He said that He believed that the Saints [on] the other side of the veil
in the spirit world are gathered together the same as they are in
this life while the world are scattered over the earth ofter death the
same as they are now and in the same confusion & that their would
be head quarters of the gathering whare they would send out messengers
to preach the gospel to the spirits in prision He advised the family
all to hold together & remain as they were on his inheritants &
not marry again but to keep themselves for him & to be united
together & assist each other all they can
14th I spent the day in the Counsel House with Brother Kimball &
the Twelve Brother kimball spoke upon principle & counsel for
four Hours He spoak many good great & glorious truths to the
people (He spoke of the sorrow & tribulation to those who broke the
Law of God)
~ Wednesday
15th I spent the day at home writing I spent the evening in
meeting with the children
17th I spent the day in the Counsel House & herd good instruct[ion]
~ Saturday
18 I spent this day at home rieding to Grantsville I
rode 47 miles & was vary weary spent the night at Bishops Clarks 47 [miles]
~ Sunday
19 Sunday
I preached to a large congregations in grantsville
in the morning Gave them counsel to close up their
fort their was many Indians with them though
frendly after meeting I rode 12 miles to Toille City
& preached to the People in the evening I spent the
night with Bishop Roberry 12 mil
~ Monday
20th In company with Brother Maugn I rode to Brother Bates from thence to the new city near Bensons mill
& held a meeting with the people & they all agreed to build
in a fort I spent the night with brother Mechum 15
22nd I received a letter from J. M. Bernhisel
containing some News paper scraps
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
23 24th & 25 I spent the time ploughing & scrapeing on
the city wall
~ Sunday
26 Sunday I spent the day in the Tabernacle Elder Taylor spoke in the forenoon & W. Woodruff & Lorenzo Snow spoke in the Afternoon I attended
meeting with the Presidency & 12 in the evening
~ Monday
27th The Twelve met at my house this evening
to Bless the missionaries who were going to England
He said that He believed that the saints on the other side of the veil
in the spirit world are gathered together the same as they are in
this life while the world are scattered over the earth after death the
same as they are now and in the same confusion & that their would
be head quarters of the gathering whare they would send out messengers
to preach the gospel to the spirits in prision. He advised the family
all to hold together & remain as they were on his inheritants &
not marry again but to keep themselves for him & to be united
together & assist each other all they can
~ Monday
13th [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters one to L. N. Scovil & one to Brother Hoyt
~ Tuesday
14th [FIGURE] I spent the day in the Counsel House with Brother Kimball &
the Twelve Brother Kimball spoke upon principle & counsel for
four Hours He spoak many good great & glorious truths to the
people (He spoke of the sorrow & tribulation to those who broke the
Law of God)
~ Wednesday
15th I spent the day at home writing I spent the evening in
meeting with the children
~ Thursday
16th I spent the day at home
~ Friday
17th I spent the day in the Counsel House & herd good instruction
~ Saturday
18 I spent this day riding to Grantsville I
rode 47 miles & was vary weary spent the night at Bishops Clarks 47
~ Sunday
19 Sunday
I preached to a large congregations in grantsville
in the morning Gave them counsel to close up their
fort their was many Indians with them though
frendly after meeting I rode 12 miles to Toille City
& Preached to the People in the evening I spent the
night with Bishop Roberry 12 mil
~ Monday
20th In company with Brother Bates from thence to the new city near Bensons mill
& held a meeting with the people & they all agreed to build
in a fort I spent the night with brother salt Lake City & spent the night at home 25 miles
~ Wednesday
22nd [FIGURE] I Received a letter from J. M. Bernhisel
containing some News paper scraps
~ Thursday to ~ Saturday
23 24th & 25 I spent the time ploughing & scrapeing on
the city wall
~ Sunday
26 Sunday I spent the day in the Tabernacle Elder
Taylor spoke in the forenoon & W. Woodruff &
Lorenzo Snow spoke in the Afternoon I attended
meeting with the Presidency & 12 in the evening
~ Monday
27th [FIGURE] The Twelve met at my house this evening
to Bless the missionaries who were going to England
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," March 12, 1854 - March 27, 1854, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gwD