Sept 8th 1861
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting
at the Tabernacle. Elders Orson Pratt & Erastus Snow arived home
yesterday from there mission to the States they both preached to
day Joseph W Young spoke first in the morning gave an account of
his Journey to & From the States He had charge of the 200 ox
teams sent from this valley to Bring up the poor. He was followed
By Erastus Snow in the morning Orson Pratt in the after noon
President Young & company left this valley for Cash Valley on
Friday the 6th
~ Monday
9th I spent the day in preparing to build a fence on the niorth side
of my lot
~ Tuesday to ~ Thursday
10 & & 12 I spent the time building a 7 foot picket fence the north
side of my lot. President Young & company returned home this Evening
~ Friday
13 I spent the fore noon in the Endowment HouseJoseph Horns
company arived in the City about noon I went to see them I
also saw the workmen drawing up stone on to the top of the theater
by water. I spent the after noon at home
17 My sugar Evaporator arived to day I went to the Farm with it
the grate was Broaken I went to the machine shop to get it mended
~ Wednesday
18th I spent the day at home picking Peaches & Apples I spent the evening
at President Youngs.
~ Thursday
19 I spend the day making fence & Buding for G. A. Smith
~ Friday
20 I spend the forenoon in the Endowment House I sealed 6 couple at
the altar. The afternoon I spent the afternoon mostly at home at work
~ Saturday
21 I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House all the Presidency were
present I sealed about 20 persons at the Altar I herd a part of the poney read
~ Sunday
Sept 8th 1861
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting
at the Tabernacle. Elders Orson Pratt & Erastus Snow arived home
yesterday from there mission to the States they both preached to
day Joseph W Young spoke first in the morning gave an account of
his Journey to & From the States He had charge of the 200 ox
teams sent from this valley to Bring up the poor. He was followed
By Erastus Snow in the morning Orson Pratt in the after noon
President Young & company left this valley for Cash Valley on
Friday the 6th
~ Monday
9orth side
of my lot
~ Tuesday to ~ Thursday
10 & & 12 I spent the time building a 7 foot picket fence the north
side of my lot. President Young & company returned home this Evening
~ Friday
13 I spent the fore noon in the Endowment HouseJoseph Horns
company arived in the City about noon I went to see them I
also saw the workmen drawing up stone on to the top of the theater
by water. I spent the after noon at home
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," September 8, 1861 - September 21, 1861, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/g54r