20. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we
gave Endowments to 45 persons. G. Q. Cannon sealed 7 persons
& W. Woodruff 9 couple I called upon Brother Brown in the
Evening & found him quite low. There is quite a spirit of
mobocracy ain our Enemies at the preset time against us
we have received 2 letters from Wilford of Late & I read 2 letters from other
23rd I spent the day in the Mouth of Emigration drawing rock
~ Wednesday
24. I spent the day budding
~ Thursday to May 26, 1865 ~ riday
25 & 26. I spent the time at the farm making water ditches
~ Saturday
27. I received a letter from Wilford I spent the fore
noon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 42 H. C. K sealed 2 couple G. Q. C. 6 couple & W. Woodruff 11.
~ Sunday
28. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning &
attended meeting in the TabernacleJoseph F. Smith spoke
& preached a splended good sermon followed by G Q
Cannon & the afternoon President B. Young spoke to
the people & delivered a good discourse we met
for prayer in the Evening
2nd In company with G. Q. Cannon I laid hands upon James S Brown who had taken a severe cold & was
vary sick He seemed to get relief by our administration
President Young relceive a letter from O Hyde saying
the Indians were murdering the Inhabitants wherever
they found them they had murdered one whole family
of 7 person & some others
~ Friday
May 19, 1865
I spent the day at home budding
~ Saturday
20. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we
gave Endowments to 45 persons. G. Q. Cannon sealed 7 persons
& W. Woodruff 9 couple I called upon Brother Brown in the
Evening & found him quite low. There is quite a spirit of
mobocracyin our Enemies at the preset time against us
we have received 2 letters from Wilford of Late & I read
[FIGURE] 2 letters from other
~ Sunday
21. [FIGURE] Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning
& wrote a letter to Wilford. Henry W Miller spoke in
the forenoon I attended meeting in the afternoon. Charles
W Penrose & H. C. Kimball spoke in the Afternoon I met
with President Young &the Twelve for Prayer
~ Monday
22 I spent the day in my garden
~ Tuesday
23rd I spent the day in the Mouth of Emigration drawing rock
~ Wednesday
24. I spent the day budding
~ Thursday to May 26, 1865 ~ riday
25 & 26. I spent the time at the farm making water ditches
~ Saturday
27. [FIGURE] I received a letter from Wilford I spent the fore
noon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 42
H. C. K sealed 2 couple G. Q. C. 6 couple & W. Woodruff 11.
~ Sunday
28. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning &
attended meeting in the TabernacleJoseph F. Smith spoke
& preached a splended good sermon followed by G Q
Cannon & the afternoon President B. Young spoke to
the people & delivered a good discourse we met
for prayer in the Evening
~ Monday
29. I spent the day at home in my Garden
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
30 & 31. I spent the time ploughing & hoeingon my farm
2nd In company with G. Q. Cannon I laid hands upon
James S Brown who had taken a severe cold & was
vary sick He seemed to get relief by our administration
President Young receive a letter from O Hyde saying
the Indians were murdering the Inhabitants wherever
they found them they had murdered one whole family
of 7 person & some others
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," May 19, 1865 - June 2, 1865, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/P141