Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
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day I think it is the most sealings Ever Administered
to any one couple in one day and at one time in this generation
if not in this world I was weary in body I remained in the
Temple untill 8 oclok then I walked up to to E Snows and
spent the night And felt thankful to God my heavenly father for
the Blessings I had obtained upon this my Birth day
~ Sunday
2.
Sunday I wrote 2 sheets to Phebe and 1 Letter to J Jaques
And I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle J Gates spoke 30 M[inutes]
W Woodruff 30 M E Snow 10 M. I spent the Evening at Jacob
Gates and Administered to his wife I also laid hands upon
Brother Levi Snow who was sick The following 7 Persons were
Adopted to me on Saturday March 1, 1879
James Godson Bleak
Eliza More Bleak
Freeman Rogers
Elizabeth Harris Browett
Daniel Browett
Harriet Browett
Diana Harris Browett
~ Monday
March 3rd I went down to the Temple
and spent the day writing in my Journal
and transacting Business
This Day composed for the Anniversary of
Hon Wilford Woodruffs Birth day
By Emily B. Spencer
The myriads of Dead they often come
A mighty multitude in thought to me
They come from heaven Their lot to try on Earth
They come a brief time past, they died and left
Naught but a record that they had been here
Some names are mighty, in a worldly sense
And stand forth blazoned by the trump of Fame
While some are noted for the good they did
Their honest upright Philanthropic lives
March 1, 1879 day I think it is the most sealings Ever Administered to any one couple in one day and at one time in this generation if not in this world I was weary in body I remained in the Temple untill 8 oclok then I walked up to to E Snows and spent the night And felt thankful to God my heavenly father for the Blessings I had obtained upon this my Birth day
~ Sunday
2. [FIGURE] Sunday I wrote 2 sheets to Phebe and 1 Letter to J Jaques And I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle J Gates spoke 30 Minutes W Woodruff 30 Minutes E Snow 10 Minutes. I spent the Evening at Jacob Gates and Administered to his wife I also laid hands upon Brother Levi Snow who was sick The following 7 Persons were Adopted to me on Saturday March 1, 1879
~ Monday
March 3rd I went down to the Temple and spent the day writing in my Journal and transacting Business
This Day composed for the Anniversary of Hon Wilford Woodruffs Birth day By Emily B. Spencer
The Myriads of Dead they often come A mighty multitude in thought to me They come from heaven Their lot to try on Earth They come a brief time past, they died and left Naught but a record that they had been here Some Names are mighty, in a worldly sense And stand forth blazoned by the trump of Fame While some are noted for the good they did Their honest upright Philanthropic lives