May 10, ^1863^
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning
attended Meeting all day at the TabernacleJ. M. Wololly
spoke in the forenoon & W Woodruff in the afternoon
I prayed at the circle room at 5 oclk I wrote a Letter to Isaac Bowman
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
May 11 to 16 I spent this week in gardening the President
and company is expected home soon. The Telegraphics
reports show that the Federal troops have not taken Richmond
nor recrossed the Rappahannock but they got terribly
beatten in the Battle and the Northern Loss was so great
they would not report it. the South acknowledge there Loss
25000, but the North must have Lost 40000 men
~ Sunday
17 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning I opened by
prayer. R. L. Campbell was mouth I met at the prayer circle
& prayed at 5 oclok I did not attend meeting through the
day. Wm Smith & D H Wells preached in the forenoon &
R. L. Campbell in the afternoon
~ Monday
18 We have a rainy day I spent most of the day in
the office. President Young and suit arived at home at
25 minutes to 5 oclok. I wrote a Letter to BlymyersBates & Day concerning his Evaparator
20 I took a walk with Presidents Brigham Young & D. H. Wells & W H Folsome through the Temple Block & the Theater from top to Bottom. President Young Expressed
his satisfaction with the presient work on the Temple was
much Better than it was before the foundation was taken up
23rd I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House
we gave endowments to some 30 persons D H Wells done
the sealing ^21 couple^
~ Sunday
Sunday 24. I met with my Quorum in the morning
~ Sunday
May 10th 1863
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning
attended Meeting all day at the TabernacleJ. M. Woolly
spoke in the forenoon & W Woodruff in the afternoon
I prayed at the circle room at 5 oclk I wrote a
[FIGURE] Letter to Isaac Bowman
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
May 16 I spent this week in gardening the President
and company is Expected home soon. The Telegraphics
reports show that the Federal troops have not taken Richmond
nor recrossed the Rappahannock but they got terribly
beatten in the Battle and the Northern Loss was so great
they would not report it. the South acknowledge there Loss
25000, but the North must have Lost 40000 men
~ Sunday
17 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning I opened by
prayer R. L. Campbell was mouth I met at the prayer circle
& prayed at 5 oclok I did not attend meeting through the
day. Wm Smith & D H Wells preached in the forenoon &
R. L. Campbell in the afternoon
~ Monday
18 We have a rainy day I spent most of the day in
the office. President Young and suit arived at home at
25 minutes to 5 oclok. I wrote a Letter to BlymyersBates & Day
[FIGURE] concerning his Evaparator
~ Tuesday
19 I spent the day mostly at home gardening
~ Wednesday
20 I took a walk with Presidents Brigham Young &
D. H. Wells & W H Folsome through the Temple Block & the
Theater from top to Bottom President Young Expressed
his satisfaction with the present work on the Temple was
much Better than it was before the foundation was taken up
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," May 10, 1863 - May 24, 1863, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 31, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Eln0