spent the day we were quite chilled when we arived here
I spent the day & night at Daniel Thomases He killed a
fat pig for our dinner we had a meeting at 4 oclock
W. Woodruff preached was followed by H C kimballT
Bullock & W. Woodruff reported. the people had a dance
in the evening I did not attend 9 mils
~ Tuesday
Tuesday May 30 we left Lehi & drove to Unionvill & made
a short halt Bishop Richards had got a good dinner for us
the company did not wish to stop so near home so president Young told him to eat what they wanted & give the rest to the
poor we rode on to Salt Lake City I spent the night with
my family having travled in 26 days 594 miles
being 287 miles to Harmony & the same back again
June 1st I rode with my wife & children into the big field
to see my grain I cut some grass
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
2 & 3 I spent the time ploughing & Hoeing my corn I was
quite unwell
~ Sunday
4th Sunday TJ Taylor preached in the forenoon & H C kimbal
in the Afternoon was followed by President YoungD Watt rep[or]ted
I attended the prayer meeting
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
5 & 6 I spent my time Hoeing corn I was quite unwell
8th In company with Father Woodruff I went to fishing IWe
caught about 40 some would weigh about 2 lb I rode home in the evening to Salt Lake City 10 mils
~ Friday
9th I spent the day hoeing & ploughing my garden
~ Saturday
10th I rode to Fort Herriman with Mrs Woodruff Emma & bulah & soon after I arived G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson
came we none of us had ever visited the place before
I thought this the best location in this Territory for a Herd
Ground. G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson preached in the evening
distance of the day 25 miles 25 mils
I took out a mare & colt & a calf & left with Wm Smoot
~ Sunday
June 11 I preached in the forenoon on Sunday upon the
same subject that G. A. Smith & E T Benson did ie the
walling in of their city & schooling their children both
of which was vary necessary At the close of the meeting I
returned to the salt lake city & spent the night at home 25 m[iles]
~ Monday
12th I attended a vary interesting party got up by the president at the social Hall for his company that went south
spent the day we were quite chilled when we arived here
I spent the day & night at Daniel Thomases He killed a
fat pig for our dinner we had a [FIGURE] meeting at 4 oclock
W Woodruff preached was followed by H C KimballT
Bullock & W Woodruff reported. the people had a dance
in the evening I did not attend 9 mils
~ Tuesday
Tuesday May 30 we left Lehi & drove to Unionvill & made
a short halt Bishop Richards had got a good dinner for us
the company did not wish to stop so near home so president
Young told him to eat what they wanted & give the rest to the
poor we rode on to Salt Lake City I spent the night with
my family having travled in 26 days 594 miles
being 287 miles to Harmony & the same back again
June 1st I rode with my wife & children into the big field
to see my grain I cut some grass
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
2 & 3 I spent the time plouging & Hoeing my corn I was
quite unwell
~ Sunday
4th Sunday J Taylor preached in the forenoon & H C Kimbal
in the Afternoon was followed by President YoungD Watt reported
I attended the prayer meeting
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
5 & 6 I spent my time Hoeing corn I was quite unwell
8th In company with Father Woodruff I went to fishing. We
caught about 40 some would weigh about 2 lb. I rode
home in the evening to Salt Lake City 10 mils
~ Friday
9th I spent the day hoeing & ploughing my garden
~ Saturday
10th I rode to Fort Herriman with Mrs WoodruffEmma & Bulah & soon after I arived G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson
came we none of us had ever visited the place before
I thought this the best location in this Territory for a Herd
Ground. G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson preached in the evening
distance of the day 25 miles 25 mils
I took out a mare & colt & a calf & left with Wm Smoot
~ Sunday
June 11 I preached in the forenoon on Sunday upon the
same subject that G. A. Smith & E T Benson did ie the
walling in of their city & schooling their children both
of which was vary necessary. At the close of the meeting I
returned to the salt lake city & spent the night at home 25 m
~ Monday
12th [FIGURE] I attended a vary interesting party got up by the
president at the social Hall for his company that went south
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," May 29, 1854 - June 12, 1854, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Jvv