May 8th 1873
I rode over Jordon with Brower Pettit to the reservoy we shot
15 ducks & while returning home we found Brother Martin H Peck
in a stream of water nearly up to his neck with a horse & Buggy
who had got frightened & run into the water we assisted him out
of the water & his horse & buggy
10. In company with Presidents Young, WellsJ. Taylor & J F Smith
I took cars & rode to Farmington to attend a 2 days Meeting. we
Met in the Meeting House at 10:30, & the Meeting opened By singing
& Prayer By W Woodruff. D. H. Wells spoke 64 Minutes
Afternoon J. F. Smith Prayed John Taylor spoke 63 M[inutes] John W Young 7 M, & President Young 26. I spent the night with Daniel Miller. Sarah D Woodruff was with me distance 18 M[iles]
~ Sunday
11 Met at 10 oclok J. F. Smith Prayed W. Woodruff spoke
45 Minutes, J. F. Smith 50, & President Young 22 M.
Afternoon D. H. Wells Prayed John Sharp spoke 36 M John W Young 13 John Taylor 15 M President Young 38 M we then took cars & rode to Salt Lake City we
received a letter from Susan Scholes & I wrote one in
return Brigham wrote & Mrs Woodruff wrote one to Susan
& sent her $5 in green backs Distance of the day 18 M[iles]
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
12 & 13 I spent the time choreing I met with the school of the Prophets
in the Afternoon of the 12.
May 8th 1873
I rode over Jordon with Brower Pettit to the reservoy we shot
15 ducks & while returning home we found Brother Martin H Peck
in a stream of water nearly up to his neck with a horse & Buggy
who had got frightened & run into the water we assisted him out
of the water & his horse & buggy
10. In company with Presidents Young, WellsJ. Taylor & J F Smith
I took cars & rode to Farmington to attend a 2 days Meeting. we
Met in the Meeting House at 10.30, & the Meeting opened By singing
& Prayer By W Woodruff. D. H. Wells spoke 64 Minuts
Afternoon J. F. Smith Prayed John Taylor spoke 63 Minutes
John W Young 7 Minutes, & President Young 26. I spent the night with
Daniel Miller. Sarah D Woodruff was with me distance 18 Miles
~ Sunday
11 Met at 10 oclok J. F. Smith Prayed W. Woodruff spoke
45 Minuts, J. F. Smith 50, & President Young 22 Minutes.
Afternoon D. H. Wells Prayed John Sharp spoke 36 Minutes
John W Young 13 John Taylor 15 Minutes President Young 38 Minutes
FIGURES we then took cars & rode to Salt Lake City we
received a letter from Susan Scholes & I wrote one in
return Brigham wrote & Mrs Woodruff wrote one to Susan
& sent her $5 in green backs Distance of the day 18 Miles
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
12 & 13 I spent the time choreing I met with the school of the Prophets
in the Afternoon of the 12.
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," May 8, 1873 - May 14, 1873, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 15, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Xo5V