On counties Thomas S Smith John E Ray L E Harrington
After organizing we waited upon
the Govornor By a committee who waitedupon ^met with^
the two houses in Joint session & delivered his
message
~ Tuesday
12 spent the day in the Legislature & kept minuts
of the same
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
13, 14, 15 I spent the time in the Legislature on
Thursday evening I deliverd an address to the inhab
itats of the 13th ward upon the subject of
Education
~ Saturday
16th I spent this day in the big fild & at home
writing a report of my travels to the north
I met with the regency in the evening
I met with the presidency & Twelve in an upper room
in President Youngsoffice the room was dedicated for prayer
& the sick prayed for & oil consecrated
I preached in the evening to a full house upon the subj[ec]t
of Egucation in the 17th ward
19th I spent this day in the Legislature And at night [FIGURE] I delivered a lecture to some 60 young men who
had assembled at the 16 ward for the purpose of
forming a Philosophical society I spoke upon the
subject of Education the meeting was in the school
house I felt the importance of this subject they appointed
a committee of 5 to draw up a constitution & appoint
or look up a president
On Counties Thomas S Smith John E Ray L E Harrington
After organizing we waited upon
the Governor. By a committee who met with
the two houses in Joint session & delivered his
message
~ Tuesday
12 Spent the day in the Legislature & kept minutes
of the same
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
13 14 15 I spent the time in the Legislature on
Thursday evening I deliverd an address to the inhab
itants of the 13th ward upon the subject of
Education
~ Saturday
16th I spent this day in the big field & at home
writing a report of my travels to the north
I met with the regency in the evening
~ Sunday
17th Sunday I attended meeting at the tabernacle
J M Grant preached upon the first principles of the
Gospel & bore testimony to the Healing of the sick at Montrose
by Joseph Smith. H. C. Kimball Joined in the same testimony
In the Afternoon O Hyde spoke upon the subject of
How we ought to live in our families
I met with the presidency & Twelve in an upper room
in President Youngs office the room was dedicated for prayer
& the sick prayed for & oil consecrated
I preached in the evening to a full house upon the subject
of Egucation in the 17th ward
~ Monday
18th I spent the day in the Legislature
~ Tuesday
19th I spent this day in the Legislature And at night
[FIGURE] I delivered a lecture to some 60 young men who
had assembled at the 16 ward for the purpose of
forming Philosophical society I spoke upon the
subject of Education the meeting was in the school
house I felt the importance of this subject they appointed
a committee of 5 to draw up a constitution & appoint
or look up a president
~ Wednesday to ~ Saturday
20 to 23 I spent the time in the Legislature
~ Sunday
24 Sunday J. M. Grant Preached upon the first
principles of the gospel was followed by H. C. Kimball
In the afternoon President Kimball addressed the people
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," December 11, 1854 - December 24, 1854, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/lq7