Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting at the Bowery President Young preached in the morning
followed by D. H. WellsH. C. Kimball, & D. H. Wells in the after noon
followed by Lorenzo ^D.^ Young. I met at the Prayer Circle of the
Twelve alone & Prayed I then went to the 14 ward school House
& preached to the people I rote to Lorenzo Snow
310 I attended the Endowm[en]ts we gave Endowm[en]ts to about 5042 persons D H Wells sealed 20 couple W Woodruff 10 couple I went to President Youngsoffice & with him to the theater I went to the Court House
& paid my taxes mostly cash $42.90 cts I then met with the
Doctors on Examinations, & spent the Evening at President Yo[un]gs office
~ Sunday
31 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning W Woodruff
prayed A Hoagland was mouth I attended meeting at the bowery E. T. Benson spoke was followed by President Young, who delivered
a vary interesting discourse upon the first principles of the gospel
in the afternoon. Brother Vanvaughkenburgh spoke followed by H. C. Kimball & Levi Hancock & closed with a few rem[ar]ks
from President Young. I spent the Evening at President Young
~ Monday
Sept 1st President Young left this morning for a tour through
the southern country accompaniiyed by several of the Twelve &
others in this city. I spent the day at home and attended the
Gardners Club in the Evening
~ Tuesday to ~ Friday
2, , , & 5. I spent most of this week in my garding picking
peaches & [blank]
30 I attended the Endowments we gave Endowments to about42 persons
D H Wells sealed 20 couple W Woodruff 10 couple. I went to President
Youngsoffice & with him to the theater I went to the Court House
& paid my taxes mostly cash $42.90 cts I then met with the
Doctors on Examinations, & spent the Evening at President Yougs office
~ Sunday
31 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning W Woodruff
prayed A Hoagland was mouth I attended meeting at the boweryE. T. Benson spoke was followed by President Young, who delivered
a vary interesting discourse upon the first principles of the gospel
in the afternoon. Brother Vanvaughkenburgh spoke followed by
H. C. Kimball & Levi Hancock & closed with a few remarks
from President Young. I spent the Evening at President Young
~ Monday
Sept 1st President Young left this morning for a tour through
the southern country accompanyed by several of the Twelve &
others in this city. I spent the day at home and attended the
Gardners Club in the Evening
~ Tuesday to ~ Friday
2, , , & 5. I spent most of this week in my garding picking
peaches & [blank]
7th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning attended
meeting in the BoweryWm S. Godby spoke & I followed him &
spoke upon the subject of the D A & M Society was followed by
H. C. Kimball in the forenoon & D H Wells, Martendale & Spencer in
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," August 24, 1862 - September 7, 1862, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 22, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/vgPm