5th[FIGURES] I attended the dedication of
the Nauvoo Masonic Hall which was truly
grand and interesting the first dedication of
the kind I ever attended. the processsion procession
was grand being composed of about 500 members
In the fore part of the day President Joseph
Smith was to have preached the fun[er]al sermon of King Follet but in consequence of Ill health He
omitted it & called upon Elder A. Lyman to take
the stand & he arose & gave an interesting address
to the vast multitude who had assembled for
the purpose of hearing a discourse from
Presiden Smith
~ Friday
29th A sever cold hail, rain & freezing day
ground froze hard
~ Saturday
30 A little more mild
~ Sunday
31. Sunday spent the day at home
~ Monday
April 1st I went out onto the praire &
*finished sowing my spring wheat
I put in four acres in all
~ Tuesday
2nd I worked in the garden & made some beds
~ Wednesday
3rd I worked in the garden
~ Thursday
4th [FIGURE]
I met in council with the quorum & others
~ Friday
5th FIGURES I attended the dedication of
the Nauvoo Masonic Hall which was truly
grand and interesting the first dedication of
the kind I ever attended, the procession
was grand being composed of about 500 member
In the fore part of the day President Joseph
Smith was to have preached the funeral sermon of
King Follet but in consequence of Ill health He
omitted it & called upon Elder A. Lyman to take
the stand & he arose & gave an interesting address
to the vast multitude who had assembled for
the purpose of hearing a discourse from
Presiden Smith
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," March 29, 1844 - April 5, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/VKv
