church containing A stone Pig on the
side of the building with a stone tied to
his neck, the church is several hundred years
of age the following tradition is told about
the Pig. That the materials for the church
was drawn to another place quite a distance
from whare the church now stands And a
Pig came along & took a stone in his mouth
& carryed it squeleling along & laid it down
whare the church now stands. And the People
taking it as an omen that they should build
the church there; And they did so. I returned
from my walk to Br Nuttall'slaid hands upon
his sick child. I had Prayers with the Saints
& took my departure for Liverpool on the rail-
road: we had a wet evening. distance of the day 20 m
~ Tuesday
29th I recieved 2 Letters one from P McCuen & the other from the Sheffield
conference I wrote one to Br M. Holmes. I spent
most of the day at the office it was a rainy gloomy
day & night 4 [miles]
~ Wednesday
30th I spent the day at the office Reading law
I called at the large room which we have
rented for three years in Standleys Buildings
it is rented in Elder Hedlocks name the room
is about 75 by 42 feet he is now petitioning
it of[f] by brick walls 4 [miles]
~ Thursday
May 1st I wrote a lengthy letter for the Times
& Seasons directed to Elder Taylor my letter
contained a full account of the labours sickness
and Death of the worthy Elder Lorenzo D. Barnes
A long extract from my Journal, & the full
inscription upon his tomb stone 4 [miles]
Church containing A Stone Pig on the
side of the building with a stone tied to
his neck, the church is several hundred years
of age the following tradition is told about
the Pig. That the materials for the church
was drawn to another place quite a distance
from whare the church now stands And a
Pig came along & took a stone in his mouth
& carryed it squeeling along & laid it down
whare the church now stands. And the People
taking it as an omen that they should build
the church there; And they did so. I returned
from my walk to Br Nuttall's laid hands upon
his sick Child. I had Prayers with the Saints
& took my departure for Liverpool on the railroad: we had a wet evening. distance of the day
20 m
~ Tuesday
29th FIGURES I recieved 2 Letters one from
P McCuen & the other from the Sheffield
Conference I wrote one to Br M. Holmes. I spent
most of the day at the office it was a rainy gloomy
day & night 4
~ Wednesday
30th I spent the day at the office Reading law
I called at the large room which we have
rented for three years in Standleys Buildings
it is rented in Elder Hedlocks name the room
is about 75 by 42 feet he is now petitioning
it off by brick walls 4
~ Thursday
May 1st [FIGURE] I wrote a lengthy letter for the Times
& Seasons directed to Elder Taylor my letter
contained a full account of the labours sickness
and Death of the worthy Elder Lorenzo D. Barnes
A long extract from my Journal, & the full
inscription upon his tomb stone 4
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," April 28, 1845 - May 1, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/o0B