Wilford Woodruff Papers

December 2, 1836 ~ Friday

Dec 2^nd I Wrote a Letter to Br Azmon Woodruff
it being the first communication between us for
two years I also Wrote a Letter to col Joseph
Rowlett at Owengton Owen County KY.

December 3, 1836 ~ Saturday

3^rd Traded with Brother Bump in goods $12.89

December 4, 1836 ~ Sunday

4^th Sunday I went up to the house of the Lord
to worship[.] Elder Parish Preached in the forepart
of the day Several spoke in the Latter Part of the
day President RIGDON called a vote of the
church to discountenance the use intirely of
all liquors from the church in sickness & in
health except wine at the sacraments & for
external Washing the vote was carried eunanimously
I spent the night with Elder Parrish

December 5, 1836 ~ Monday

5^th This monday morning in company with Elder
Smoot I entered the school & commenced studying
the Latten Grammer under the instruction of
Professor Haws I commenced boarding also
this morning with Brother Bond at $2 dollars
per week I Paid him $10 dollars in advance

December 6, 1836 ~ Tuesday to December 10, 1836 ~ Saturday

6. 7. 8. 9. 10 I spent in school in the evening of the
10 I wrote two Letters one to Elder Alexander
& the other to Sister M Atkinson both in Tenn

December 11, 1836 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday morning after an interview with Priest
Turpin I went up to the house of God to worship &
O what a meeting. May it be printed upon my heart
as a memorial forever For on this day the God of
Israel sharply reproved this stake of Zion (Kirtland)
through the Prophets & apostles for all our sins
& backslidings & also a timely warning that we may
escape the Judgments of God that otherwise will fall
upon us even the case of the travels of the Camp
of the Saints from Kirtland to zion in 1834