More on my return I read Letters from
, Mother Johnson, . & saing her Died Aug 18, 1880
[FIGURE] Johnathan Holmes died Aug 1880 wished me to come & preach the funeral sermon Distance of the day 120 Miles

August 19, 1880 ~ Thursday

19 I took cars with Mrs rode to rode in a
waggon to found his family Morning for his death

The Manti Temple is 172 1/2 feet, 95 outside 79 feet high to the square, the west
Tower 169 feet and the East Tower 179 feet, 63 feet elevation from the road
126 stepts to the top to the foundation, 14 inches step and 16 feet wide

August 19, 1880 ~ Thursday

19 Aug I preached the funeral sermon of ~~his D~~ Br to a large
Assembly of the Neighbors went to the grave comforted the family what
I could & returned to the in the evening 35 M[iles].

August 20, 1880 ~ Friday

20. I went to the 6 Letters for me from, ,
, , & . I wrote
[FIGURE] 3 Letters to & card to & Letter to

August 21, 1880 ~ Saturday

21 [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to & sent in one Envellope
& and kept copy of Tenneys I met in council in the
forenood [forenoon] on ferry a company to buy the

August 22, 1880 ~ Sunday

22. Sunday I took Mrs & rode to ward to see my daughter who was sick & spent 2 Hours & returned and met with
the prayer circle and was mouth in prayer 16 M[iles]

August 23, 1880 ~ Monday

23. [FIGURE] My son has been with us for several Days on a visit
He leaves this morning for I wrote Letter to
[FIGURES] I received a Letter from Br. CP we set apart
15 Missionaries I was mouth in setting apart 56 persons 5
4 person [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Br Christofferson

August 24, 1880 ~ Tuesday

24. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters to I set apart 15 Missionaries WW
set 6. F D Richards 5 & Joseph F Smith 4. (eror) and

August 25, 1880 ~ Wednesday

25. I met in council with the Saint in the Afternoon spent the time writing

August 26, 1880 ~ Thursday

26. [FIGURES] I received Letters from family & {Heard the lecture}
I spent the fore part of the day making fence I spent the night at the

August 27, 1880 ~ Friday

27. [FIGURE] My Daughter had a this Morning at 3:30 A.M
^[FIGURE]^ Mother & child doing well received a Letter from I wrote a Letter to of 4 Pages concerning the Death of & our temples

August 28, 1880 ~ Saturday

Aug 28, 1880 I took cars & rode to To attend the Quarterly Conference
Met at 10 oclok Prayer By W Woodruff made a few remarks followed
By one hour Afternoon Prayed The Authorities of the Church
were presented and sustained spoke 7 M[inutes]. & W Woodruff 65 M[inutes]
Total officers & Members of Utah Stake 10512 children under 8, 4494
Total Souls 15008 spoke 20 M[inutes]. I attended a council with presidents
& G Q Cannon & J F Smith of the 12, in learning a family Difficulty
of , we sat from 4 oclok in the Afternoon untill 9 oclok at night
I got chilly went to Bed at 10 oclok and had a hard shake of the Ague for
[FIGURE] half an hour I was then Attacked with the Diarhea and went out
of Doors [write] in the night & took cold and was sick all night Did not sleep

August 29, 1880 ~ Sunday

Aug 29. Sunday I arose quite Poorly in the morning took but Little Breakfast went to
Meeting at 10 oclok Prayed Sacrament Administered
spoke one hour & 40 Minutes concerning his Mission at
Afternoon spoke one hour & 22 M[inutes] spoke 3 M[inutes]
At the close of the Meeting we took cars & returned home 100 Miles

^[FIGURE]^ I went to bed and soon was taken with a severe attak of the Billious Cholic
which lasted me 24 hours before I got any Passage during that time I was in
Great Misery I took 6 table spoonfuls of Castor Oil & 3 teaspoonfulls
of spirits of turpentine before I got a passage my suffering was so great that
it took away all my strength It was like my attack at the Moencopy ownly
I did not have cramp

August 30, 1880 ~ Monday

Aug 30, 1880

I suffered much through the day but got relief about sundown but left in a
vary weak state

August 31, 1880 ~ Tuesday

31. I was vary weak all day scarcely any strength in my system

September 1, 1880 ~ Wednesday

Sept 1. I was vary ^weak^ to day The Twelve came in and Anointed me with oil
And upon me & Administered to me & me and I felt Better

September 2, 1880 ~ Thursday

2nd I remaind through the day weak & quite feverish

September 3, 1880 ~ Friday

3. was still vary weak & high fever

September 4, 1880 ~ Saturday

4. I remain the same not able to sit up at all

September 5, 1880 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday the 8 day of my sickness I can bearly stand on my feet to day

September 6, 1880 ~ Monday

6 I am still vary weak gain but vry little

September 7, 1880 ~ Tuesday

7. I am still vary weak Br calls upon me daily & Brings me letters

September 8, 1880 ~ Wednesday

8. [FIGURE] I received a Letter from Br & card from still vary weak

September 9, 1880 ~ Thursday

9. I put on my clothing on for the first time this Morning since I was taken sick
I went Down Stairs to day but still very weak

September 10, 1880 ~ Friday

10. I dressed & walked through the orchard the first time I have steped out of Doors
since my sickness President called upon me to day & an hour
talk with me about his visit with president & company

September 11, 1880 ~ Saturday

11. [FIGURE] I spent the day in the House reading I received a letter from Br

September 12, 1880 ~ Sunday

12 Sunday I spent the day in the House gain a little strength

September 13, 1880 ~ Monday

13. I went to the for the first time was vary feble I wrote 2 letters to
^[FIGURE]^ & & sent Phebe $5 for I read the following letters
while sick J. G. Bleak 2, 2, 2, J G Sheet 1,
, , Br 1, 1, 1, 1, total 12

September 14, 1880 ~ Tuesday

Sept 14, 1880

I came to the office this Morning & wrote up my Journal to date feel some better but
weak I went to G Q Cannon residence on Jordon with the Twelve partook
of a feast with him & returned in the evening 5 M[iles]

September 15, 1880 ~ Wednesday

15. [FIGURE] I wrote 45 Letters to yu &
In the Afternoon I went to the A Machine was set for
thrashing at 5 oclk in the evening & thrashed out what wheat we had 134 Bushels

September 16, 1880 ~ Thursday

16. The men thrashed our Barley this Morning 143 Bushels of, the wheat yielded
38 Bushels to the acre & 44 of Barly I spent the night at the it rained low
through the night 6 M[iles]

September 17, 1880 ~ Friday

17 It rains to day I took up a load of Barley & returned to the
[FIGURES] I received Letters from
& I wrote a Letter to giving him a recommend for to get work
I wrote a Letter to & ask if they got my Letter
I also wrote to Br

September 18, 1880 ~ Saturday

18. I spent the day at home and the evening at the fine

September 19, 1880 ~ Sunday

19. Sunday [FIGURES] I met at the at 2 oclok and I amet
with it was his birth Day was 69 years of age to
day and was his year of Jubitee [Jubilee] in the Church was Baptised on his
birth Day 50 years ago He spoke to the people One hour & 18
Minuts Bore testimony of the Gospel of Christ I spok 5 M[inutes].

September 20, 1880 ~ Monday

Sept 20 [FIGURE] I received one Letter from I spent the day at home I heard
that Died very sudden on Satturday the 18 eat
his Dinner Well was Dead in few minutes

September 21, 1880 ~ Tuesday

21. [FIGURES] I r[eceiv]ed a letter for I recieved a telegram from saying that Died this Morning at 3:25.
I wrote 2 letters to & &

September 22, 1880 ~ Wednesday

22^nd [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to & kept copy

September 23, 1880 ~ Thursday

23 [FIGURES] I received a letter from & wrote
one to him & told him to sell the stock I delivered to
the 1385 lbs of Barley at 2 cts $27.70 ^I spent the night at^ the

September 24, 1880 ~ Friday

24. ^[FIGURE]^ I visited the Church farm on with the Twelve in the Afternoon
I spent the time in the Afternoon with & on committee on the Delinquent tithing
of the I received a letter from

September 25, 1880 ~ Saturday

25 I spent the whole day in committee on tithing affairs

September 26, 1880 ~Sunday

26. ^[FIGURE]^ Sunday & & others go to to
Dedicate a school House I wrote a Letter to
of of 4 pages I wrote to of &

September 27, 1880 ~ Monday

27. I spent the Day in committee on the back tithing & donations
of the various Stakes of Zion & Dined with me
we held a meeting in the Evening with the committee on the

September 28, 1880 ~ Tuesday

28 [FIGURE] I rec[eive]d a Letter from spent the day in committee {shorthand}

September 29, 1880 ~ Wednesday

Sept 29, 1880 I spent the forenoon in committee I met with 7 of the Navajoes
and had confversation with them

September 30, 1880 ~ Thursday

^[FIGURE]^ 30. I spent the day in council I received one Letter

October 1, 1880 ~ Friday

Oct 1. I spent the forenoon in council

October 2, 1880 ~ Saturday

2nd I Built a Corn House to day which cost me in Lumber & work $32.70
I spent the forenoon in council upon a circular

October 3, 1880 ~ Sunday

3 Sunday I spent the whole day in council on Priesthood we had prayer

October 4, 1880 ~ Monday

4. We spent the whole Day in council I sat in the Morning for my portrait

October 5, 1880 ~ Tuesday

5. ^[FIGURE] {shorthand}^ I sat for a portrait I spent part of the day in council

October 6, 1880 ~ Wednesday

6 Oct Met in General Conference at 10 oclok in
prayer By spok 12 Minutes 27 M[inutes]
10 M[inutes] was taken faint & had to stop followed
him & spoke 37 Minutes, I met with the
in the evening Meeting called to order By W Woodruff, Elder G Q Cannon
spoke to the people followed by W Woodruff also
addressed the Meeting Then the Instruction of the superintendeny was
read to the Meeting

October 7, 1880 ~ Wednesday

7. [FIGURE] Conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By ,
spoke 50 M[inutes]. W Woodruff 30 M[inutes]. Afternoon Prayed
The Statistics of the Church was then read
Members 65826, Officers & Members, 92104, children under 8, 35340
Total of Souls 127,451. There were Apostles 12, Patriarch 52,
Seventies 4319, 3277, Elders 11509, Priests 1710,
Teachers 1893, Deacons 3507, Officers & Members 92,104
Children under 8 years of age 3507, Stake , 517 souls
Stake 1424, Elder spoke 50 M[inutes] and gave
an Account of Labor in the Temple since it was Dedicated in Jan 1877.
Had Baptized 99523, had ordained 15,889 Gave Endowments to 41791,

Oct 7, 1880

Had sealed 14255 Couple

October 8, 1880 ~ Friday

Oct 8. Conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By spoke
45 Minutes then read the report of the
Districts to Oct 1, 1880 were expenditures $207,977.35 And for the
Cache Valley $252,147.78 cts Afternoon Prayer By
spoke one hour & 20 Minutes. At the close of the Meeting we the
Apostles went into council and Deliberated upon the subject of organizing
a first Presidency we had held several concils upon this subject
and we finally left the subject untill another Meeting I met with
the priesthood Meeting An Article on the was
read Dictated By president and remarks made by John
Taylor W Woodruff & the was with us

October 9, 1880 ~ Saturday

Oct 9. Conference Met at 10 oclok prayed spoke
61 Minutes & 27. Afternoon Oct 9, Prayed president
~~Pray~~ spoke 65 Minutes was 83 years & 6 months of age
A List of 29 Missionaries were called to , one to
, 9 to , 4 to United States, 5 to the Southern
States the foregoing are now in the field of Labor others were then called
who are to go after conference, 30 for Great Britain, ~~t to Canada,~~
190 to Scandinavia, 1 to the , 9 to the United States
31 to the Southern States. ~~Afternoon Meeting called to order By W Woodruff~~
spoke 22 Minutes conference adjourned untill sunday 10 oclok
The Apostles Met in council at 6 oclk and Decided to organize
the first presidency W Woodruff Nominated to be
[FIGURE] The President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints and it was carried unanimously president Taylor
then chose for his first councillor & for
his second councillor

Oct 9, 1880 It was then moved seconded & carried unanimously
^[FIGURE]^ that Wilford Woodruff be the president of the Twelve Apostles
We then went into the Assembly Hall and Met with the priesthood
Meeting and at that Meeting After Documents were read upon the
priesthood President John Taylor was there presented before the
priesthood meeting as the president of the Church & his two councillors
and Wilford Woodruff as the president of the Twelve Apostles and
receivd the universal vote of the whole Assembly of priesthood

October 10, 1880 ~ Sunday

[FIGURES] Oct 10, 1880 Sunday This is a great day to Israel The conf-
erence met at 10 oclok conference called to order By The
song sung the Morning Breaks the shadows flee Prayer By Elder
Elder spoke to the people one hour & 15 Minutes upon the
Priesthood in its various offices & Dispensations which was vary interesting
Before the Adjournment till Afternoon presented 3 more names
for Missionaries Benediction By W Woodruff

[FIGURE] Afternoon Met at 2 oclok The various Quorums of the priesthood were
seated in the following order The first Presidency in the upper seat, the
Twelve in the second seat. On the south of the stand the Patriarchs
the presidents of the stakes with their councillors, and the High Councils
On the North of the Stands the Bishops and their councillors. Presiding
Bishop Hunter & his councellors in front of them. The High Priests
in the North centre of the Body of the House the Quorum Presidents in
the front. The seventies in the south centre of the body of the House the
Quorum Presidents in Front. The Elders immediately behind the
High priest The Lesser Priesthood in the North side of the
House. Conference called to order By Preisident John Taylor

Oct 10, 1880 Sunday PM

Prayer offered by Albert Carrington This is the Third time the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints have been called upon to organize the
first Presidency of the Church, first when the prophet Joseph Smith
& councillors. Second when Brigham Young & concillors whthird when
John Taylor & councillors are presented Elder Orson Pratt them
Presented the following Authorities of the Church to the conference all of
whom were unanimously sustained by each Quorum of the
Priesthood rising in their order with uplifted hands to
heaven first to the Twelve Apostles and their councillors, second
the Patriarchs, Presidents of stakes & their councillors and the High
councils. Third the High Priests. Fourth the seventies. Fifth
The Elders sixhth the Bishops & their Councellors. Seventh the lesser
Priesthood Priests, Teachers, & Deacons. Eighth the Presidents of
the various Quorums Last the whole congregation male & female
in the galleries on the stand and in the body of the House
John Taylor as Prophet, seer and revelator And President of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in all the world
George Q Cannon as first councillor in the first Presidency
Joseph F Smith as second councillor in the first Presidency
Wilford Woodruff as President of the Twelve Apostles. As
Members of the council of the Twelve Apostles Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt
Charles C Rich Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D.
Richards, Brigham Young, Albert Carrington and Moses Thatcher
As councillors to the Twelve John W Young and Daniel H Wells
Francis Marian Lyman as An Apostle in the council of the Twelve
John Henry Smith as An Apostle in the Council of the Twelve

Oct 10, 1880 Sunday The foregoing were all that were voted upon by Quorum
[FIGURE] seperately all the rest of the Authorities of the Church were voted for
in the usual manner by the whole congregation After which
George Q Cannon said I hold in my hand the Doctrin & Covenants
and I present them to the conference to see if the people will vote for
them He had also the pearl of Great price in connection with the covenants
and all the conference voted to sustain the revelations contained therein
John Taylor spoke some 20 Minutes followed By W Woodruff spoke 15 M[inutes]

October 11, 1880 ~ Monday

Monday 11. We Met at 119 oclock at the voted to take the
Engine out of the at . We met the Missionaries at
the and we set apart 55 for their missions W Woodruff
set apart 9. President ordained to the
office of seventy & set him apart for his Mission I went to the in
the Evening & spent the night 6 Miles

October 12, 1880 ~ Tuesday

12. I rode to the and Attended a in the . In
the Afternoon I met with the presidents of stakes & councillors in the
. & joined our Concil ({of Fifty})

October 13, 1880 ~ Wednesday

13. I met in council at the for prayer & council

October 14, 1880 ~ Thursday

14. I spent a part of the day in council & in writing up my Journal

October 15, 1880 ~ Friday

15 [FIGURE] I received 3 Letters and spent the forenoon in council & president
made some arangments with to secure a cole
Mine & Iron Mine near Cider appropriated $500 to help
secure it the Church to own 2/3 & Br Lunt 1/3 I wrote up my Journal
I [FIGURE] wrote a letter to & sent one from to her

October 16, 1880 ~ Saturday

16. I went to the and back I wrote 2 letters to &

October 17, 1880 ~ Sunday

[FIGURE] 17. Sunday I wrote 3 Letters to & , &
I attended Meeting at the &
spoke some 50 M[inutes]. & 30 M[inutes] we attended the prayer circle
in the evening

October 18, 1880 ~ Monday

Oct 18 1880

I Bought a No 7 Moniter for Wilford paid $40 bought Articles for
Susan and her family paid $20.

October 19, 1880 ~ Tuesday

19. Tuesday In company with I visited
at the He had a room by himself and was comfortable
[FIGURE] I received a Letter from I spent the night at the 6 M[iles]

October 20, 1880 ~ Wednesday

Oct 20 [FIGURES] I wrote a letter to & sent a Draft of $125
for I also wrote a Letter to Bulah at Rochester
It is a plesant Day crops good potatoe crop vary large

October 21, 1880 ~ Thursday

[FIGURES] I received 34 Letters from Sarah, &c I wrote Letter to
21. O Jacobson Baptized in the
font for the Renewal of her covenants and her health

October 22, 1880 ~ Friday

22nd I met with the quorum of the Twelve in council at the we had ownly 6 of the Quorum present we done let very
Little or No business

October 23, 1880 ~ Thursday

23 I took cars and rode to went with me
to . I Met in the conference in the Afternoon Prayer By
stakes statistics were then read, 2117 souls spoke 35 M[inutes]
W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes]. On th tithing. In the evening I met
with the & G Teasdale Prayed
Br Jinkins spoke 8 M[inutes]. of 5 M[inutes]. Sister 7 M[inutes].
W Woodruff spoke one Hour we had a good Meeting

October 24, 1880 ~ Sunday

24. Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayed W Woodruff spoke
One hour & 15 M[inutes]. Afternoon Prayer By
spoke spoke 25 M[inutes]. Then the Authorities cwere presented & sustained
spoke 40 W Woodruff 15 M[inutes]. Th[r]ee 34 were cut off for Apostacy
3 for Adultery and one for stealing ^W W^ I ordained one High priest & set
him apart for a Bishops councillor And another was set apart
for Bishops councillor I met in the evening & spoke one hour to
the people the spirit of God was with us distance 90 Miles

October 25, 1880 ~ Monday

Oct 25 1880 Monday we received a Telegram from
^[FIGURES]^ saying that the Apostle had a shoke of Parallisis on
Sunday and was vary low I visited Sister who had
a fall and was badly Hurt We administered to her I took
cars & returned to Joined me at
I spent the night at home 90 M[iles]

October 26, 1880 ~ Tuesday

26. [FIGURE] I received 5 Letters from , ^2^
, and one for we had 3 telegrams this
forenoon from Br 1 saying that He Had a Bad night 2nd said
that He was sinking fast 3rd that the Doctor had arived and
thought there might be some hope.

October 27, 1880 ~ Wednesday

27. [FIGURE] Telegram says that their is more hope of Br this Morning
son of Died at 2 oclok this morning He
died with Drunkenness & Morphene I attended council in the afternoon
27 [FIGURES] In our council to day we ordained
son of to the Apostleship as one of the Twelve Apostles
was mouth in ordaining We also Ordained son of 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 his head

Ordination of John Henry Smith To the Apostleship to be one of the Quorum of the Twelve
Ordained under the Hands of President John Taylor George Q Cannon &
Joseph F Smith of the Presidency & Wilford Woodruff who was mouth in ordaining
also Orson Pratt, Erastus Snow, Franklin D Richards & Brigham Young of the
Quorum of the Twelve & D H Wells councillor to the Twelve
Brother John Henry Smith. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and By
the authority of the Holy Priesthood and Apostleship confered upon us we

Oct 27, 1880

lay our hands upon your head. And we ordain you an Apostle in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day and as A member of the quorum of the
Twelve Apostles And we seal upon you all the power and authority
to administer in all the ordinances of the House of God agreeable to
this office, even the Apostleship which is the Highest authority ever
confered and sealed upon the sons of Man in the flesh, and we
Pray God to cloth you with the power of this Apostleship, with the
Power of God, that your mind may be opened to comprehend and
understand your relationship to God, your relationship to your Breth-
ren, your relationship to the Church and kingdom of God in relation
to this world and in relation to the responsibility which now rests
upon you And we say unto you the Eyes of God, and of his Son
Jesus Christ, and of the Heavenly Hosts, and of Joseph Smith
and the Apostles and the eyes of your Father who are behind the
veil are upon you, and there is rejoicig in Heaven because
you are one of the Sons of the Prophets and Apostles and have come
forth to take upon yourself the ^Holy^ Apostleship. And we say unto you
Be humble before God, and seek for the Holy spirit for you need this
Power to guide and Direct you in this Apostleship and inasmuch
as you walk in faithfulness and Humility before God and seek and
obey the council of your Brethren you will become a Mighty man in
the Earth, and you shall stand in the flesh to Behold the Great work
fullfilled and the Promises of God concerning the Great last Dispensation
of the fullness of Times. We ~~ask~~ ^pray^ God to cloth you with his power
with the spirit and power of the Holy Ghost, with the spirit and power
~~of the Holy Ghost~~ and the revelation of Jesus Christ which Belongs to
the Apostleship which is your right to claim, which is your
right to exercise and which is your right to enjoy

Oct 27, 1880

Lift up your voice as with the sound of a Trumpet long and loud
as far as you have an opportunity in your day and declair the words of
life and salvation unto the Inhabitants of the Earth, you are ordained unto
this power, and you hold the Issues of Life and Death as far as the
salvation or or condemnation of the world is concerned, you are
called to stand in the Defence of the Truth and to bear yor record
of the Kingdom of God upon the Earth and your Testimony will rest
in judgment against the wicked in the day of Judgment in the day
when all man shall give an account of the deeds done in the body
your words shall be a savior of Life unto Life to those who believe
and obey or ~~the savior~~ of Death unto Death to those who reject
your Testimony. Therefore we say you go forth in peace and
the power of God to bear record of the words of Everlasting Life
and take upon you, and feel in your spirit this Apostleship, and
the Blessings of God will attend your Labors. We seal upon you
Every Blessing and every Key and Endowment of the New and Everlasting
Covenant Even the Blessing of Abraham Isaac & Jacob in the
Name of Jesus Christ our Redeemer Amen

The spirit of God rested up us while we were administering to him the
Blessing of Brother Lyman I have not with me so I canot
record it

October 28, 1880 ~ Thursday

Oct 28, 1880 ^Dr arived from gave us an account^ of Brother He was reviving some but no prospect
of final recovery. I wrote 3 Letters to
&

October 29, 1880 ~ Friday

Oct 29, 1880

[FIGURE] I recived a quantity of Trees & Goose & currant Bushes & straw-
berry vins which I set out at the farm & in the orchard in the
City I spent the night at the farm. 6 M[iles]

October 30, 1880 ~ Saturday

30 [FIGURES] I received 3 Letters from , ,
David sent $6 to take up a Note of his at the Music
Store. I went on top of the with . I wrote
Letters to O Jacobson, & & sent him $6 on
the Taxes. I wrote to Sarah, redceived one Letter from George Thatcher
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter for Susan to open at home with a Note
to each of the children , ,
& with each a present I wrote to
David sent him his Note for $6. I wrote to

October 31, 1880 ~ Sunday

31. Sunday I attended Sabbath School Jubilee in the
some 8000 children with many grown people attended at 10 oclok and
passed through the Exercises untill near Twelve oclok then W Woodruff
addressed the assembly 10 minutes {shorthand} administration of {shorthand} {to him in }
I attended the Meeting in the Afternoon & spoke one hour followed By 30 Minutes. I attended Meeting at the 17 ward in the evening &
assisted in the organization of a Bishop & councillers
spoke 15 Minutes W Woodruff followed 30 M[inutes]. & a
few moments

November 1, 1880 ~ Monday

[FIGURE] Nov 1. [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Bulah & wrote one to

November 2, 1880 ~ Tuesday

2nd This is the G[r]eat Election Day for the Nation I took cars in the
Morning rode to with my Daughter & her 2 children I
got her a ticket and saw her on board of the for

Nov 2nd 1880

[FIGURE] As soon as I got my Daughter on board of the cars I took cars
& returned to Salt Lake to cast my vote for George Q Cannon & in the
afternoon I returned again to Ogden making 80 miles travel
to cast my vote I took Utah Northern in the evening & rode to
Smithfield arived at midnight and spent the rest of the night
with my family there Distance of the day 170 Miles

November 3, 1880 ~ Wednesday

3rd I went with to we shot 4 ducks & returned 12 M[iles]
had bruisedd her knee caught cold in it and was in
great pain in the night I got up held her limb over the
smoke of burnt Wool & put on a peace of salt Bacon and she fell
asleep and rested

November 4, 1880 ~ Thursday

4. I spent the Day in and mostly at home Attended fast ^Meeting^

November 5, 1880 ~ Friday

5 I spent this day in

November 6, 1880 ~ Saturday

6. In company with & I rode to
to Attend the Quarterly Conference Met at 10 oclok
prayed statiscital report of the stake was then read
Total Officer & Members 10133, children 4417, Total Souls, 14550
Apostles 1, Patriarchs 7, High Priests 433, Seventies 359, Elders 1407
Priests 293, Teachers 337, Deacons 485, Total Temple funds $257,271.41
spoke 25 M[inutes]. W Woodruff 25 M[inutes]. Afternoon
spoke 12 M[inutes]. one hour & 10 M[inutes]. on the Law of Tithing
At the close of the Meeting we visited the two Bants [Banks] of the roof
was on we could see that it will crowd hard to get the roof on this
fall. I rode to & spent the night 16 Miles

November 7, 1880 ~ Sunday

Nov 7, 1880

I rode to Logan Met in conference at 10 oclok Charles O Card Prayed
Lorenzo Snow spoke one hour & 10 Minutes. W Woodruff spoke 34 Minutes
[FIGURE] At the close of the Meeting The Twelve went to Br Cards House
and there met with Br C. C. Rich who had been brought from
Bear Lake on a bed Having received a Paraletic stroke the left
side entirely useless He could speak a little so as to be understood
Br G Q Cannon Anointed him and six of the Apostles laid hands on
him & W Woodruff was Mouth and Blessed him He seemed overjoyed at
seeing us. We met at 2 oclok. Sacrament Administered the Authorities
of the Church presented and sustained 4 Missionaries called to spend all their
time as Home Missionaries Joseph F Smith spoke one hour & 10 M[inutes]
M Thatcher 14 M[inutes], G. Q. Cannon 15 M[inutes], W W Woodruff 3 M[inutes] we adjourned
I rode to Smithfield & held a Meeting Bishop Ferrill spoke 15 M[inutes]
and W Woodruff one hour. I spent the night with my family Distance 16 M[iles]

November 8, 1880 ~ Monday

Nov 8. I took cars at 3:40 rode to Met with the Twelve &
Brother was taken on a bed & we rode to then to
and arived in a snow storm I went to the & received 8 letters 98 Mils
[FIGURE] 2 from , , ,
, ,

November 9, 1880 ~ Tuesday

9. ^[FIGURES] I wrote a letter to sent her $10 to pay for the ox^ In company with & I administered to
we also learned of the Death of . I went to the 6 [Miles]

November 10, 1880 ~ Wednesday

10 I went to the took Down a coal House for
I went & visited my Daughter who had Been vary sick with the Diphtheria she
was Better to day I met in council with the Twelve & presidency We allowed $10,000 for his interest in the factory

November 11, 1880 ~ Thursday

Nov 11, 1880

we found 3 inches of snow on the Ground this morning I received one letter from
[FIGURES] Brother Steed & wrote one in returne I wrote a letter to
Ilus F Carter to Bulah A Woodruff sent her $10

November 12, 1880 ~ Friday

12. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letter to

November 13, 1880 ~ Saturday

13. I spent the forenoon in council about Br Accounts
[FIGURE] I wrote one letter to & kept copy

November 14, 1880 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday I visited to day and attended Meeting at 2 oclok
Br spoke 5 Minutes 30 Minutes &
One hour we met in prayer Circle W Woodruff prayed I went to the
14 ward in the Evening spoke 15 Minutes & 30
& W Woodruff an hour

November 15, 1880 ~ Monday

15 [FIGURES] I received Letters from , , & & Sarah
I wrote Letters to Bulah & Susan, Phebe, & and
to Samuel Roskelley

November 16, 1880 ~ Tuesday

16. [FIGURES] I wrote a letter to I spent the forenoon
on the Auditing committee on the Accounts of Dr
with the Trustee in trust During the Administration of president
but we could find nothing due him except
a very small amount

November 17, 1880 ~ Wednesday

17. [FIGURE] the coldest night I Ever saw in November Thermometer at
Daylight 3 degrees Below Zero 2 above at 8 oclock I wrote Letters to on the Woodruff Geneology My Daughter who has had
the Diphtheria has now got the plurisy great pain in the right side

November 18, 1880 ~ Thursday

18. I returned from the field this Morning was vary sick
last night I was afraid she would die I received a letter from
[FIGURE] I salted down a Barrel of Beef to day

November 19, 1880 ~ Friday

19. I left this Morning & took cars with Mrs
& rode to took Dinner with Br then in carriage rode
to and held a Meeting in the evening G Teasdale spoke 30 M[inutes] 4& W W 30
Distance 118 M[inutes]

November 20, 1880 ~ Saturday

Nov 20, 1880

We drove this Morning to Fort Ephraim to attend the Quarterly Conference
we Met in the Afternoon at 2 oclok Junius F Wells Prayed
statistical reports read Total souls 10305 President Peterson reported
the General condition of the stake The General report of the recepts of
The Manti Temple was given up to the present as $221,264 & 94 cts
W. Woodruff then spoke one hour G Teasdale 15 M[inutes]. We held Meeting
in the evening with the young people Junius F Wells spoke 30 Minutes
W Woodruff 50 M[inutes] & we had a good Meeting

November 21, 1880 ~ Sunday

201 Sunday we Met at 10 oclok W Woodruff spoke 55 M[inutes]. Br Wareham 15 M
Br 12 M[inutes]. Afternoon sacrament & the General Authorities of
the Church were presented and sustained & spoke 35 M[inutes]
at the close of the Meeting we rode to 8 miles and held a Meeting
with the young people spoke 40 Minutes and gave Excellent council
to the people followed by W Woodruff 30 M[inutes]. & 20 M[inutes]. we spent the
night with Br Mabyan 8 Miles

November 22, 1880 ~ Monday

22 In the Morning I visited the place of the then Drove on to
the Temple Ground & we were much pleased with the appearance of the Temple
It was the first time Mrs had ever seen it she
was much pleased with it they had got on the string course of
the first story, after taking a view of the Temple & its surrounding
we then rodte to and attended the
Mrs Phebe W Woodruff addressed the Meeting followed By W Woodruff a short time
we then Dined with Brother & drove to Distance 20 M[iles].
we spent the night with Br He with Brother attended the Meeting I spent the evening in the House

November 23, 1880 ~ Tuesday

23. I took a walk out with Br to view the country we shot one Duck &
2 rabbits we took Diner & Drove to attended Meeting with the
young people Br spoke 30 M[inutes] W Woodruff 35 M[inutes]. Distance 23 M[iles]

November 24, 1880 ~ Wednesday

Nov 24, 1880

We Attended Meeting with the Female relief society Mrs Woodruff spoke to
the people 35 Minutes and gave vary good Instruction to the people we
took cars & rode to Salt Lake City & I had a sever cold upon my
Lungs and had a sick night Distance of the day 95 Miles

November 25, 1880 ~ Thursday

2Nov 25 [FIGURES] I received 5 Letters from 2 Phebe
and , ^I wrote to J G Bleak^ we have had quite a snow storm
Endowments Given to day & quite a number of young ~~folks~~people Married
[FIGURE] My son has his youngest child buried to day at 2 oclock
returns home in the evening I heard a Letter read from
a Missionary at giving an account
of the persecution He was Meeting with theirre, they were Driven from
place to place, He also related a most Horrible circumstance He
[FIGURES] had recieved a letter from B Palmer of
Ohio saying that the water Reservoir of that city had become
so foul they could not Drink it and they Dreaned [drained] it off
and found in the bottom of it 700 Dead Infants all probably
Begotten out of wedlock, How long can a Nation stand with
such corruption in one city, Not ownly evidence of 700 cases of
whoredom, but of 700 cases of Murder in one city and the inhabitants
drinking the water from their Dead Bodies. I went to the 6 M[iles]

November 26, 1880 ~ Friday

26 [FIGURE] spent the day at the office I wrote to
J. D. T. McAllister sent a recomend for Spery My Daughter
arived Last night & I found her at home this morning

November 27, 1880 ~ Saturday

27. [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to sent Draft for $62 wrote to
sent his Description of
& I visited & found him
much Better I wrote to &

November 28, 1880 ~ Sunday

Nov 28 1880

Sunday I did not feel well and kept my House G. Q. Cannon spoke in the
Assembly Hall in the Afternoon

November 29, 1880 ~ Monday

29. [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Br &

November 30, 1880 ~ Tuesday

30. I spent a part of the offices I was in the untill
Late Last night the (29) with the presidency & 2 of the Twelve we look over the
Minutes of the Council of the Twelve During conference upon the subject
of organizing of the and converted the munits [minutes] as far
as necessary. We then parted with who starts in
the Morning for goes with him on his
way to I spent the night at the (we salted 3 Hogs) 6 m[iles]

December 1, 1880 ~ Wednesday

Dec 1, 1880 A cold morning I received a letter from
I met in council & Prayer circle

December 2, 1880 ~ Thursday

2nd [FIGURE] I received a letter from who gave me the Genalogy
1 Gen [FIGURES] of my Progenetor as Follows Wilford Woodruff Born March 1, 1807
2nd AFather , Nov 11, 1778, Died May 28, 1861. Aged 83 years
3 Gen born 1751. Died 1806. Aged 54 years Ct
4 Gen Born Aug 16, 1706 in Ct
5 Gen Born in Farmington 1679
6 Gen Born in Farmington Ct 1649.
7 Gen TThe original setler and Proprietor one of the 84
original owners of the Town came to Farmington from in 1640
and was among the first Setlers of Hartford
Some called my Great GrandFather Medad others Elijah I put it down as Josiah

December 3, 1880 ~ Friday

3rd I spent the day writing up my mission to

December 4, 1880 ~ Saturday

4. I spent the day writing up my Mission

December 5, 1880 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday I attended Meeting in the Afternoon
spoke 30 M[inutes]. 30 & 30.

Dec 5, 1880

I held a Meeting in the evening in the 14 ward school House W. W. Taylor
spoke 20 M[inutes]. Br Lambert 20, & W Woodruff 30 upon the principle
of Faith

December 6, 1880 ~ Monday

6. [FIGURE] I received one Letter from upon Genealogy
I spent the day writing my Mission

December 7, 1880 ~ Tuesday

7. [FIGURES] My wife took Ether this Morning and had 274
teeth extracted all she had she being 73 years old it made her quite
sick but she got along with it as well as could be expected
[FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letters to and

December 8, 1880 ~ Wednesday

8 I spent the forenoon in council with the presidency & Bishop concerning the purchase of and the paying for the
same I spent the Afternoon in council & prayer circle

December 9, 1880 ~ Thursday

9 [FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letters to and
[FIGURE] I received a letter from wrote to
&

December 10, 1880 ~ Friday

^[FIGURES]^ 10. I spent the day in writing I sent an Autobiographccal sketch of the
Life of Mrs to Mr & c of
I spent the day in writing and evening

December 11, 1880 ~ Saturday

11 Dec [FIGURE] $100 I wrote a letter to sent her an
order of $100 on the Tithing Office Wilford Woodruff
Gave an Order to , for his Little Sand Mine & two
Mine Cotst in the care of ; I wrote O Jacobson a letter
upon the subject

December 12, 1880 ~ Sunday

Dec 12, 1880

Sunday I attended Meeting in the Assembly room Br Watson spoke 15 M[inutes] W Woodruff 32 ^M[inutes]^
Francis Cope spoke 15 M[inutes] & Joseph F Smith 45 M[inutes]. we met for prayer I
attended Meeting at the 14 ward Joseph F Smith spoke one hour & W Woodruff 30

December 13, 1880 ~ Monday

13. In company with president & I visited
Br store & bought 10 chair, 2 sophies a centre table to
fit up the council room of the Twelve Apostles in the N. E. corner
of upper room of the

December 14, 1880 ~ Tuesday

14 [FIGURE] I wrote to concerning and gave him
authority to council all Emigration to go to St John untill
that place was setled I also wrote to
and sent By

December 15, 1880 ~ Wednesday

15 [FIGURE] I received 2 Letters from & I went to
the & attended concil & prayer circle in the Afternoon The subject
of circumsta[nc]es was Discussed at tength [length] all his
Property was liable to be sold under Mortgage the Church and
had already advanced $3000 to pay the interest and now
$1500 more to be raised or the property has to be sold. The council
voted to rase $750 & if the CZ C M I would raise the other

December 16, 1880 ~ Friday

16. [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from &
I went to the and spent the night 6 mile

December 17, 1880 ~ Saturday

17. [FIGURES] I received a letter from I wrote Letter to Isaiah
M Coombs concerning sealing of children to parents I wrote to Br Bleak
&

December 18, 1880 ~ Sunday

Dec 18, 1880

I took cars at 7 {shorthand} and rode to Ogden ~~and~~ with J Taylor J. F. Smith John
Henry Smith, Br Vancott W^m Taylor & several others we met with the presidency
of the Stake & High council & many of the priesthood, their had existed
a Difficulty between the Authorities of that place for a good while
and the foornoon was taken up in teaching them and some
sharp chastisements were given and I think the Harts of some
were made to quake before the ~~sharp~~ two edged sword of truth
by the power of God, the spirit of God was with us, we met
in the Afternoon and organized 7 Prayer circles but many
of the company had to settle their Difficulties before they could
Unite together It was a profitable time

Meeting opened by prayer By W Woodruff F. D. Richards spoke
15 M[inutes]. John Taylor 50 M[inutes] Joseph F Smith 50 M[inutes] & W Woodruff 20 M[inutes]
The first Presidency and High council ~~Comp~~ formed one prayer
circle, the High Priest One, the four Bishops of the 4 wards
of Ogden each formed a circle. And the presidency of the stake
with the Bishops form another circle. I took Dinner with Brother
Peery we met in the Afternoon and Br Richards organized
the Seven prayer circles we had an interesting time it took untill
6 oclok I spoke a short time at the close 40 Miles

December 19, 1880 ~ Sunday

^[FIGURES]^ 19. Sunday I for the first time in my life talked with Elder
through a Telephone one mile surely man has sout out many inve[n]tions

December 19, 1880

I met at the Tabernacle at 10 oclock John Vancott spoke 12 M[inutes]. Seymour
Young 10 M[inutes], W^m W Taylor 12 M[inutes], C. W. Penrose 11, John Henry Smith 17
Afternoon W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes], Joseph F Smith 37 Minutes
& John Taylor 35 M[inutes]. W Woodruff Bore testimony to the work
of God counciled Unions among the people spoke of the great responsibility
we are under to God and the work we are called upon to perform
Joseph Smith Bore testimony to the work exhorted the people to settle
all their Difficulties and not permit themselves to be cut off
from the Church for they would cut them off from eternal
Life and salvation which was worse than Death in any form
President Taylor spoke in the power of God warned the Saints to keep
the faith and live their religion spoke of Congress the Government
& Constitution which was esstablished by inspiration that we could
afford to be Generous to our Government if they would not
give us our rights but seek to oppress us we must leave
them in the hands of God & He would deal with them. God
would sustain his kingdom Much Good was done by our
visit there we took cars & rode to S L City 40 M[iles]
I read a Book a translation from the Jewish Talmud

December 20, 1880 ~ Monday

20. [FIGURES] I received a letter from . I wrote a letter
[FIGURE] to spoke of family & his
Lamps

December 21, 1880 ~ Tuesday

Dec 21, 1880

[FIGURES] I received Letter from David & wrote one to David I met
with O pratt & David J Ross concerning his being restored to fellowship
Br Pratt is in very poor health with sumthing like Bright Kidney
desease He is Hardly able to do any Kind of Business

December 22, 1880 ~ Wednesday

22. 7I spent the day in writing and attended the council
in the Afternoon & prayer circle Herd a letter read from
[FIGURE] the Devil is stired up in
against Mormonism I drew out a list of our persecutors

December 23, 1880 ~ Thursday

23rd [FIGURE] I wrote ^4^ Letters to , Br Peery, West, &

December 24, 1880 ~ Friday

24. I spent most of the Day in setling the Account of I went to the at night & took supper with
& family & & , Henry &

December 25, 1880 ~ Saturday

25 I returned home and spent Chrismass Day in the I
visited Br with & administered to
him

December 26, 1880 ~ Sunday

26 Sunday I Attended the meeting in the
Prayer By spoke 15 Minutes 65 M[inutes]. We met in the prayer circle & Joseph F Smith
and Myself attended Meeting in the 15 ward New Meeting House
Joseph F Smith spoke 58 M[inutes] & W Woodruff 50 M[inutes]

December 27, 1880 ~ Monday

27. [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from &

December 28, 1880 ~ Tuesday

28. [FIGURES] I wrote A Prayer to Be presented upon the alter [what]
to the concil of the presidency & presented it to President for his
Aproval

December 29, 1880 ~ Wednesday

Dec 29, 1880

[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to G. Q. Cannon It is snowing hard to day

December 30, 1880 ~ Thursday

30. [FIGURES] I received a letter from & wrote her one & sent her $5
I wrote to

December 31, 1880 ~ Friday

Dec 31, 1880 This is the Last day of 1880 I one little thought I would
live to see this date But I have been preserved as will as some of my Brethren
Great changes have taken place in the Church in some respects & in
the world. The Church has Been organized with a first presidency and
Twelve filled up, and in this operation the respon[si]bility of
Presiding over the Twelve has fallen upon me I pray that I may
have grace & wisdom to assist me to magnify my calling in
this capacity I spent the day in copying into my Journal
1880 on the following Page

January 1, 1881 ~ Saturday

Jan 1, 1881. This is New years Day the first day of 1881. What the year
will bring forth I know not what the year will Bring forth God knows
and time must Determine I pray the Lord to preserve me and my family
in Purity and I pray the Lord to preserve the first presidency, Twelve, and all the
faithful Saints in Zion and Bless & Protect Br in
and hedge up the way of our Enemies that they shall not have power
over the Saints of God. In company with Mrs I visited at a surprise Party on his Birth day, we had an excellent time
His sons & family presented him with a $30 arm chair speeches were
Made by one of his sons, in the presentation of the chair Addressed By Br Hardy &
followed By & W Woodruff I spent the evening with my son
and Brother & wife from

January 2, 1881 ~ Sunday

Jan 2nd 1881

Sunday I met at the Tabernacle Elias Morris Prayed John L Smith
spoke 10 M[inutes]. C. W. Penrose 31, John Taylor one hour & 10 M[inutes]. I attended the
Prayer circle in the Historian office at 1 oclok And attended a Meeting in
the 17 ward in the evening, John T Cain spoke 30 M[inutes]. Br Lambert 15 &
W Woodruff 45 Minutes I wrote a letter to W^m R Smith of Centreville

January 3, 1881 ~ Monday

Jan 3rd [FIGURES] In company with I visited Father
who had Been afflicted for 4 years with evil spirits and
was suffering much we talked with him and his wife for several hours
a Man By the name of called himself a Doctor But said
He was an Elder in the Church He was associated with another man
said they had cast out 1500 devils and had all their names written
down in a Book and said He had 1500 more in him He had a new
way casting them out we appointed the next day to have a Meeting
to investigate the ~~Mystery~~ ^subject^ I received a card from I dined with
President I spent the night at with the children 6 M[iles]

January 4, 1881 ~ Tuesday

Jan 4. I returned to the , and met with the High council on the family
Difficulty of Br Vance & family we sat 7 Hours from 10 till 5 in the evening
we heard all the difficulties brought up pro & con and operation
in casting out the 1500 Devils and there was some 1000 more left in
[FIGURE] him and after hearing all we decided they had all need
to repent and Dr Walkers operation was all fals and a Delusion
and he had drawn away some of the Brethren

January 5, 1881 ~ Wednesday

5 [FIGURE] I received a Letter from & I attended council and
Prayer circle and had our Prayer read which I wrote it was accepted

January 6, 1881 ~ Thursday

Jan 6, 1881

[FIGURES] I received Letters from David John, J. G. Bleak, Johnson,
and the Temple work for Dec. I wrote letter to Sarah ordered Bell
& Jesse Moses Letter, wrote to David John advised him to send all
Names to me and take a years provisions I wrote to J. D T McAllister
& J G. Bleak Answered to a private Letter

January 7, 1881 ~ Friday

7. I took cars to with and attended a trial
held at the meeting House Before the High council the Accusation was
against we sat from 10 oclock untill 5 oclock PM.
the charge was brought By Bishop , But the Decision was the charge
was not sustained we returned thome Distance 16 M[iles]

January 8, 1881 ~ Saturday

8 [FIGURES] I received a Letter from I wrote one in returne
I met in the Assembly Room to attend the Quarterly Conference The
forenoon was mostly spent in reading the Statiscals and Reports in the
Afternoon all the General Authorities of the Church were presented and sustained
President spoke upon praying Tithing and other sujects He
spoke ~~one hour &~~ 2235 Minutes

January 9, 1881 ~ Sunday

9^th Sunday conference Met at 10 oclok prayed and
spoke One hour & 22 Minutes spoke 10. President Taylor said
that who did not pay their tithing & keep the Law of God should not
have a recommend to go to the House of the Lord to get Endowments or to
get Married And if the Bishops give such men recommends they must
Bear the Blame of it for I will not. Afternoon prayer By
W Woodruff spoke 37 M[inutes], spoke 50 M[inutes], 10 Met in the evening spoke 15 M[inutes] 12 M[inutes]

Jan 9, 1881 Sunday Evening

D O Calder spoke 13 M[inutes]. A. M. Cannon 27 M[inutes], Joseph E Taylor 15 M[inutes]
John Henry Smith 20 M[inutes] & W Woodruff 15 Minutes {shorthand}

January 10, 1881 ~ Monday

10. [FIGURE] I received a letter from F caught
a Links in his trap that had been killing chickens and shot him in
the head I spent most of the day in the

January 11, 1881 ~ Tuesday

11. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to took Dinner with Brother
went to the and spent the night

January 12, 1881 ~ Wednesday

^[FIGURE] I met in Council & prayer Circle^ 12. I returned to the & received a letter from

January 13, 1881 ~ Thursday

13. [FIGURES] I received a letter from containing free passes on the
rail roads I attended the council & Prayer circle and we
decided I visited Elder & I found Elder Pratt
vary feeble & Brother Rich gaining some I attended a party in the
14 ward with a part of my family

January 14, 1881 ~ Friday

14 [FIGURES] I received a letter from & wrote
Letters to David John & &
I met in council with President
He did not wish Men called to go to ownly
as volunteers did not wish to force any man to go

January 15, 1881 ~ Saturday

15 [FIGURES] I received 2 letters to day from &
I wrote Letters to Eugenia I had a talk with

January 16, 1881 ~ Sunday

16. Sunday I took cars rode to to attend the
we met at 10 oclok Prayer By Br 18 Branches of the Young
Mens Mutual Improvement Society were reported showing 12869 Chapters
read in the various sacred Books, Brother and spoke

Jan 16, 1881 Sunday

Afternoon Statiscics read, authorites sustained W. Woodruff spoke one
hour showed By revelation that Joseph Smith the prophet had received
all the keys of the Aaroncic & Melchezedec Priesthood for the last Dispensa-
tion from John the Baptist, Peter James
& John, Moses, Elias & Elijah
and had sealed all these keys upon the Twelve Apostles and
that the prophet had laid this responsibility upon the sholders of
the Twelve Apostles to bear all this Kingdom I then exhorted the
young men to qualify themselves & step forth and magnify their
callings. jfor History I recommended the young men to read
Rollins Ancient History & ~~Josep^h^uhs~~ Josephus I exhorted the
Elders to attend their prayer circles F D Richards followed me
Conference adjourned untill the 15 of April At the close of the Meeting
I returned to S. L. City and spent the night at home Distance 80 M[iles]

January 17, 1881 ~ Monday

17. [FIGURES] I received a Letter from I spent the day in the

January 18, 1881 ~ Tuesday

18. [FIGURES] I wrote a letter to and visited Brother &
I found Br Pratt vary feeble Brother Rich gaining slowly I
Brought up Br to Dr I spent the night at the 6 [miles]

January 19, 1881 ~ Wednesday

19 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to This was one of the most important days of my
[FIGURES] my life I met with the President & 2nd councillor and 7 of the Twelve viz W. Woodruff
& . And
the first Patriarch and the Presiding Bishop and
C C Rich was carried in a chair & O Pratt was vary feeble yet
we all MPerformed the ordinance of washing our feet against our Enemies

Jan 19 1881

and the Enemies of the kingdom of God according to the cammandment of God unto
Us W Woodruff opened By Prayer & John Taylor was mouth in the
washing and at the Prayer circle Lorenzo Snow was mouth at the
opening & John Taylor was mouth at the Alter and Presented the Prayer
written By W Woodruff By request of President Taylor and the names
were Presented before the Lord according to commandment It was truly
a solumn scene and I presume it was the first ensample of any thing of the
Kind since the creation of the world. the Prayer and names Presented will
be recorded By L John Nuttall president Taylors secretary we were three
hours in the meeting and ordinances

January 20, 1881 ~ Thursday

20. [FIGURES] I met at 10 wrote 1 Letter I met at 10 oclok at Br and Administered to Br
after which He took ether & RDr cut out a tumor
out of his right arm pit as much as 3 inches through and one on his
left side the size of a hens egg it was skilfully done I then called
upon Bishop and setled my tithing which amounted to
$420.27. I then called upon president a while in council

January 21, 1881 ~ Friday

21. [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from & . I took
cars at 3:40 with several Brethren {shorthand} & rode to and attended a party
at 6 oclok got up By the relief society & we met in a
large Hall there were over 200 present all the Bishops & their wives of the
stake were present peace quietude & good order Prevailed we took
supper at 10 oclok some 200 sat Down to the table well furnished the party
was got up in honor of Sister Birth Day Dancing was
kept up untill 11 oclock then speaches from & W Woodruff
& readings from prose & poetry on E R Snow read untill 12 oclok then Dismissed for the night. ^stoped at F D Richards^ 40 M[iles]

January 22, 1881 ~ Saturday

Jan 22, 1881

[FIGURE] I wrote a letter on the 21 to G Q Cannon, we met this morning for a
Quartily conference Joseph Standford prayed President Peery spoke a short
time concerning the emigration to Arizona. The Bishops then made
a report of their wards I spent the day list[enin]g to the reports of the vary [various]
wards and societies I spent the night at Br Richards

January 23, 1881 ~ Sunday

23 Sunday I met at 10 oclok statistics of the stake read then spoke to the people in much power for one hour & 35 Minutes
Afternoon prayer By sacrament Administered W Woodruff
then spoke one hour spoke of the settlements in Southern &
Bore Testimomy to the work of God & what Joseph F Smith had said and
in his remarks said He was one of the first presidency {shorthand}
spoke 20 Minutes Joseph F Smith 15 on the Government of
the Church the Twelve presided in all the World whare the first presidency
were not and that the presidency of the stake and all the Elders & officers
of that Stake should follow the council of F D Richards whose residence was
in at the close of the Meeting I took supper at Br Richards &
took cars at 6:20 with Joseph F Smith & others & returned to 40 M[iles]

January 24, 1881 ~ Monday

24 A snowy Day I set apart one Missionary to go to the Southern States. I heard
an interesting Letter read from , to president I had an
[FIGURE] interesting conversation with the Def & Dum Brother He
feels as though He would like to go & teach the gospel to the Deaf & Dumb
people He is very intelegent and can talk so I can understand him

January 25, 1881 ~ Tuesday

^25 [FIGURES]^ I received 3 Letters to day from & & printed
Documents from the Josephite class I wrote 2 letters to McAllister &
[FIGURE]

January 26, 1881 ~ Wednesday

Jan 26, 1881

[FIGURE] I recieved one letter from David John

January 27, 1881 ~ Thursday

27. [FIGURE] I recieved 2 letter from & from &
[FIGURE] wrote Letter to & and (see copy)

January 28, 1881 ~ Friday

28. I spent the day writing I visited in the evening who had been
sick for a week I spent the night at the 8 Miles

January 29, 1881 ~ Saturday

29 was taken in labor at midnight had a born at 2 oclok PM
[FIGURE] Mother & child Doing well I returned to the and spent the day in the
but went to the field at night.

January 30, 1881 ~ Sunday

30. Sunday I returned from the in the Afternoon Did not attend
Meeting attended prayer circle

January 31, 1881 ~ Monday

Jan 31. I spent the Day copying my Journal see Feb 1, 1881 in new Journal

April 22 1872, to John Wesley Doctor
to Doctors Bill	$15 00

April 22 1872

Samuel, Garn Administrator on the
Estate of ~~the~~ Daniel, Garn late deceased

traveling exspenses
to ogden	$1 55
to Weber Station	1 85
	3 40

April, 21, 1872 Salt Lake County money
paid to Mahala, Garn, reliet of Daniel, Garns.

to Cash	$1 30
to Cash	3 85
to Cash	2 50
to Cash	1 75
	9 40

, reliet of Daniel, Garn.

to Cash	2 50

April, 20, 1872. Memorandum of moneys
found, on the premises of, Daniel, Garn, late

decased, in loin		100	20	00
in currency		100	45	00
5 notes to the value	3	900	50

April ^22^ for burial and other Exspenses 1872

To Joseph. E. Taylor, for funeral and Coffin	55	00
14 yards of linen per yard 1.25	17	50
1 white Shirt	3	00
1 collar		20
1 pair hose		45
tape		15
neck tie		40
makeing robe	2	00
apron & making	5	00

September 22^nd 1854 Received flour at Fort Bridger

16	Sacks marked J. B. Waung	15.77
5	Sacks marked W. B. Waung	4.69
	Wate of Sacks	20.46
	amount of flour	33
		20.13

(Husband ) Sister to Wm Baiyliss
Automney County

Green River September the 18th 1854
Received 1567 pounds of Flour from
John Bennion & Wm Blackhurst
for the Perpetual Emmegration
Company.

Also an order for 2000 lbs at Fort Bridger	1567
September 18^th 1854 Paid Thomas Todd 6.13 ^Capten of 1^st ten^ lbs of Flour	6.13 1/2
W. A. Mcmaster Cap^t of 23^rd ten to 406 Lbs of Flour	4.14
Wm Lamb Cap^t of 2^nd ten to 547 1/2 Lbs of Flour	539 1/2

S September 22^nd 54
Reciivid Flour on from and

	Wm Blackhurst
16	Sacks marked J. B. Waing in all	15.77
5	Sacks marked W. B. Waing in all	4.69
		20.46
	Wait of 4 Sacks	33
	amount of Flour	20.13

Capt Todd Received 11.13 pounds flour	11.13
Capt Lamb Rec^d 5.96 pounds flour	5.96
Capt Mcmaster Recd 3.04 pounds flour	3.04
	20.13

21) If a broker is employed to buy a quantity of goods to
the value of ^£. L. D^ 975 6 4 What is the brokerage at ^L. D^ 6.6 per cent

s	£.	L.	D
5 1/4	975	6	4
1 1/5	243	16	7
6 1/2	48	15	3 3/4
6.6	24	7	7 3/4
	3, 16	18	6 1/2
	20
	3, 38
	12
	4, 62
	4
	1/2, 50

When the time is 1/4 1/2 or 3/4 of a year besides a number of years given
Rule Takes parts of the interest for a year which add to the
interest of the several years given & it will give the answer
24) What is the interest of ^£ L D^ 325 7 6 at 6 per cent perannum
For three years and a half

£	L	D	£	L	D
10	5	9 1/2	257	5	1
5	2	10 3/4			4
2	11	5 1/4	10, 29	0	4
18	0	1 1/2	20
			5, 80
			12
			464
			1/4 56

Simple Inte^re^st Brokerage

Is an allowance to brokers for helpers or merchants
or factor to persons to buy or sell them goods
Rule—Devide the sum given by one 100 &
take parts from the quotient with the rate per cent
19) What is the brokage of ^£ L D^ 796 14 7 at ^L^ 6 per cent

£.	L.	D	s	£.	L.	D
7, 96	14	7	4 1/5	7	19	4
20			2 1/2	7	17	10 1/4
19, 34 12			Ans	2	7	9 1/2
4, 15

20) When a broker sells goods to the Amount of
^£. L. D^ 7105 5 10 What may he demand for brokage
If he is Allowed ^L. D^ 5 6 per cent

£.	L.	D.	L.	D	£.	L.	D
71, 0.5	5	10	4	1/5	71	1	0 1/2
20			1	1/4	14	4	2 1/2
1, 05			6	1/2	3	11	0 1/2
12					1	15	6 1/4
70					19	10	9 1/4
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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881) [DB-10]

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