Sept 30th 1876
My team was Breaking up a peace of Barley Ground
I carried up to the Tithing Office my tithing wheat & Barley
at night
~ Sunday
Oct 1. Sunday I received a letter from David. I attend
my Prayer Circle at noon and the Tabernacle meeting L D Young Prayed & W Woodruff spoke one hour
and Brother Nicholson 20 M[inutes]. I met with the Twelve for
Prayer and spent the Evening at my house in conversing
with Edward Tullage and Mr Crandle concerning the
Puiblication of the Book Entitled Utahandits founders
which is on the way here and they are Expecting to
Publish the next Book Entitled the Women of Utah
then the Acts of the Apostles of the Last Dispensation
then perhaps the History of Joseph Smith
~ Monday
2 I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & David, and went to the field
4. I spent the day in the Endowment House. we Baptized & confirmed
693 for the dead D H Wells sealed 683 couple for the Dead J F Smith
sealed 68, & W Woodruff 757. Total, 188.
~ Thursday
Oct 5 I spent a part of the day in the Endowment House J F Smith sealed 58 couple & W Woodruff 29. I attended a
Meeting of the Stock Holders of Z.C.M.I. in the afternoon
and herd a report of the same.
~ Friday
Oct 6, 1876 Conference met in the New Tabernacle at 10 oclk
The first Presidency & 10 of the Twelve wer preset. O Hyde
and A CarringtonPresent Absent. Conference opened By
Prayer By D. H. Wells He also Addressed the Assembly 52 M[inutes]
W Woodruff then bore Testimony for 30 Minutes {in the power of God}
~ Saturday
Sept 30th 1876
My team was Breaking up a peace of Barley Ground
I carried up to the Tithing Office my tithing wheat & Barley
at night
~ Sunday
Oct 1. Sunday [FIGURE] I received a letter from David. I attend
my Prayer Circle at noon and the Tabernacle meeting
L D Young Prayed & W Woodruff spoke one hour
and Brother Nicholson 20 Minutes. I met with the Twelve for
Prayer and spent the Evening at my house in conversing
with Edward Tullage and Mr Crandle concerning the
Publication of the Book Entitled Utahandits founders
which is on the way here and they are Expecting to
Publish the next Book Entitled the Women of Utah
then the Acts of the Apostles of the Last Dispensation
then perhaps the History of Joseph Smith
~ Monday
2 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Phebe & David, and went to the field
4. [FIGURE] I spent the day in the Endowment House. we Baptized & confirmed
693 for the dead D H Wells sealed 63 couple for the Dead J F Smith
sealed 68, & W Woodruff57. Total, 188.
~ Thursday
Oct 5 I spent a part of the day in the Endowment HouseJ F Smith sealed 58 couple & W Woodruff 29. I attended a
Meeting of the Stock Holders of Z.C.M.I. in the afternoon
and herd a report of the same.
~ Friday
Oct 6, 1876 Conference met in the New Tabernacle at 10 oclk
The first Presidency & 10 of the Twelve wer preset. O Hyde
and A Carrington Absent. Conference opened By
Prayer By D. H. Wells He also Addressed the Assembly 52 Minutes
W Woodruff then bore Testimony for 30 Minutes {in the power of God}
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," September 30, 1876 - October 6, 1876, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/KZ5x