Synopsis of the sum total reorded in this
Journal during the last seven years from
1847 to 1853 inclusive
I Travled (18,866) 18,866 miles
I Attended with the Presidency & Twelve 217 Counsels
I spent in general Conference 15 days
I met with the High Counsel 15 Times
I Preached 326 discourses 326
I Baptized 62 persons
I Confirmed 192 persons
I Ordained 1 president & counsellors for a 3 stake of Zion
" " Patriarchs 2
" " High Counsel 24
" " High Priests 23
" " Bishops 1
" " Seventies 10
" " Elders 6
I Blessed 41 Children 41 children
I Administered the ordainance of matrimony to 12 persons
I Laid hands upon 134 sick persons 134 sick
I wrote 517 Letters 517 Letters
I Received 364 Letters 364 Letters
I was Appointed a member of the Regency met 16 days
I was Appointed a member of the perpetual
Emigrating fund I met with them in Council 7 days
I was Appointed a member of the Legislature
of Deserett also of Utah Territory met with them 107 days
I was Appointed Chaplain of the Nauvoo Legion
I was Appointed Clerk and Historian for the 12 Apostles
I Blessed 45 missionaries who were sent
abroad to the world
[FIGURE] I met with the Presideny & Twelve and all the Authorities
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints on the Temple block & dedicated the ground for building a Temple
unto the Lord in the City of the Great Salt Lake
Synopsis of the sum total reorded in this
Journal during the last seven years from
1847 to 1853 inclusive
I Travled (18,866) 18,866 miles
I Attended with the Presidency & Twelve 217 Counsels
I spent in general Conference 15 days
I met with the High Counsel 15 Times
I Preached 326 discourses
I Baptized 62 persons
I Confirmed 192 persons
I Ordained 1 president & counsellors for a 3 stake of Zion
" " Patriarchs 2
" " High Counsel 24
" " High Priests 23
" " Bishops 1
" " Seventies 10
" " Elders 6
I Blessed 41 Children 41 children
I Administered the ordinance of matrimony to 12 persons
I Laid hands upon 134 sick persons 134 sick
I wrote 517 Letters 517 Letters
I Received 364 Letters 364 Letters
I was Appointed a member of the Regency met 16 days
I was Appointed a member of the perpetual
Emigrating fund I met with them in Council 7 days
I was Appointed a member of the Legislature
of Deserett also of Utah Territory met with them 107 days
I was Appointed Chaplain of the Nauvoo Legion
I was Appointed Clerk and Historian for the 12 Apostles
I Blessed 45 missionaries who were sent
abroad to the world
[FIGURE] I met with the Presideny & Twelve and all the Authorities
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints on the
Temple block & dedicated the ground for building a Temple
unto the Lord in the City of the Great Salt Lake
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," December 31, 1853, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/68NO