I attended meeting in the morning in the Tabernacle
President B Young preached in the forenoon to a large
congregation. G. A. Smith & H. C. Kimball spoke in the
afternoon. I met in the evening with the Twelve. John
Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth
~ Monday
25 I spent the day in my Garden
~ Tuesday
26 I spent most of the day in my Garden I herd Tulleidge read
some of my History as I had Employed him to comp[i]le some of it
29 I spent most of the day at home. My son JacksonJames
Jackson by Mayry Jackson who had been abscent for several
years returned to my house to day to live with me
31. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting in
the Bowery all day we had quite a Number of Distinguished visitedrs
in the Meeting to day among the Number the Mayor of Buffalo President Young Preached a vary lengthy discourse & a vary interesting one in the
forenoon & Presidents Kimball & Wells in the afternoon. I met with the Quorum of the 12. F. D. Richards Prayed W. Woodruff was mouth.
~ Monday
^^ June 1st I spent the day at home I wrote a Letter to Azmon Woodruf
3rd I took a survey of the valley it is a vary fine place. Brother Snider
has about 100 cows 1200 sheep a drove of Horses, swine &c it is a good
range for stock in the summer. I drove home with my load of wood
whole distance going & coming about 60 miles it is a vary hard
upon a team to get a load of wood in 2 days there 60 mile
Hon J. M. Bernhisel arived home on the 2nd instant. They are still fighting
vary hard at Victsburgh.
~ Thursday
4. I called upon Dr J. M. Bernhisel also G. A. Smith I delivered into
the Hands of Dr Bernhisel some Note & papers which he had left
with me I wrote a Letter to Wilford in connexion with the rest of the family
I attended meeting in the morning in the Tabernacle
President B Young preached in the forenoon to a large
congregation. G. A. Smith & H. C. Kimball spoke in the
afternoon. I met in the Evening with the Twelve. John
Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth
~ Monday
25 I spent the day in my Garden
~ Tuesday
26 I spent most of the day in my Garden I herd Tullidge read
some of my History as I had Employed him to compile some of it
29 [FIGURE] I spent most of the day at home. My son James
Jackson by Mary Jackson who had been abscent for several
years returned to my house to day to live with me
31st Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting in
the Bowery all day we had quite a Number of Distinguished visiters
in the Meeting to day among the Number the Mayor of Buffalo President
Young Preached a vary lengthy discourse & a vary interesting one in the
forenoon & Presidents Kimball & Wells in the afternoon. I met with the
Quorum of the 12F. D. Richards Prayed W. Woodruff was mouth.
~ Monday
[FIGURE] June 1st I spent the day at home I wrote a Letter to Azmon Woodruf
~ Tuesday
2nd I went up Parleys Canyon to JosiahH & Leonard Hardys then
rode over the summit & up to Samuel Sniders I then went a mile into
the canyon got a cord of wood came back to Sniders & spent the night
~ Wednesday
3rd I took a survey of the valley it is a vary fine place. Brother Snider
has about 100 cows 1200 sheep a drove of Horses, swine &c it is a good
range for stock in the summer. I drove home with my load of wood
whole distance going & coming about 60 miles it is vary hard
upon a team to get a load of wood in 2 days there 60 mile
Hon J. M. Bernhisel arived home on the 2nd instant. They are still fighting
vary hard at Victsburgh.
~ Thursday
4th I called upon Dr J. M. Bernhisel also G. A. Smith I delivered into
the Hands of Dr Bernhisel some Note & papers which he had left
with me I wrote a Letter to Wilford in connexion with the rest
[FIGURE] of the family
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," May 24, 1863 - June 4, 1863, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 30, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/GZp8