We viewed the stands & decorations in the big Tabernacle
as they were at the funeral it was all decorated in
white as I recomended the committy to do which I
think is much more siuitable than Black And I think
as a church we should adopt it as a rule The serv-
ices of the funeral are recorded in the Evening News
of May 30, 1888. We also visited the Temple and the
internal work I then went to the farm 3 Miles
~ Friday
June1. I signed 5 Recommends I received 10 Letters
I wrote 12 Letters 7 Public 5 Private to Jaques, Jack Bateman, G Q C, & Thatcher & Blair I attended the Meeting
of the Young Mens Mutual at the social Hall most of which
were the officers of the society it was the Largest meeting of the officers
of that institution that Ever Met together since its organization
they were addressed by Junius F Wells W Woodruff G Q Cannon H. J. GrantD H Wells & M Thatcher I returned to the farm 3 M[iles]
~ Saturday
2 In company with Emma, Alice, & S Bateman I rode up the Big Cottonwood Canyon about 4 miles above the Paper Mill
A short distance above steps to visit the New place whare Asahel is fixing up a place for a summer resort He
had got up 13 tents and while we were there He put
up a Lumber cook House we spent the night in camp 16 Miles
~ Sunday
3 Sunday I spent most of the day in camp we had a
vary strong wind come near Blowing the Tents down
we left the camp at 6 oclok and returned to the Farmers
ward Owen drove home the Farm waggon one of the
Horses gave out before He got home & one Horse had to
draw the waggon home alone 16 Miles
We viewed the stands & decorations in the big Tabernacle
as they were at the funeral it was all decorated in
white as I recomended the committy to do which I
think is much more suitable than Black And I think
as a church we should adopt it as a rule The services of the funeral are recorded in the Evening News
of May 30, 1888. We also visited the Temple and the
internal work I then went to the farm 3 Miles
~ Friday
June1. [FIGURE] I signed 5 Recommends I received 10 Letters
I wrote 12 Letters 7 Public 5 Private to Jaques, JackBateman, G Q C, & Thatcher & Blair I attended the Meeting
of the Young Mens Mutual at the social Hall most of which
were the officers of the society it was the Largest meeting of the officers
of that institution that Ever Met together since its organization
they were addressed by Junius F Wells W Woodruff G Q Cannon
H. J. GrantD H Wells & M Thatcher I returned to the farm 3 Miles
~ Saturday
2 In company with Emma, Alice, & S Bateman I rode up the
Big Cottonwood Canyon about 4 miles above the Paper Mill
A short distance above steps to visit the New place whare
Asahel is fixing up a place for a summer resort He
had got up 13 tents and while we were there He put
up a Lumber cook House we spent the night in camp 16 Miles
~ Sunday
3 Sunday I spent most of the day in camp we had a
vary strong wind come near Blowing the Tents down
we left the camp at 6 oclok and returned to the Farmers
ward Owen drove home the Farm waggon one of the
Horses gave out before He got home & one Horse had to
draw the waggon home alone 16 Miles
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," May 30, 1888 - June 3, 1888, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Y7kW