July 26, 1894
Met with several cases of Adoption & sealings we
went to the Temple in the Afternoon
~ Friday
27 Spent the day in the office had an interview with
Mrs Abbot & her Husband she had a gift from
childhood of a power like Electricity she weighed
about 90 lbs she could lift several Men at the same
time she could place a child on the floor & no
man was strong Enough to lift it up. She Exhibited
her strength at Saltair for one week
~ Saturday
28. I spent the day at home choring
~ Sunday
29 Sunday in company with G. Q. Cannon and J. F. Smith went to South Cottonwood ward
& Attended a conference there were two [hundred?] sabbath
school children assembled & were addressed by G Q.
Cannon W Woodruff & J F Smith Afternoon the
Assembly was Large but grown people they were
Addressed by all the Presidency we then returned home 16 Miles
~ Monday
30 I went to the office & Met with much company J McAllister & F Farnsworth Met with us to get
some instruction concerning Endowments
Mrs Anie May Abbott & Husband called upon us and
Exhibited her peculiar strength & power in lifting
several Men while she a small woman weighing 90 lbs
the gift came upon her in childhood
July 26, 1894
Met with several cases of Adoption & sealings we
went to the Temple in the Afternoon
~ Friday
27 Spent the day in the office had an interview with
Mrs Abbot & her Husband she had a gift from
childhood of a power like Electricity she weighed
about 90 lbs she could lift several Men at the same
time she could place a child on the floor & no
man was strong Enough to lift it up. She Exhibited
her strength at Saltair for one week
~ Saturday
28. I spent the day at home choring
~ Sunday
29 Sunday in company with G. Q. Cannon and
J. F. Smith went to South Cottonwood ward
& Attended a conference there were two hundred? sabbath
school children assembled & were addressed by G Q.
Cannon W Woodruff & J F Smith Afternoon the
Assembly was Large but grown people they were
Addressed by all the Presidency we then returned home 16 Miles
~ Monday
30 I went to the office & Met with much company
J McAllister & F Farnsworth Met with us to get
some instruction concerning Endowments
Mrs Anie May Abbott & Husband called upon us and
Exhibited her peculiar strength & power in lifting
several Men while she a small woman weighing 90 lbs
the gift came upon her in childhood
[FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to day. Cannon & Grant company
Met at the office we received a long important Letter
from General ClarksonMoses Thatcher vary sick
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," July 27, 1894 - July 30, 1894, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 11, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/MJJO