Jul 22 & 23rd Aug 3rd 1875
Mrs Woodruff is better to day Bulah is vary low and
suffers Much I went to the farm & cut some barley I spent
the Evening with Bulah Mrs Woodruff anointed her and
I Blessed her {and the Lord revealed to me the iniquity} of {the hearts of both men and women}
7. In company with G Q Cannon I administered
to G A Smith who is still vary sick we then visited
the corps of Joseph A Young who died suddenly on
Thursday night the 5 Aug we then took cars with D. H. Wells & others & rode to Brigham City to hold a
two days Meeting Met in the bowery at 10 oclok 60 M[iles]
Prayer by George Godard G. Q. Cannon spoke 50 M[inutes]
G. Godard 18 M[inutes] Afternoon Prayer by A M Musser
D H Wells spoke one hour & 15 Minuts A M Musser
17 M[inutes].
~ Sunday
Sunday 8. Meeting at 10 oclok Bishop Preston
Prayed W Woodruff spoke 53 Minuts R Burton 20 M[inutes]
Afternoon G Q Cannon 40 Minuts D H Wells 60.
G. Q. Cannon read the rules of the United Order
at 8 oclok in the Morning the sunday school Met & was
addressed by G Q. Cannon 30 Minuts G Godard 12
& W Woodruff 10 M[inutes]. At the close of the meeting we
returned to Salt Lake City I called upon G A Smith & ^60 M[iles]^
administered to him then called upon President Young
at his office & spent the Evening with him He had buried
his oldest son Joseph A Young to day the funeral at
10 oclok John TaylorLorenzo & Joseph Young spoke at
the funeral, this death was a hard Blow to President Young
~ Tuesday
Aug 3rd 1875
Mrs Woodruff is better to day Bulah is vary low and
suffers Much I went to the farm & cut some barley I spent
the Evening with Bulah Mrs Woodruff anointed her and
I Blessed her {and the Lord revealed to me the iniquity} of {the hearts of both man and woman.}
7. [FIGURE] In company with G Q Cannon I administered
to G A Smith who is still vary sick we then visited
the corps of Joseph A Young who died suddenly on
Thursday night the 5 Aug we then took cars with
D. H. Wells & others & rode to Brigham City to hold a
two days Meeting Met in the bowery at 10 oclok 60 Miles
Prayer by George Godard G. Q. Cannon spoke 50 Minutes
G. Godard 18 Minutes Afternoon Prayer by A M Musser
D H Wells spoke one hour & 15 Minuts A M Musser
17 Minutes.
~ Sunday
Sunday 8. Meeting at 10 oclok Bishop Preston
Prayed W Woodruff spoke 53 Minuts R Burton 20 Minutes
Afternoon G Q Cannon 40 Minuts D H Wells 60.
G. Q. Cannon read the rules of the United Order
at 8 oclok in the Morning the sunday school Met & was
addressed by G Q. Cannon 30 Minuts G Godard 12
& W Woodruff 10 Minutes. At the close of the meeting we
returned to Salt Lake City I called upon G A Smith & 60 Miles
administered to him then called upon President Young
at his office & spent the Evening with him He had buried
his oldest son Joseph A Young to day the funeral at
10 oclok John TaylorLorenzo & Joseph Young spoke at
the funeral, this death was a hard Blow to President Young
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," August 3, 1875 - August 8, 1875, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Ro8V