Sept 20 1890
About 20 cars were flung from the tract yesterday
but the tract was repaired & cleared so we passed last
night without Difficulty we passed through Nevada
stoped at Reno and other places
~ Monday
21. We arived at Ogden at 9 oclock & Salt Lake
City at 11:30 I rode to the farm & found my family
well I travelled During the Journey 1910 Miles
24 I signed 25 Recommends I receivd 19 letter
I signed 23 School Certificits I met with
3 of the Twelve & my councillors upon an important
subject
~ Friday
25 I sigdned 34 Recommends & Receivd 19 Letters I have arived at a point in the History of my life
as the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints whare I am under the necessity of acting
for the Temporal Salvation of the Church. The United
State Government has taken a stand & passed Laws to
destroy the Latter day Saints upon the subject of poligamy
or Patriarchal order of Maraiage. And after Praying to
the Lord & feeling inspired by his spirit I have issued
the following Proclamation [Official Declaration 1] which is sustaind by My Councillors and the 12 Apostles
~ Sunday
Sept 20 1890
About 20 cars were flung from the tract yesterday
but the tract was repaired & cleared so we passed last
night without Difficulty we passed through Nevada
stoped at Reno and other places
~ Monday
21. We arived at Ogden at 9 oclock & Salt Lake
City at 11:30 I rode to the farm & found my family
well I travelled During the Journey 1910 Miles
24 I signed 25 Recommends I receivd 19 letter
I signed 23 School Certificits I met with
3 of the Twelve & my councillors upon an important
subject
~ Friday
25 I signed 34 Recommends & Receivd 19 Letters
FIGURES I have arived at a point in the History of my life
as the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints whare I am under the necessity of acting
for the Temporal Salvation of the Church. The United
State Government has taken a stand & passed Laws to
destroy the Latter day Saints upon the subject of poligamy
or Patriarchal order of Maraiage. And after Praying to
the Lord & feeling inspired by his spirit I have issued
the following Proclamation which is sustaind by My Councillors and the 12 Apostles
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," September 20, 1890 - September 25, 1890, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Y719