Sept 22nd 1861
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning J. C. Little Prayed Hosea Stout was mouth. I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle G Clements preached in the forenoon upon Home Agricultural, in the afternoon H. C. KimballA. Carrington spoke followed by President Young we met
at 6 oclok aPresident Young D. H. Wells W Woodruff J. Taylor & F. D. Richards
were present President Young prayed D. H. Wells was mouth. We then
went to the 13 ward meeting. Bishop Woolley spoke concerning the
House was followed by President Young who presented us with some
glorious principles He reproved Bishop Woolley for setting his heart
& Eaffections upon that House. we should not set our Eaffections upon
any thing bug [but] God & his kingdom if the Lord should see a man make
an Idol of any thing the Lord would take that Idol away if the man was
good for any thing & destined to become great. He said if He had a
son that would not be satisfied but must go to Calafornia & would
be froward He would dishonor him & gather unto him children
that would be obedient. He said many good things & was followed
by J. Taylor, W. Woodruff & F. D. Richards
~ Monday
23 We had a rainy day I worked most of the day making fence
I preached a short funeral serman at Brother Jackson who lost
a daughter 3 years old
~ Tuesday
24 I went to my Farm to visit my sugar cane & to prepare my Cooks portable Evaparator for making molasses & sugar. I spoke to
Dr Dunyon concerning Wm Hickman who had accidentally shot
himself the Ball went through his body near the liver He could not
tel whether he would die or not I spent the afternoon at the office
~ Wednesday
25 I gathered 25 Bushels peaches in my orchard to day
30. I went to the farm & put Brick in my Evaparator
~ Tuesday to ~ Saturday
Oct 1st to 5 I spent this week at work at my Evaporator it did not
work well at first but when I got acquainted with it it done better
~ Sunday
Sept 22nd 1861
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning J. C. Little Prayed
Hosea Stout was mouth. I attended the meeting at the TabernacleG Clements preached in the forenoon upon Home Agricultural, in the afternoon
H. C. KimballA. Carrington spoke followed by President Young we met
at 6 oclokPresident Young D. H. Wells W Woodruff J. Taylor & F. D. Richards
were present President Young prayed D. H. Wells was mouth. We then
went to the 13 ward meeting. Bishop Woolley spoke concerning the
House was followed by President Young who presented us with some
glorious principles He reproved Bishop Woolley for setting his heart
&affections upon that House. we should not set ouraffections upon
any thing but God & his kingdom if the Lord should see a man make
an Idol of any thing the Lord would take that Idol away if the man was
good for any thing & destined to become great. He said if He had a
son that would not be satisfied but must go to Calafornia & would
be froward He would dishonor him & gather unto him children
that would be obedient. He said many good things & was followed
by J. Taylor, W. Woodruff & F. D. Richards
~ Monday
23 We had a rainy day I worked most of the day making fence
I preached a short funeral serman at Brother Jackson who lost
a daughter 3 years old
~ Tuesday
24 I went to my Farm to visit my sugar cane & to prepare my
Cooks portable Evaparator for making molasses & sugar. I spoke to
Dr Dunyon concerning Wm Hickman who had accidentally shot
himself the Ball went through his body near the liver He could not
tel whether he would die or not I spent the afternoon at the office
~ Wednesday
25 I gathered 25 Bushels peaches in my orchard to day
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," September 22, 1861 - October 5, 1861, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 3, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/j24y