Sept 24, 1896
Sister Butterworth funeral & burial is held to day
I spent the day in the Temple in council I met
with quite a Number of the Brethren & Sisters At Asahels
who had been to the funeral
25 I spent the day in the office I received on Utah which
I had subscribed for & Paid $22.20 for the same
~ Saturday
26 I spent the day at home reading
~ Sunday
27. Sunday I spent a part of the day at Ovandos took dinner
~ Monday
28 ^[FIGURE]^ I received a Letter from Jesse Moses2 spent the day in
the office Attending to the business of the day I delivered
to Emma & A O Woodruff the Deeds which I held of theirs
~ Tuesday
29. ^[FIGURE]^ I spent the day in the office wrote to John Jaques
& T. G Webber ^[FIGURE]^ Received Letter from Webber
~ Wednesday
30 We Met with the Mining Company {It looks as though the Presidency would be ruined unless God opens the way.}
our Affairs are in a Desperate
condition in a Temporal condition Point of view
~ Thursday
Oct 1. I spent most of the day in the Temple with the Apostles
& we partook of the Sacrament to gether we talked over
the Debts of the Church & & our individual Debts
all of which are pressing us vary Heavily now
Sept 24, 1896
Sister Butterworth funeral & burial is held to day
I spent the day in the Temple in council I met
with quite a Number of the Brethren & Sisters At Asahels
who had been to the funeral
25 I spent the day in the office I received on Utah which
I had subscribed for & Paid $22.20 for the same
~ Saturday
26 I spent the day at home reading
~ Sunday
27. Sunday I spent a part of the day at Ovandos took dinner
~ Monday
28 [FIGURE] I received a Letter from Jesse Moses2 spent the day in
the office Attending to the business of the day I delivered
to Emma & A O Woodruff the Deeds which I held of theirs
~ Tuesday
29. [FIGURE] I spent the day in the office wrote to John Jaques
& T. G Webber [FIGURE] Received Letter from Webber
~ Wednesday
30 We Met with the Mining Company {It looks as though the Presidency would be ruined unless God opens the way.}
our Affairs are in a Desperate
condition in a Temporal Point of view
~ Thursday
Oct 1. I spent most of the day in the Temple with the Apostles
& we partook of the Sacrament to gether we talked over
the Debts of the Church & & our individual Debts
all of which are pressing us vary Heavily now
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," September 24, 1896 - October 3, 1896, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/27RM