Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)

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Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)
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    From 1880 to 1885 56 years 478 pages 11 February 8th 1880 to December 31st 1885
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    Feb 8, 1880 continuation from the other Journal see Journal before this February 8, 1880 ~ Sunday Feb 8th Sunday I attended meeting at Sunset, Apache Co, Arizona in the forenoon Br Riche Prayed John W Young spoke 23 M[inutes], Br Richie 8, Br Mortenson 8, W Woodruff 30 M[inutes] {in the power of God}. Afternoon we held a Meeting at Brigham City, J W Young spoke 30 M[inutes], We Woodruff 30 M[inutes] we then returned to Sunset held a ...
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    February 15, 1880 ~ Sunday Feb 15 1880 Sunday I met the people at Sunset at 10.30 Warren Tenney prayed W. Woodruff spoke 45 M[inutes] Bishop Johnson 20 Afternoon we went to Brigham City J. W. Young spoke 30, Bishop Johnson 28 WW. 20 we held a meeting at Sunset in the Evening John W Young spoke 60 M[inutes] on the manner of living, and the word of wisdom WW 20 m[inutes] February 16, 1880 ~ Monday ...
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    Feb 20 1880 and camped for the night with the heard[m]en in a cave in the Mountains the cave was 25 feet long & 10 feet wide. we made our fire in the mouth we saw Panther tracts near the cave 25 Miles February 21, 1880 ~ Saturday 21 we mounted our horses in the Morning to go out to have a hunt for Antelope we saw several heard but did not get near Enough to kill 20 M[iles] February 22, 1880 ~ Sunday 22 ^{Sunday}^ We left the gulch and ...
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    Feb 28 1880 Bishop richards spoke 10 M[inutes], Wm C Allen spoke 10, W Woodruff 35 Minuts February 29, 1880 ~ Sunday 29 Sunday conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Warren R Tenney Lot Smith spoke 45 W W. 8 M[inutes] Bishop Lake 30, Br Bushman 12 M[inutes], Br Ladd 12 Afternoon Prayer By Andrew S Gibbons. Sacrament Administered, W. Woodruff spoke one hour & 20 M[inutes], Read the ...
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    March 1, 1880 of her Father Edwardrs, A silk Hankerchief from Caroline Lemasler, several Book marks from the young ladies Two nice cakes from the Sisters, God Bless our home by Miss Emma Fuller Poetry by Lizzie Skinner, 2 Birthday Cakes by Brigham City Sisters, 1 pair of home made stockings from the wool by Sister Adams, about 100 g^u^ests guests sat down to the table some poetry composed for the occasion was read at the Table ...
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    March 6, 1880 we then visited the woollen Factory of John W Young we dined with Sister Christena. We then drove to willow springs. 30 M[iles] March 7, 1880 ~ Monday 7. Sunday we drove to Castle Rock & took breakfast 15 M[iles] we then drove 6 miles of cedar and pine to Lime stone tanks watered drove 3 miles & camped for the night distance 35 Miles March 8, 1880 ~ Tuesday 8 March [FIGURES] This is my wife
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    March 12, 1880 ^[FIGURE]^ Made a fire & warmed we then drove 10 miles out into the open plain drove after dark and camped for the night in one of the coldest most terrific snow storms I was Ever in we set the side of the carriage to the Northern Blast put the Horses on the other side and all three of us got into our bed in the waggon and had hard work to keep from freezing to death. We had a cask of water on the side of the waggon and it was frozen through solid in ...
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    March 14, 1880 ^[FIGURE]^ Placed to guard the Kings Palace Shopman was intruted by his Mother to do this so they could not fire upon the people who had gathered in a body to petition the King to give them certain rights which He had promised thisem His Mother was for the People His Father a Prusian General & for the King, Shopman obeyed his mother instead of the Father & saved the lives of the People but He with all the officers interested had to instantly flee the country & come to America. His Father ...
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    March 16, 1880 ^[FIGURE]^ Evening at Samuel Hardies I spoke 30 M[inutes], and the spirit of the Lord was with me we had a good Meeting March 17, 1880 ~ Wednesday 17. I spent the day in the Temple we gave 88 Endowments I sealed 22 couple at the Altar D. H. Cannon 2 total 24 sealings. I received a letter ^[FIGURE]^ from Sarah, Sylvia & Mary and they write well March 18, 1880 ~ ...
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    March 19, 1880 43 sealing, 4 children sealed to Parents I was poorly all day March 20, 1880 ~ Saturday March 20 [FIGURE] I spent the day in the Temple I had one live Man and [blank] dead adopted to me this includes the Woodruff, Thompson & Hart family I then walked to Br McAllister I ordained William Henry Thompson to the office of a High Priest I spent the Evening writing March 21, 1880 ~ Sunday 21 Sunday we drove to ...
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    March 267, 1880 By the Bishops and all the different Quorums & schools J. G. Bleak spoke 25 M[inutes], W Woodruff 45 I reproved sin I received in the Evening the last Letter I sent to the Twelve & Presidency {the revelation} I sent them I spent the Evening with Jesse N Smith March 28, 1880 ~ Sunday 28. Sunday Prayer By Joseph Orton E Snow spoke one hour & 25 Afternoon John E Dalley Prayed Br
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    April 4, 1880 ~ Sunday April 4, 1880 Sunday we met in the new assembly Hall for a two days Meeting Moses Thatcher Prayed John Taylor spok 6 Minuts W Woodruff 50 M[inutes], M Thatcher 45. Afternoon House crouded many had to go away D. H. Wells Prayed Orson Pratt spoke 50 M[inutes] C C Rich 20 Orson Pratt said He was Baptized Sept 19, 1830 John Taylor spoke 6 M[inutes]. We met in the Prayer Circle A Certain Revelation ...