November 12, 1846 ~ Thursday

NOV 12^th 1846
We found our little boy
JOSEPH was failing and could not possibly
hold out longer evry exhertion had
been made to make him comforrable
And if possible to restore him to
health but it seemed that He must
go He continued to fail through
the day and night Sister Abbot
took the main charge of him during the
night as Mrs Woodruff strength was
mostly exhausted. He had suffered much
from convulsions during his sickness but
He breathed his last and fell asleep
this morning 15 minuts before 6 oclok And
we took his remains to the grave at 4 oclok in
the afternoon. we truly felt that we were
called to make a great sacrifice in the loss
of our son Joseph

I met in the council of 50 part of the day

November 12, 1846 ~ Thursday

NOV 12th 1846 We found our little boy [FIGURE] JOSEPH was failing and could not possibly hold out longer evry exhertion had been made to make him comforrable and if possible to restore him to health but it seemed that he must go he continued to fail through the day and night Sister Abbot took the main charge of him during the night as Mrs Woodruff strength was mostly exhausted. He had suffered much from convulsions during his sickness but he breathed his last and fell asleep this morning 15 minuts before 6 oclok and we took his remains to the grave at 4 oclok in the afternoon. we truly felt that we were called to make a great sacrifice in the loss of our son Joseph

I met in the council of 50 part of the day