Sunday Jan 1, 1865
Jan 1, 1865 This is the commencment of a New Year
The past year has been an Eventful year in many respects
Esspecially in the history of the United States war has contine-
ued to rage with awful carnage through the year between the
North & South, and apparently with No prospect of peace.
All Nations steem to be prepareing for war and great calamity
await the wicked. yet Zion still prospers and God is with her
He defends Zion & sustains his servants
I met with my Quorum in the morning for prayer Attended
meeting in the Tabernacle all day. Lorenzo Snow preached in
the morning & G. Q. Cannon & E. D. Woolley in the afternoon I
I met with President Young & the 12 for prayer L. Snow prayer & John Taylor was mouth I preached in the 7 ward in the Evening
~ Monday
2nd I received a letter from Wilford I was suffering with
a cold I spent most of the day at home
~ Tuesday
3rd I spent the forenoon in writing & after noon in the Legisla-
ture and attended to the business of the same
~ Wednesday to January 5, 1865 ~ Thursday
4, & 5 I spent the time in the Legislative Council
~ Friday
6 I spent the time in the Council
~ Saturday
7. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endow-
ment to 40 persons H C K sealed 5 couple WW. 5 couple & G. Q. Cannon 9 Total 19.
~ Sunday
8. I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meet-
ing at the Tabernacle all day. E. T. Benson spoke in the morning
& President Young in the afternoon which was a vary interesting
discourse He conveyed the idea that Adam & Eve done right
in partaking of the forbidden fruit they were sent to the Earth
to do it that man might know the contrast good & Evil
In the Evening we mightt for prayer 8 of the Twelve were pres-
ent. I preached in the 19 ward in the Evening
~ Monday
9. I killed a calf in the forenoon & attended athe Council in
the afternoon
~ Tuesday
10. I wrote a letter to George Sims & attended athe
council in the afternoon
~ Wednesday
11 I wrote a Letter to Wilford & sent him £9
Nine Pounds sterling £5 for WW & £4 for linen & 23 likenesses
~ Sunday
Sunday Jan 1, 1865
Jan 1, 1865 This is the commencment of a New Year
The past year has been an Eventful year in many respects
Esspecially in the history of the United States war has contineued to rage with awful carnage through the year between the
North & South, and apparently with No prospect of peace.
All Nations seem to be prepareing for war and great calamity
await the wicked. yet Zion still prospers and God is with her
He defends Zion & sustains his servants
I met with my Quorum in the morning for prayer Attended
meeting in the Tabernacle all day. Lorenzo Snow preached in
the morning & G. Q. Cannon & E. D. Woolley in the afternoon I
I met with President Young & the 12 for prayer L. Snow prayer &
John Taylor was mouth I preached in the 7 ward in the Evening
~ Monday
2nd [FIGURE] I received a letter from Wilford I was suffering with
a cold I spent most of the day at home
~ Tuesday
3rd I spent the forenoon in writing & after noon in the Legislature and attended to the business of the same
~ Wednesday to January 5, 1865 ~ Thursday
4, & 5 I spent the time in the Legislative Council
~ Friday
6 I spent the time in the Council
~ Saturday
7. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowment to 40 persons H C K sealed 5 couple WW. 5 couple &
G. Q. Cannon 9 Total 19.
~ Sunday
8. I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting at the Tabernacle all day. E. T. Benson spoke in the morning
& President Young in the afternoon which was a vary interesting
discourse He conveyed the idea that Adam & Eve done right
in partaking of the forbidden fruit they were sent to the Earth
to do it that man might know the contrast good & Evil
In the Evening we mit for prayer 8 of the Twelve were present. I preached in the 19 ward in the Evening
~ Monday
9. I killed a calf in the forenoon & attendedthe Council in
the afternoon
~ Tuesday
10. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to George Sims & attendedthe
council in the afternoon
~ Wednesday
11 [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Wilford & sent him £9
Nine Pounds sterling £5 for WW & £4 for linen & 3 likenesses
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," January 1, 1865 - January 11, 1865, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed October 6, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/wjB1