Jan 10th 1873
I arose at one oclok Packed up took Breakfast & started
for Evanston at about 3 oclok with Br Pope it was vary cold
we arived at Evanston at 12 oclok we took cars for S. L. City
we arived at S. L. City at 7.30, & Found My Family well
distance of the day via Rail Road 147 Miles
~ Saturday
11. I Bought some things for Sarah visited the Printing
Office & delivered the Names of the subscribers & Money
for the Deseret News I had an interview with G. Q. Cannon
who had arived from St George I Attended a Meeting
of the Board of the D A & M. Society & called upon Elias Smith
~ Sunday
12. Sunday I met with my Quorum & attended Meeting in the
13 ward & Preached to the people followed By G Q. Cannon
I met with my Quorum the 12, & attended Meeting at the 14 ward John Taylor spoke followed by G. Q. Cannon
~ Monday
13 I spent the day in getting up Names for a company
to go & form a New Settlement South of the Colorado [Mountain]
I attended the school of the Prophets in the Evening at the City Hall we had a snow storm at night
~ Tuesday
14. I collected my rent & Paid my Bills & went to the farm
17. ^& 18^ I spent this day getting out a synopsis of my Journals
for the last 28 years
~ Sunday
19. Sunday at 11 oclok I preached the funeral sermon of
Brother Tullidge who fell down stairs at the Theater & killed
himself I met with my Quorum at Noon & Preached
in the 11 ward in the Afternoon I met with the 12 for prayer
& Preached in the 15 ward in the Evening Br Nesbit spoke
~ Friday
Jan 10th 1873
I arose at one oclok Packed up took Breakfast & started
for Evanston at about 3 oclok with Br Pope it was vary cold
we arived at Evanston at 12 oclok we took cars for S. L. City
we arived at S. L. City at 7.30, & Found My Family well
distance of the day via Rail Road 147 Miles
~ Saturday
11. I Bought some things for Sarah visited the Printing
Office & delivered the Names of the subscribers & Money
for the Deseret News I had an interview with G. Q. Cannon
who had arived from St George I Attended a Meeting
of the Board of the D A & M. Society & called upon Elias Smith
~ Sunday
12. Sunday I met with my Quorum & attended Meeting in the
13 ward & Preached to the people followed By G Q. Cannon
I met with my Quorum the 12, & attended Meeting at the 14 ward
John Taylor spoke followed by G. Q. Cannon
~ Monday
13 I spent the day in getting up Names for a company
to go & form a New Settlement South of the Colorado Mountain
I attended the school of the Prophets in the Evening at the
City Hall we had a snow storm at night
~ Tuesday
14. I collected my rent & Paid my Bills & went to the farm
17. & 18 I spent this day getting out a synopsis of my Journals
for the last 28 years
~ Sunday
19. Sunday at 11 oclok I preached the funeral sermon of
Brother Tullidge who fell down stairs at the Theater & killed
himself & Preached
in the 11 ward in the Afternoon I met with the 12 for prayer
& Preached in the 15 ward in the Evening Br Nesbit spoke
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," January 10, 1873 - January 19, 1873, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed October 6, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/APMj