On the night of the 17 Dec Emma & myself went into the Temple & was sealed for 34 couple of our dead friends among
the Number Martishia Smith Emmas Mother was sealed to David W. Patten the Martered Apostle
Emma Smith Woodruff received her second Anointing
for her Mother at the Temple in the Evening of Dec 20, 1886
25Christmass Morning warm & plesant. Emma had knit 13 pair of Mittens in which she put money & candy for
for the children in their stocking and there was a
great Row among the children this morning Grand Pa
& Grand Ma got $2.50 each in their stocking with other
things There is a great time in the street this Morning
A Band of Music representing Negrows are serinading
before the House and a regular Chiristmas Hollowday
We had our dinner at 3 oclok Brother Thomas Cottom
had all of his children together and 23 grand children
There was 20 grown persons & 24 children at the table the
Evening was spent in music & singing
On the night of the 17 Dec Emma & myself went into the
Temple & was sealed for 34 couple of our dead friends among
the Number Martishia Smith Emmas Mother was
[FIGURE] sealed to David W. Patten the Martered Apostle
Emma Smith Woodruff received her second Anointing
for her Mother at the Temple in the Evening of Dec 20, 1886
23 [FIGURE] I spent the day reading in my chamber I wrote to
JaquesClaraOwen & Blanch
~ Friday
24 FIGURES we received Letters from JakesSarahClaraOwen
And President Taylor I wrote Letters to Jaques AsahelEm
wrote Clara and Owen
~ Saturday
25 Christmass Morning warm & plesant. Emma had knit
13 pair of Mittens in which she put money & candy for
for the children in their stocking and there was a
great Row among the children this morning Grand Pa
& Grand Ma got $2.50 each in their stocking with other
things There is a great time in the street this Morning
A Band of Music representing Negrows are serinading
before the House and a regular Christmas Hollowday
We had our dinner at 3 oclok Brother Thomas Cottom
had all of his children together and 23 grand children
There was 20 grown persons & 24 children at the table the
Evening was spent in music & singing
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," December 20, 1886 - December 25, 1886, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Z8l8