March 10, 1873
I drew sand & nearly killed my Horses at it I Employed Heber
John Richards to open the wind in my Horses nose it was filled with
corrupt Matter which run out & did not take the wind out
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
11 & 12. I spent the time drawing sand & Lumber
~ Thursday
13 I received 2 letters from David &c. I spent the day choreing
~ Friday
14. we had a hard rain last night & this morning which damaged
my house much having the roof off
~ Saturday
15 Spent the day drawing sand
~ Sunday
16. Sunday I met with my prayer circle & preached in the afternoon
in the 3rd ward. met with the Twelve for prayer & spoke in the 14 ward
in the Evening followed by George Q. Cannon
~ Monday to ~ Friday
17 to 21. I spent the week drawing sand & Lumber I sowed wheat
on the farm on Friday the 21, the first sown on the farm this season
~ Saturday
22. I returned to the city & drew 1200 feet flooring
~ Sunday
23rd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning Preached
in the 2nd ward in the afternoon & in the 14 ward in the Evening
I met with the Presidency & 12 for Prayer in the Evening
March 10, 1873
I drew sand & nearly killed my Horses at it I Employed Heber
John Richards to open the wind in my Horses nose it was filled with
corrupt Matter which run out & did not take the wind out
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
11 & 12. I spent the time drawing sand & Lumber
~ Thursday
13 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from David &c. I spent the day choreing
~ Friday
14. we had a hard rain last night & this morning which damaged
my house much having the roof off
~ Saturday
15 Spent the day drawing sand
~ Sunday
16. Sunday I met with my prayer circle & Preached in the afternoon
in the 3rd ward, met with the Twelve for prayer & spoke in the 14 ward
in the Evening followed by George Q. Cannon
~ Monday to ~ Friday
17 to 21. I spent the week drawing sand & Lumber I sowed wheat
on the farm on Friday the 21, the first sown on the farm this season
~ Saturday
22. I returned to the City & drew 1200 feet flooring
~ Sunday
23rd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning Preached
in the 2nd ward in the afternoon & in the 14 ward in the Evening
I met with the Presidency & 12 for Prayer in the Evening
27. I spent the day choring & took supper at Sister
Jane Blackhurst with the Presidency & Twelve.
[FIGURE] I moved Delight into a room in G. A. Smith House to
day at $8 a month
~ Friday
28. I spent most of the day in cleaning out the lumber from
the New Valley House I met with the board in the Evening
~ Saturday
29. [FIGURE] I received 3 letters spent the day Gardning & met with the
Board of the D A & M Society in the Evening
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," March 10, 1873 - March 30, 1873, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 23, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/L8Jv