August 20, 1844 ~ Tuesday

20^th I spent the day at home writing

August 21, 1844 ~ Wednesday

21^st I met in council with the Twelve by the
request of Elder Lyman Wight as he wished some
council, but he was sick and could not attend
so the council dispersed.

In the afternoon Elders B. Young H. C. Kimball
W. Richards and J. Taylor each in company with
his Lady except Sister Young spent a portion
of the afternoon at my house on a visit, and
took supper with me. I estem it a favor to have
the company of any of the Twelve. It begins to
be sickly in Nauvoo some I am almost daily
called upon to visit the sick

August 22, 1844 ~ Thursday

22nd I spent the fore part of the day setling accounts
and the latter part of the day writing

August 23, 1844 ~ Friday

23rd Mrs Woodruff and myself visited Br
and Sister Stodard and Br and Sister Foster and
obtained our miniatures by the ingennuety of
Br Foster at the apparatus of his Darroutype [daguerreotype] we
both obtained a good likeness, and in the even[in]g
Elders called upon me and gave me a blessing the
following is from the hand of Elder B Young
I hereby certify that Elder Wilford Woodruff
has recieved a mission by order of the quorum
of the Twelve to England, to preside over the
churches in that land, and I feel to bless him
in the name of the Lord with all belonging to or
dwelling beneath his roof at this time consisting
of his wife and children and sister Mary Arey
who is assisting them to get on their Journey.
{in speaking [turn]} B Young

August 20, 1844 ~ Tuesday

20th I spent the day at home writing

August 21, 1844 ~ Wednesday

21st I met in council with the Twelve by the request of Elder Lyman Wight as he wished some council, but he was sick and could not attend so the council dispersed.

In the afternoon Elders B. Young H. C. Kimball W. Richards and J. Taylor each in company with his Lady except sister Young spent a portion of the afternoon at my house on a visit, and took supper with me. I estem it a favor to have the company of any of the Twelve. It begins to be sickly in Nauvoo some I am almost daily called upon to visit the sick

August 22, 1844 ~ Thursday

22nd I spent the fore part of the day setling accounts and the latter part of the day writing

August 23, 1844 ~ Friday

23rd [FIGURE] Mrs Woodruff and myself visited Br and Sister Stodard and Br and Sister Foster and obtained our miniatures by the ingennuety of Br Foster at the apparatus of his Darroutype daguerreotype we both obtained a good likeness. and in the evening Elders called upon me and gave me a blessing the following is from the hand of Elder B Young I hereby certify that Elder Wilford Woodruff has recieved a mission by order of the quorum of the Twelve to England, to preside over the churches in that land, and I feel to bless him in the name of the Lord with all belonging to or dwelling beneath his roof at this time consisting of his wife and children and sister Mary Arey who is assisting them to get on their Journey. {in speaking turn} B Young