June 11, 1882
Afternoon A Stainer Prayed L Snow spoke 35 M[inutes], J Taylor
spoke 15 M[inutes]. The Authorities of the Church were presented and
sustained Bishop John W Hess was chosen and set apart as the
1st councillor to President Smith. The conference adjourned untill 3 months
I administered to 4 sick person & assisted in setting apart 1 councillor
we took cars & returned home in the Evening 12 M[iles]
June 12, 1882 ~ Monday
12 [FIGURES] I received a letter from James J Woodruff saying that
He had lost his youngest child of late He had buried 5 children
out of 7. We had a hard shower of Rain Br J F Smith
and myself set apart 5 Missionaries to the Southern States J F Smith
was mouth with 3 & WW with 2
June 13, 1882 ~ Tuesday
13 A hard rainy day it irreigated the whole country for 200 Mils
[FIGURE] I met in council in the Afternoon with F. D. Richards & L Snow
the Presidents of Stakes & 4 Lawyiers in relation to the
Real Esstate interest of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints [FIGURE] I received a letter from Eugenia Scholes
15 [FIGURES] I Received a letter from Sarah and wrote Letters
to J. G. Bleak and Arobella & Jesse Moses I had an
interview with Emma & Asahel upon Temporal matters
I spent the day in the office mostly writing
17. [FIGURES] The opening of Liberty Park was Performed this
day in the Park the Procession formed at the City Hallwdrove to the
Park speeches Mayde By T B Lewis, Been Sheets, D H WellE H Murray
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," June 11, 1882 - June 17, 1882, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed June 9, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Qkl0