Jan 1, 1886
[FIGURE] I spent this my new years day in my comfortable
retreat Asahel spent a part of the day with me The
year 1885 which is past & gone has been an Event-
ful one in some respects. The persecution of the Gover[nmen]t
against the Latter Day Saints has commenced in
the year 1885 And there is a prospect of its being
vary severe during 1886. It seems as if the whole
government hade turned Mob including the President the
Supreme Court the Cabinet & Congress all seem det-
ermind to mob & rob the Latter Day Saints under
the form of Law But we still maintain that God
Reigns & will untill He puts all Enemies under
his feet, and He will fight the battles of his saints
and He will bring Judgment upon our Enemies & destroy
them in his own due time this is the Testimony of Wilford
Woodruff at the close of the year look to this page &
see what the signs of the year has been
3 Sunday I spent most of the day reading the D & C
~ Monday
4 [FIGURE] I wrote to Phebe & Susan I wrote 10 miles
South & had an interview with Presidents TaylorCannon 20 Miles
& M Thatcher on Y M. M. I. Association The
Decision was the young People might hold their Stake Conferences
but not a general Conference at the time of our semi Annual
conferences as it would have a tendency to draw from the general interest
~ Friday
Jan 1, 1886
[FIGURE] I spent this my new years day in my comfortable
retreat Asahel spent a part of the day with me The
year 1885 which is past & gone has been an Eventful one in some respects. The persecution of the Government
against the Latter Day Saints has commenced in
the year 1885 And there is a prospect of its being
vary severe during 1886. It seems as if the whole
government hade turned Mob including the President the
Supreme Court the Cabinet & Congress all seem determind to mob & rob the Latter Day Saints under
the form of Law But we still maintain that God
Reigns & will untill He puts all Enemies under
his feet, and He will fight the battles of his saints
and He will bring Judgment upon our Enemies & destroy
them in his own due time this is the Testimony of Wilford
Woodruff at the close of the year look to this page &
see what the signs of the year has been
3 Sunday I spent most of the day reading the D & C
~ Monday
4 [FIGURE] I wrote to Phebe & Susan I wrote 10 miles
South & had an interview with Presidents TaylorCannon 20 Miles
& M Thatcher on Y M. M. I. Association The
Decision was the young People might hold their Stake Conferences
but not a general Conference at the time of our semi Annual
conferences as it would have a tendency to draw from the general interest
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," January 1, 1886 - January 4, 1886, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/nRvD