Oct 20st1861
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and attended meeting
in the Tabernacle. Elder G. A. Smith & Erastus Snow preached in the fore-
noon & President Young in the Afternoon. President B Young D. H. Wells W Woodruff G A Smith & F D Richard met in the Historians
office in the evening President Young said He wished us to take a different
course in writing the Church History, to not write ownly about one
tenth part as much as we have done write in a Nariative style
22nd & 23 Spent the time threshing wheat I had 366 Bushels of
clean tous wheat on 10 Acres 36 Bushels to the Acre
~ Thursday
24. I drew home my wheat
~ Friday
25 I spent the day in the Endowment House we had the largest company
ever met in that House for there Endowments. 70 got there Endowments &
66 ^132^ were sealedings D. H. Wells & W Woodruff done the sealings
~ Saturday
26 I spent the day in the Endowment HouseD. H. Wells & myself done
the sealings. I met with the Missionaries in President Youngs school House
28 I spent the day Pruning my vineyard also Brother Hydes so
the Brethren going to the Cotton Country could obtain the cuttings
to take with them I supplied many of the Brethren
~ Tuesday
29. I spent this day pruning & distributing cutting to the Brethren
~ Wednesday
30 I spent most of this day diging carrotts they were the long
orange yellow & vary large rung deep into the ground & they were
vary hard to dig
~ Thursday
31st I dug my white Belgian Carrotts to day they were the largest
I ever saw they were from 18 inches to 3 feet long I dug 120 Bushels
~ Friday
Nov 1st I spent the day in the Endowment House 30 got there Endowments D. H. Wells & myself done the sealing I sealed 10 couple I spent
the after noon in the Historians office Journalizing
~ Saturday
2nd I spent the fore noon in the HistoriansEndowment House we had a
small company I performed the sealing. I sealed 11 couple the afternoon
~ Sunday
Oct 20st 1861
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and attended meeting
in the Tabernacle. Elder G. A. Smith & Erastus Snow preached in the forenoon & President Young in the Afternoon. President B Young
D. H. Wells W Woodruff G A Smith & F D Richard met in the Historians
office in the evening President Young said He wished us to take a different
course in writing the Church History, to not write ownly about one
tenth part as much as we have done write in a Narative style
~ Monday
21. spent the day at home
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
22nd & 23 Spent the time threshing wheat I had 366 Bushels of
clean tous wheat on 10 Acres 36 Bushels to the Acre
~ Thursday
24. I drew home my wheat
~ Friday
25 I spent the day in the Endowment House we had the largest company
ever met in that House for there Endowments. 70 got there Endowments &
66 132 sealings D. H. Wells & W Woodruff done the sealings
~ Saturday
26 I spent the day in the Endowment HouseD. H. Wells & myself done
the sealings. I met with the Missionaries in President Youngs school House
28 I spent the day Pruning my vineyard also Brother Hydes so
the Brethren going to the Cotton Country could obtain the cuttings
to take with them I supplied many of the Brethren
~ Tuesday
29. I spent this day pruning & distributing cutting to the Brethren
~ Wednesday
30 I spent most of this day diging carrotts they were the long
orange yellow & vary large run deep into the ground & they were
vary hard to dig
~ Thursday
31st I dug my white Belgian Carrotts to day they were the largest
I ever saw they were from 18 inches to 3 feet long I dug 120 Bushels
~ Friday
Nov 1st I spent the day in the Endowment House 30 got there Endowments
D. H. Wells & myself done the sealing I sealed 10 couple I spent
the after noon in the Historians office Journalizing
~ Saturday
2nd I spent the fore noon in theEndowment House we had a
small company I performed the sealing. I sealed 11 couple the afternoon
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," October 20, 1861 - November 2, 1861, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/lO4j