Feb 15th I spent the time in school at attended the children
meeting in the evening near one hundred were present &
prayed & spoke & sung
~ Thursday
16th I spent the time at home during the day in school &
the evening with the children of the 19th ward
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
17th & 18 I spent the time trying to settle accounts
~ Sunday
19 Sunday E. D. Woolley was called upon to
preach a fun[er]al sermon or rather upon the
resurrection of the dead as some of the saints had
advanced some eronious ideas concerning the resurrection
Brother Woolley had some incorrect ideas when he
closed President Young followed & made many good
remarks he said that we should have the same bone fid
identical body that our spirits occupied while in this life
our graves would litterly be opened and our bodies come
forth. the question was asked if children that died in
infancy lost any thing. He said No a person would not
loose any thing they had not got. Children that died in
infancy would be provided for in some way
I at He said that our GOD was Father Adam He
was the Father of the Savior Jesus JeChrist our God was
no more or less than ADAM. Michael the Arkangel
I attended meeting in the prayer circle in the evening & then
went & preached to the 13 ward.
~ Monday
20th I spent the day at home in school with my childr[en]
~ Tuesday
21st I spent the day in the Counsel House Elder Kimball ^Taylor^
deliverd a long and interesting address in the evening among
his remarks he said when strong drink or any evil thing
brings a man down from his dignity to a brute it has no power
to exhalt him I spent the evening with the 12 ward {President Young was in the Council House this day.}
~ Wednesday
22nd I spent the day at home & attended meeting in the
evening at the 124 ward with the children & had a good time
25th I spent the day at home with my children in school
~ Sunday
26 Sunday we have a severe snow storm through this day
I spent the day at home
~ Monday
27th The estern mail came in to day brought dates
up to Dec 22nd containing the floaling [following] news of the day Europe is in war. China in revolution, Harpers Book
esstablishment burnd up at New York with many other
things on the move
~ Wednesday
Feb 15th I spent the time in school at attended the children
meeting in the evening near one hundred were present &
prayed & spoke & sung
~ Thursday
16th I spent the time at home during the day in school &
the evening with the children of the 19th ward
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
17th & 18 I spent the time trying to settle accounts
~ Sunday
19 [FIGURE] Sunday E. D. Woolley was called upon to
preach a funeral sermon or rather upon the
resurrection of the dead as some of the saints had
advanced some eronious ideas concerning the resurrection
Brother Woolley had some incorrect ideas when he
closed President Young followed & made many good
remarks he said that we should have the same bonefid
identical body that our spirits occupied while in this life
our graves would litterly be opened and our bodies come
forth. the question was asked if children that died in
infancy lost any thing. He said No a person would not
loose anything they Had not got. Children that died in
infancy would be provided for in some way
He said that our GOD was Father Adam He
was the Father of the Savior JesusChrist Our God was
no more or less than ADAM. Michael the Arkangel
I attended meeting in the prayer circle in the evening & then
went & preached to the 13 ward.
~ Monday
20th I spent the day at home in school with my children
~ Tuesday
21st I spent the day in the Counsel House Elder Taylor
delivered a long and interesting address in the evening among
his remarks he said when strong drink or any evil thing
brings a man down from his dignity to a brute it has no power
to exhalt him I spent the evening with the 12 ward {President Young was in the Council House this day.}
~ Wednesday
22nd I spent the day at home & attended meeting in the
evening at the 14 ward with the children & had a good time
~ Thursday
23rd I spent the day at home with my children
~ Friday
24th I spent the day at in the Counsel House and herd
an interesting discours from Elder Kimball
~ Saturday
25th I spent the day at home with my children in school
~ Sunday
26 Sunday we have a severe snow storm through this day
I spent the day at home
~ Monday
27th The estern mail came in to day brought dates
up to Dec 22nd containing the following news of the day
Europe is in war. China in revolution, Harpers Book
esstablishment burnd up at New York with many other
things on the move
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," February 15, 1854 - February 27, 1854, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 9, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/7gO