We ordaind John Beal Patriarch I met in
the upper room of the Gordo with the Twelve Apostle
& my counsielors we ordainedM. W. MerrillA. H. Lund & Abram H Cannon to the Apostleship
to fill the vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles W Woodruff ordaind M. W. Merrill G. Q. Cannon ordaind A. H. Lund & Joseph F
Smith ordained Abram H Cannon to the Apostleship
G. Q. Cannon gave the charge to the New mem-
bers.
~ Tuesday
8 I signed 21 Recommends I receivd 10 Letters
we decided to pipe the water from the spring to
the Temple in St George and ordered the pipe
I attended the Meeting of the Board of Education
at 10 oclok. Also met with the Presidents & councillors of the Arizona Stakes. had a Brief
interview with Isaakc Trombo
~ Wednesday
9. I signed 29 Recommends received 11 Letters
Met with C. I. Robinson of Mesa City the
restriction in regards to selling their lands
was removd I requestd him to sell Moses Jesse Moses Land I attended a Meeting at the Assembly Hall on Political Business I attended
a Meeting of the Board of Directors of Zion Savings
Bank at 1 oclok
~ Thursday
10 I signed 5 Recommends I receivd 15 Letters
I met with the Twelve at 10:30 and I laid
Before them my views of the Duties of the two Priesthoods
We ordaind John Beal Patriarch I met in
the upper room of the Gordo with the Twelve Apostle
& my counselors we ordainedM. W. MerrillA. H. Lund & Abram H Cannon to the Apostleship
to fill the vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles W Woodruff ordaind M. W. Merrill
G. Q. Cannon ordaind A. H. Lund & Joseph F
Smith ordained Abram H Cannon to the Apostleship
G. Q. Cannon gave the charge to the New members.
~ Tuesday
8 I signed 21 Recommends I receivd 10 Letters
we decided to pipe the water from the spring to
the Temple in St George and ordered the pipe
I attended the Meeting of the Board of Education
at 10 oclok. Also met with the Presidents &
councillors of the Arizona Stakes. had a Brief
interview with Isaac Trombo
~ Wednesday
9. I signed 29 Recommends received 11 Letters
Met with C. I. Robinson of Mesa City the
restriction in regards to selling their lands
was removd I requestd him to sell
Jesse Moses Land I attended a Meeting at the
Assembly Hall on Political Business I attended
a Meeting of the Board of Directors of Zion Savings
Bank at 1 oclok
~ Thursday
10 I signed 5 Recommends I receivd 15 Letters
I met with the Twelve at 10:30 and I laid
Before them my views of the Duties of the two Priesthoods
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," October 7, 1889 - October 10, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/08G7