April 8, 1876
The Priesthood met in the Old Tabernacle in the Evening when
the subject of the building of the Temple was taken up, and the
the People in Mass called upon to rise up & build the Temple
at the close of the Priesthood meeting, John Henry Smith Br Hardy and one of President Youngs sons Addressed the meeti[ng]
they being the Presidents of the Young Mens mutual Improvement
association W Woodruff then Addressed the meeting upon the
same subject & called upon all the people to incourage the young Men in the association
2 Boys Killed
At noon on the 7 April I Attended the funeral of the
two Young men who were killed at the Explosion of the
Powder Magazens the son of Dr Richardson & the son of Br Arche Hill. Br J Taylor spoke at the funeral followed By D H Wells.
~ Sunday
April 9. Sunday Conference Met at 10 oclok J. T. CKain Praid James A. Little spoke 8 M[inutes], A M Cannon spok 8 M[inutes] R T Burton spoke 25 M[inutes], Br McDonald spoke 14 M[inutes]
J T Kain spoke 5 M[inutes], & W Woodruff spoke 20 Minuts
Afternoon O Pratt spoke to 10 or 12000 people 1 H[our] & 20 M[inutes] The Twelve Administered to President Young we met for
Prayer in the Evening. At the close of the Prayer Circle I
went to the field & took Sister Olson the midwife to
see Emma who was in labor & she had a Daughter
born 10 Minuts to 12 oclok sunday night
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
10 to 15 April I spent this week on the farm levelling land
& sowing wheat & Lucern seed. I took a severe cold on
my lungs I came back to the city Saturday night 15 [miles] I received 6 letters from sundry Persons
April 8, 1876
The Priesthood met in the Old Tabernacle in the Evening when
the subject of the building of the Temple was taken up, and the
the People in Mass called upon to rise up & build the Temple
at the close of the Priesthood meeting, John Henry Smith Br
Hardy and one of President Youngs sons Addressed the meeting
they being the Presidents of the Young Mens mutual Improvement
association W Woodruff then Addressed the meeting upon the
same subject & called upon all the people to incourage the
young Men in the association
[FIGURE] 2 Boys Killed
At noon on the 7 April I Attended the funeral of the
two Young men who were killed at the Explosion of the
Powder Magazens the son of Dr Richardson & the son of Br
Arche Hill. Br J Taylor spoke at the funeral followed By
D H Wells.
~ Sunday
April 9. Sunday Conference Met at 10 oclok J. T.Kain Praid
James A. Little spoke 8 Minutes, A M Cannon spok 8 Minutes
R T Burton spoke 25 Minutes, Br McDonald spoke 14 Minutes
J T Kain spoke 5 Minutes, & W Woodruff spoke 20 Minuts
Afternoon O Pratt spoke to 10 or 12000 people 1 Hour & 20 Minutes
The Twelve Administered to President Young we met for
Prayer in the Evening. At the close of the Prayer Circle I
went to the field & took Sister Olson the midwife to
see Emma who was in labor & she had a Daughter
born 10 Minuts to 12 oclok sunday night
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
10 to 15 April I spent this week on the farm levelling land
& sowing wheat & Lucern seed. I took a severe cold on
my lungs I came back to the city Saturday night 15 miles
[FIGURE] I received 6 letters from sundry Persons
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," April 9, 1876 - April 15, 1876, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oQ6X