Dec 17, 1876
Sunday Meeting opened by Prayer By Br G HouganB Young jr spoke
44 M[inutes], T O Angel 4 W Woodruff 30 M[inutes]. I then rode with Br
Hougan to Tokerville & held a Meeting in the Meeting House W Woodruff
spoke to the People 55 Minuts then the Meeting was Dismissed I spent the
Evening in conversation with the Brethren & visiting John M Higby
He was 72 yers old & in poor Health I spent the night with Bishop Bringhurst. Distance 6 Miles
20 I received 2 letters from Emma & Nelly. I wrote
to Emma & Nelly Asahel & Clarry & O I went to the Temple to make
arangements about the curtains
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
21, 22, 23. I spent most of the time in the Temple with the sisters in prep[ari]ng
carpets &c for the Temple I laid hands upon 3 sick
~ Sunday
24. Sunday I met with the Saints in the Tabernacle at 2 oclok
Dec 17, 1876
Sunday Meeting opened by Prayer By Br G HouganB Young jr spoke
44 Minutes, T O Angel 4 W Woodruff 30 Minutes. I then rode with Br
Hougan to Tokerville & held a Meeting in the Meeting House W Woodruff
spoke to the People 55 Minuts then the Meeting was Dismissed I spent the
Evening in conversation with the Brethren & visiting John M Higby
He was 72 yers old & in poor Health I spent the night with Bishop
Bringhurst. Distance 6 Miles
. ~ Monday
18. [FIGURE] I rode over to Leeds & Br Brigham Young Jr had gone to Belview
to Meet his wife Elizabeth Fenton Young and he arived with her
at 11 oclok Br C. H. Wilcken Brought her down & some cloth for the
Temple I rode with him to Harrisburgh He brought me 5 letters from
D. H. Wells, Phebe. W. Woodruff, B. Y. Woodruff, Bulah A Beatie &
Ella Beatie. Elder Erastus Snow arived & we held a Priesthood
Meeting and we all spoke our feelings & advised the people not
to Mingle with the Miners nor unite with them in dancing parties
and to sell their wine by the Barrel to the Miners & not retail it we
gave advise upon many thing. at the close of the meeting we drove to St
George I rode with Br Wilcken. Distance 30 Miles
20 FIGURES I received 2 letters from Emma & Nelly. I wrote
to Emma & Nelly Asahel & Clarry & O I went to the Temple to make
arangements about the curtains
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
21, 22, 23. I spent most of the time in the Temple with the sisters in preparing
carpets &c for the Temple I laid hands upon 3 sick
~ Sunday
24. Sunday I met with the Saints in the Tabernacle at 2 oclok
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," December 18, 1876 - December 24, 1876, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/ZVm5