Emma was taken vary sick & I went to the field & spent
the night I had not Been gone long untill I was sent for to go to Presidents Youngs to administer to him
with the Twelve He spent a vary severe night & was
dangerously sick
~ Monday
21. President Young is Better this morning I returned
to the city about 12 oclok & learned of the critical position
of President Y[ou]ng last night I went to the Endowm[en]t House
& gave Endowm[en]ts to 44 D H Wells sealed 22 & W Woodruff
23 couple Mrs Dahl Died vary suddenly this Evening H Dahl at 30 M[inutes] past 5 oclok she was walking out
with her Husband 3 days ago her child is also
vary sick with the scarlet fever I received a letter
from Mrs Woodruff & wrote her one in return
~ Tuesday
22 J W W James W. Woodruff son of James Woodruff
died to day the child was about 208 days old I attended
the funeral of Sister Dahl, spoke at the funeral
& went to the Grave with them & went down to
the farm & spent the night
23rd I walked from the field to the city
went to the Endowm[en]t House & we Baptized 43340 coupersons
for the Dead W Woodruff sealed 369 couple for the dead
& D. H. Wells 16. at 2 oclok I went to my son James to
to attend to the funeral of his child I spoke followed By Bishop Thomas Taylor I went to the grave there was but 2 carriages
of us when we got to the Grave I took the coffin in my
arms & carried it in my to the grave we buried the child
Sept 20, 1874
Emma was taken vary sick & I went to the field & spent
the night I had not Been gone long untill I was sent for
FIGURES to go to Presidents Youngs to administer to him
with the Twelve He spent a vary severe night & was
dangerously sick
~ Monday
21. FIGURES President Young is Better this morning I returned
to the City about 12 oclok & learned of the critical position
of President Young last night I went to the Endowment House
& gave Endowments to 44 D H Wells sealed 22 & W Woodruff
23 couple Mrs Dahl Died vary suddenly this Evening
[FIGURE] H Dahl at 30 Minutes past 5 oclok she was walking out
with her Husband 3 days ago her child is also
vary sick with the scarlet fever I received a letter
from Mrs Woodruff & wrote her one in Return
~ Tuesday
22 [FIGURE] J W W James W. Woodruff son of James Woodruff
died to day the child was about 28 days old I attended
the funeral of Sister Dahl, spoke at the funeral
& went to the Grave with them & went down to
the farm & spent the night
23rd FIGURES I walked from the field to the City
went to the Endowment House & we Baptized340persons
for the Dead W Woodruff sealed 39 couple for the dead
& D. H. Wells 16. at 2 oclok I went to my son James to
to attend to the funeral of his child I spoke followed By Bishop
Thomas Taylor I went to the grave there was but 2 carriages
of us when we got to the Grave I took the coffin in my
arms & carried it to the grave we buried the child
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," September 20, 1874 - September 23, 1874, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 4, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/YvQA