March 2, 1898 ~ Wednesday

1898
Wed, Mar 2^nd/[18]98 I drove to the office this morning. Received
a copy of the 1^st edition of the Book of Mormon from Bro Frank J.
Cannon at Washington D.C which to me is a very valuable book
I signed a release of a mortgage as President of Zions Saving Bank & CoTrust Co.
I attended meeting of the Directors of Z. S. B. & T. Co at 1 p.m. and transacted
the current business. Went home at 4 pm.

March 3, 1898 ~ Thursday

Thurs Mar 3/[18]98 at the office. I had a poor night ^the latter part^ with pain in my bowels, but am
better this morning. I attended my usual meeting at the Temple at 11 a.m. till
after 2 oclock, afterwards at the office & went home at 4¹⁵ oclock.

March 4, 1898 ~ Friday

Fri Mar 4. Drove to the office feeling fairly well this morning. busy
as usual all day and left for home at 4 pm.

March 5, 1898 ~ Saturday

Sat Mar 5. I staid at home all day, reading and resting.

March 6, 1898 ~ Sunday

Sunday Mar 6^th. At home, busy some of the day writing as much as I could
between callers who came to see me.

March 7, 1898 ~ Monday

Mon Mayr 67^th I went to the office, did not sleep very good last night. I requested my sons
& their wives and my daughters & their husbands to meet with me this evening at home as
I wished to talk with them on some important matters. I also asked Bro L. John Nuttall to
accompany me home this afternoon. After supper and at 7³⁰ we met in the parlor.
There were present, myself and wife Emma, Ashael & wife Naomi, Owen and
wife ^H^Ellen, Ovando Beebe & Clara, Jo^s Daynes & Blanche, W. M^cEwan & Alice
L. John Nuttall, Andrew Smith, my grandson Henry Eugene Woodruff
2 of Ashaels children and Mazie Berkley the house maid.

I referred to my labors in Arizona some 18 years ago and related
my experience among the people of Sunsett, Brigham City &c in the united
order, and of my going into the San Francisco mountains where I
staid with some of the brethren who were herding sheep ^some 10 days^ I was very busy
reading the Book of Doctrine & Covenants. on one night I had a vision

March 2, 1898 ~ Wednesday

1898 Wed, Mar 2nd/1898 I drove to the office this morning. Received a copy of the 1st edition of the Book of Mormon from Bro Frank J. Cannon at Washington D.C which to me is a very valuable book I signed a release of a mortgage as President of Zions Saving Bank &Trust Co. I attended meeting of the Directors of Z. S. B. & T. Co at 1 p.m. and transacted the current business. Went home at 4 pm.

March 3, 1898 ~ Thursday

Thurs Mar 3/1898 at the office. I had a poor night the latter part with pain in my bowels, but am better this morning. I attended my usual meeting at the Temple at 11 a.m. till after 2 oclock, afterwards at the office & went home at 415 oclock.

March 4, 1898 ~ Friday

Fri Mar 4. Drove to the office feeling fairly well this morning. busy as usual all day and left for home at 4 pm.

March 5, 1898 ~ Saturday

Sat Mar 5. I staid at home all day, reading and resting.

March 6, 1898 ~ Sunday

Sunday Mar 6th. At home, busy some of the day writing as much as I could between callers who came to see me.

March 7, 1898 ~ Monday

Mon Mar7th I went to the office, did not sleep very good last night. I requested my sons & their wives and my daughters & their husbands to meet with me this evening at home as I wished to talk with them on some important matters. I also asked Bro L. John Nuttall to accompany me home this afternoon. After supper and at 730 we met in the parlor. There were present, myself and wife Emma, Ashael & wife Naomi, Owen and wife HEllen, Ovando Beebe & Clara, Jos Daynes & Blanche, W. McEwan & Alice L. John Nuttall, Andrew Smith, my grandson Henry Eugene Woodruff 2 of Ashaels children and Mazie Berkley the house maid.

I referred to my labors in Arizona some 18 years ago and related my experience among the people of Sunsett, Brigham City &c in the united order, and of my going into the San Francisco mountains where I staid with some of the brethren who were herding sheep some 10 days I was very busy reading the Book of Doctrine & Covenants. on one night I had a vision