20th The Legion is on parade to day I spent the day mostly in the office. Joseph Cain Died this morning at 6 oclok I called to
see the corps He died of Consumption after a long Illness his
health has been vary Poor for many years. I spent the day
about the city
~ Tuesday
21st I spent the day in the Council House with the 12 and
Presidents of 70s in setting apart the missionaries many went
through their endowment to day. At the close of the business met
at the Council House I called at Brother Caienes House to attend
to his funerall they were just going out with the corps I rode
to the grave with samuel Richards Sister Cain bore her loss with
great resignation she was feeble in consequence of the constant watching
over him
~ Wednesday
22nd I spent this day in the Council House still blessing the missionaries
we blessed during the last two days 114 missionaries I was mouth
in blessing 26 persons. The missionaries were called to go to the following
places 10 to the United States, 13 to the Sandwich Islands, 2 to Calafornia
33 to England & Europe 22 to Canida 2 to the Cape of Good Hope
2 to Calafornia to attend to the standard office, 1 to South Africa
1 Denmark 1 Switzerland, 2 to Italy, 19 to the Express company
~ Thursday
23rd The missionaries met at the Temple block & a vast number
of the people assembled they were addressed by O HydeL. Snow W. Woodruff J Clinton & Joseph Young. President Young came into the croud &
told the people to go home about there business & for the missionaries
to start upon their Journey so all the Elders had their hand carts
fitted up & started out their was 25 Hand carts from 2 to 3 men
to each cart & many 2 Horse teams loaded with flour to supply
the stations for the carrying company the presidency & 12 went out
with hundreds of people to the bluffs President Young there organized
them then returned & prepared to go north
~ Friday
24th [FIGURE] President B Young & council started this morning with a
large company upon a visit to the north I spent the day in
the office
~ Saturday
25 I spent the day gardning
~ Sunday
26th sunday I attended meeting at the tabernacle. I spoke in
the afternoon attended prayer circle & preached in the 14 ward
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
27 & 28 I spent the time in my field ploughing planting potatoes
& watering wheat.
~ Wednesday
289th I spent the day pruning my orchard & in the office
May 1st [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to the Editor of the Star & Mormon
the sunday school children of this City had a May day walk organized under
ther teachers after prominadeing the Hills, canyon, & city about 600 of them
met in the Tabernacl & had an address delivered unto them by W Woodruff &
~ Monday
20th The Legion is on parade to day I spent the day mostly in the
office. Joseph Cain Died this morning at 6 oclok I called to
see the corps He died of Consumption after a long Illness his
health has been vary Poor for many years. I spent the day
about the city
~ Tuesday
21st I spent the day in the Council House with the 12 and
Presidents of 70s in setting apart the missionaries many went
through their endowment to day. At the close of the business met
at the Council House I called at Brother Caines House to attend
to his funerall they were just going out with the corps I rode
to the grave with samuel Richards Sister Cain bore her loss with
great resignation she was feeble in consequence of the constant watching
over him
~ Wednesday
22nd I spent this day in the Council House still blessing the missionaries
we blessed during the last two days 114 missionaries I was mouth
in blessing 26 persons. The missionaries were called to go to the following
places 10 to the United States, 13 to the Sandwich Islands, 2 to Calafornia
33 to England & Europe 22 to Canida 2 to the Cape of Good Hope
2 to Calafornia to attend to the standard office, 1 to South Africa
1 Denmark 1 Switzerland, 2 to Italy, 19 to the Express company
~ Thursday
23rd The missionaries met at the Temple block & a vast number
of the people assembled they were addressed by O HydeL. Snow W. Woodruff
J Clinton & Joseph Young. President Young came into the croud &
told the people to go home about there business & for the missionaries
to start upon their Journey so all the Elders had their hand carts
fitted up & started out their was 25 Hand carts from 2 to 3 men
to each cart & many 2 Horse teams loaded with flour to supply
the stations for the carrying company the presidency & 12 went out
with hundreds of people to the bluffs President Young there organized
them then returned & prepared to go north
~ Friday
24th [FIGURE] President B Young & council started this morning with a
large company upon a visit to the north I spent the day in
the office
~ Saturday
25 I spent the day gardning
~ Sunday
26th sunday I attended meeting at the tabernacle. I spoke in
the afternoon attended prayer circle & preached in the 14 ward
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
27 & 28 I spent the time in my field ploughing planting potatoes
& watering wheat.
~ Wednesday
29th I spent the day pruning my orchard & in the office
May 1st [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to the Editor of the Star & Mormon
the sunday school children of this City had a May day walk organized under
ther teachers after prominading the Hills, canyon, & city about 600 of them
met in the Tabernacl & had an address delivered unto them by W Woodruff &
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," April 20, 1857 - May 1, 1857, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 18, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/nZYW