June 8 1887
I was informed that President Taylor was in a critical condition
legs bloated full, could not turn in bed liable to leave us any day
his family nor the public are aware of it should he drop off suddenly
it will be a heavy Blow to Israel He is calm and composed 8 I wrote Letter to Jaques, PheEmma, Clara & Roskelley I
did not rest well to much deep thinking to sleep
11 Conference commences to day in st George I spent the
day in the Temple reading did not feel vary well
~Sunday
12 I received 6 Letters from Clara, Sylvia, Sarah, Mary
And from Miles P Romney & his wife Catherine in Mexico I wrote 8 Letters to Jaques, Sarah Sylvia Mary Bell, Clara BlanchAlice & Miles P Romney{[illegible shorthand] the last time}
Brother snow spoke to the Conference, and I met with
the Temple Association in the Temple with Brother Snow & McAllister and some 15 others I receivd another Letter from Jaques
June 8 1887
FIGURES
I was informed that President Taylor was in a critical condition
legs bloated full, could not turn in bed liable to leave us any day
his family nor the public are aware of it should he drop off suddenly
it will be a heavy Blow to Israel He is calm and composed
8 [FIGURE] I wrote Letter to Jaques, Emma, Clara & Roskelley I
did not rest well to much deep thinking to sleep
10 [FIGURE] I wrote 6 Letters to Jaques, James, Asahel, Emma, Owen, &
I wrote A Letter to Blanch and it disappeard strangely
~ Saturday
11 Conference commences to day in st George I spent the
day in the Temple reading did not feel vary well
~Sunday
12 FIGURES I received 6 Letters from Clara, Sylvia, Sarah, Mary
And from [FIGURE] Miles P Romney & [FIGURE] his wife Catherine in
Mexico I wrote 8 Letters to Jaques, Sarah Sylvia Mary
Bell, Clara BlanchAlice & Miles P Romney{[illegible] the last time}
Brother snow spoke to the Conference, and I met with
the Temple Association in the Temple with Brother Snow &
McAllister and some 15 others I receivd another Letter from Jaques
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," June 8, 1887 - June 14, 1887, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 29, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/OPYE