8. We met in the bowery at 10 oclok for a 2 days meeting F D Richards
Prayed. The Bowery is 124 feet long & 52 wide G. D. Watt spok 45 m[inutes] H S Eldridge 22, President Young 13 minutes in the Afternoon G Q. Cannon Prayed, & John R Winder spoke 11 minuts J. D. Ross
spoke 20 m Henry Lawrence 15 John W. Young 7, H. C. Kimball 35 minuts T B H Stenhouse 15. President Young spoke 15 minuts in a vary intere-
sting manner urged the importance of attending to the duties of today
& never mind about the past or future, the resurrection or anything
Els But do right to day & all would be well. At the close of the meet-
ing the Military were called out for inspection
~ Wednesday
9 We Met at 10 oclok W. Woodruff Prayed George Snider spoke 12 m[inutes] John Taylor one hour & 7 minuts H C Kimball spoke 23 minuts
Afternoon G Q Cannon prayed, F. D. Richards spoke 33 minuts
G Q Cannon 21 W Woodruff 19 C C Rich 18 President Young19
spok 35 minuts when Meeting was dismissed
12 I spent the day in my Garden I received 3 Letters 2 from Wilford & felt to rejoice that he was doing so well
~ Sunday
13 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. Attended
Meeting in the Bowery W Woodruff preached 45 minuts G Q Cannon
35 minuts. In the Afternoon President Young spoke one
hour & 35 minutes in a vary plain & pointed manner to saints
& sinners I met with the presidency & 12 for prayer
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to my son Wilford May God Bless him
~ Monday
14 I labored vary hard puling weeds in my Garden
~ Tuesday
15 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
20 persons H. C. K sealed 3 couple W Woodruff 8 & G Q Cannon 9 couple
8. We met in the bowery at 10 oclok for a 2 days meeting F D Richards
Prayed. The Bowery is 124 feet long & 52 wide G. D. Watt spok 45 minutes
H S Eldridge 22, President Young 13 minutes in the Afternoon
G Q. Cannon Prayed, & John R Winder spoke 11 minuts J. D. Ross
spoke 20 m Henry Lawrence 15 John W. Young 7, H. C. Kimball 35 minuts
T B H Stenhouse 15. President Young spoke 15 minuts in a vary interesting manner urged the importance of attending to the duties of today
& never mind about the past or future, the resurrection or anything
Els But do right to day & all would be well. At the close of the meeting the Military were called out for inspection
~ Wednesday
9 We Met at 10 oclok W. Woodruff Prayed George Snider spoke 12 minutes
John Taylor one hour & 7 minuts H C Kimball spoke 23 minuts
Afternoon G Q Cannon prayed, F. D. Richards spoke 33 minuts
G Q Cannon 21 W Woodruff 19 C C Rich 18 President Young
spok 35 minuts when Meeting was dismissed
12 I spent the day in my Garden I received 3 Letters 2 from
Wilford & felt to rejoice that he was doing so well
~ Sunday
13 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning. Attended
Meeting in the Bowery W Woodruff preached 45 minuts G Q Cannon
35 minuts. In the Afternoon President Young spoke one
hour & 35 minutes in a vary plain & pointed manner to saints
& sinners I met with the presidency & 12 for prayer
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to my son Wilford May God Bless him
~ Monday
14 I labored vary hard puling weeds in my Garden
~ Tuesday
15 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
20 persons H. C. K sealed 3 couple W Woodruff 8 & G Q Cannon 9 couple
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," August 7, 1865 - August 15, 1865, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/JZoJ