28 I parted this Morning with my wife Emma &
last born child Alice They have been 3 Months with me
And this Morning they leave for Salt Lake City to again return
to our family. They both felt vary bad in Leaving But we
both felt that it was wisdom for her to return to her family
Brother Wm H Thompsonfelt took them in his waggon to Milford
& they there take the cars for home so I am left alone one more
Brother J. D T. McAllister called upon me in the Evening
Also Brother Croft spent an hour with me At 10 oclok
I had my Prayers and went to my silent Bed alone & had
a good nig[h]ts rest
Jan 25, 1887
[FIGURE] I received4 Letters from EmmaClaraOwen & Blanch
Irode 6 miles shot at some geese
~ Wednesday
26 [FIGURE] I wrote 1 Letter to Emma Brother Thompson & Emma
came over and I returned to St George with them 8 miles
~ Thursday
27 FIGURES I received 2 letters from Clara & Jaques
I wrote 5 Letters to Jaques Asahel Clara Owen & Henry
~ Friday
28 FIGURES I parted this Morning with my wife Emma &
last born child Alice They have been 3 Months with me
And this Morning they leave for Salt Lake City to again return
to our family. They both felt vary bad in Leaving But we
both felt that it was wisdom for her to return to her family
Brother Wm H Thompson took them in his waggon to Milford
& they there take the cars for home so I am left alone one more
Brother J. D T. McAllister called upon me in the Evening
Also Brother Croft spent an hour with me At 10 oclok
I had my Prayers and went to my silent Bed alone & had
a good nights rest
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," January 25, 1887 - January 30, 1887, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/JNDy