Aug 16, 1884
Afternoon Authorities of the Church were Presented
and sustained W Woodruff then spoke 60 M. at the
close of the meeting W Woodruff ordained one Bishop
Assisted to ordain 2 High Priests & 2 High Council
We Met in the Evening to discuss ways & Means
for raising $12000 in cash for the furthernce of the Temple and sent a circular to the Presidents of the
stakes for that purpose I spent the night at Brother Folsomes
August 18, 1884 ~ Monday
17 [18] We visited the Temple from the top to the Bottom. we
then rode to Ephraim took dinner & rode to Mount
Plesant and held a Meeting E Snow spoke 70 Minuts
& W Woodruff 27 M. I was some unwell with
cold & sore throat. I spent the night with Bishop Seeley 25 mils
August 19, 1884 ~ Tuesday
19 We rode to Freedom took cars rode to Nephie & on to Salt Lake City distance of the day 140 Miles
August 20, 1884 ~ Wednesday
20 [FIGURE] I received 4 letters from John Henry Smith J McAllisisterA M Tenney & Watkins. I met in council
in the Afternoon I spent the rest of the day reading Bancroft
History of the Mormons
August 21, 1884 ~ Thursday
21. [FIGURES] I received a letter from Sarah & wrote 1 letter to Emma
I spent the day reading Bancroft History
August 22, 1884 ~ Friday
22 [FIGURES] I spent the day reading Bancroft History of the Mormons
[FIGURE] John H Gibbs corps arived to day [FIGURE] Wm S. Berry corps arived to day The bodies of the 2 Marte[re]d Elders
arived to day Brother Wm Berry's
body is stoped at Provo, & Bishop Sharp
goes with an Extra Engin & car with the Body and the Elders
Brother Berry of the Murdered Men & 2 Elders to Milford and there
teams take the body to Kanarrah whare it will be burid on
Sunday at 2 oclok
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," August 18, 1884 - August 22, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed February 2, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/r2xK