Feb 21 1889
I went with Brother Cannon to his house took breakfast
then rode to the Presidents Office & met with many of the
Brethren I then went to the Gardo. I signed 33 Recommends
I received 16 Letters I wrote Letters 9 7 Pub to Legrand Young
& J. C. Robson
~ Friday
Feb 22. This was a vary interesting day to
myself, G. Q. Cannon & many others I drove in
the Morning to the Presidents Office & there met with
G Q Cannon and a great many friends The whole Salt Lakequire brought an organ into our office
and we shook hands with a hundred or More the
Quire sung half a doz Hymns then Br Cannon addresed
the company And I followed him Than about 50 of
the Sandwich Islands Saints sung several [Cunehan]
songs & Brother Cannon Addressed them I also addressed
them & it was interpeted to them they then shook hands
with us & retired I then accompanied Br Cannon
to his house and helped him Eat a fine fat Turkey
I then went to the farm & spent the night 8 miles
~ Saturday
23 I spent the day choring
~ Sunday
24 Sunday This was a great day I accompanied
Br George Q Cannon to the Tabernacle and found it
crouded to its utmost capacity it Probably contained 10,000 people it was a vary Affecting scene Brother Cannon
spoke about 45 Minuts I spoke abot 20 Minuts a large
Number crouded around us at the close of the Meeting
we had 6 of the Apostles, in the Stand I returned to the farm
Feb 21 1889
I went with Brother Cannon to his house took breakfast
then rode to the Presidents Office & met with many of the
Brethren I then went to the Gardo. I signed 33 Recommends
I received 16 Letters I wrote Letters 9 7 Pub to Legrand Young
& J. C. Robson
~ Friday
Feb 22. FIGURES This was a vary interesting day to
myself, G. Q. Cannon & many others I drove in
the Morning to the Presidents Office & there met with
G Q Cannon and a great many friends The whole
Salt Lake quire brought an organ into our office
and we shook hands with a hundred or More the
Quire sung half a doz Hymns then Br Cannon addresed
the company And I followed him Than about 50 of
the Sandwich Islands Saints sung several Cunehan
songs & Brother Cannon Addressed them I also addressed
them & it was interpeted to them they then shook hands
with us & retired I then accompanied Br Cannon
to his house and helped him Eat a fine fat Turkey
I then went to the farm & spent the night 8 miles
~ Saturday
23 I spent the day choring
~ Sunday
24 [FIGURE] Sunday This was a great day I accompanied
Br George Q Cannon to the Tabernacle and found it
crouded to its utmost capacity it Probably contained
10,000 people it was a vary Affecting scene Brother Cannon
spoke about 45 Minuts I spoke abot 20 Minuts a large
Number crouded around us at the close of the Meeting
we had 6 of the Apostles, in the Stand I returned to the farm
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," February 22, 1889 - February 24, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/k2mX