April [October] 8, 1876
at the close of the Meeting the Twelve met for Prayer
we also met at the old Tabernacle at 6.30 in the Evening as
a Priesthood Meeting whare a report was given of all the
Quorums of the Priesthood concerning what they had done
for the Building of the Temple this season
~ Monday
9. I spent the whole of the day in seting apart the Missionaries
near 100 were set apart to go on missions mostly to the United States
some to Europe & some to the Lamanites I went to the field at night
~ Tuesday
10. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endow[men]ts
to 91 persons the most ever given in the Endowment House
in one day except upon one occasion it was said that there
was 93 given in one day. D H Wells sealed 41 couple & W
Woodruff 7 couple this week winds up the labor in the
Endowment House unless the President extends it to next week
~ Wednesday
11, Oct 1876 I spent this day in the Endowment House
Brother Samuel H. B. Smith Baptized this day Persons
1207 times for the dead, the most ever Baptized in this last dispensation in one day by one man, and probably
the most Ever Baptized since the world began in one day
by one man. Daniel H. Wells sealed for the Dead 102
couple & Wilford Woodruff 108 couple Total 210 sealings
~ Thursday
Oct 12. I also spent this day in the Endow-
ment House we Baptized 603 And Daniel H Wells
sealed at the alttar 175 couple mostly for the dead and
Wilford Woodruff sealed at the Alter for the Dead 125 couple
Total sealed at the Alter 300 couple in one day the most
sealings Ever performed in one day by two men in this
dispensation, if not during the age of the world
April October 8, 1876
at the close of the Meeting the Twelve met for Prayer
we also met at the old Tabernacle at 6.30 in the Evening as
a Priesthood Meeting whare a report was given of all the
Quorums of the Priesthood concerning what they had done
for the Building of the Temple this season
~ Monday
9. [FIGURE] I spent the whole of the day in seting apart the Missionaries
near 100 were set apart to go on missions mostly to the United States
some to Europe & some to the Lamanites I went to the field at night
~ Tuesday
10. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 91 persons the most ever given in the Endowment House
in one day except upon one occasion it was said that there
was 93 given in one day. D H Wells sealed 41 couple & W
Woodruff 7 couple this week winds up the labor in the
Endowment House unless the President extends it to next week
~ Wednesday
11, Oct 1876 FIGURES I spent this day in the Endowment House
Brother Samuel H. B. Smith Baptized this day Persons
1207 times for the dead, the most ever Baptized in this
last dispensation in one day by one man, and probably
the most Ever Baptized since the world began in one day
by one man. Daniel H. Wells sealed for the Dead 102
couple & Wilford Woodruff 108 couple Total 210 sealings
~ Thursday
Oct 12. FIGURES I also spent this day in the Endowment House we Baptized 603 And Daniel H Wells
sealed at the alttar 175 couple mostly for the dead and
Wilford Woodruff sealed at the Alter for the Dead 125 couple
Total sealed at the Alter 300 couple in one day the most
sealings Ever performed in one day by two men in this
dispensation, if not during the age of the world
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," October 9, 1876 - October 12, 1876, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/MQ5G