the word you will soon have a woollen Factory Here
you also want to get your knitting Machine. How long before
we shall want a temple here not long I hope whare is Ezra T. Benson He was here a short time since He is gone others
will be in his place but the kingdom of God will roll on
At the close of the Meeting we drove to Box Elder & spent the night
with Brother Snow 30 Miles
~ Friday
24. we drove to Ogden took cars & returned to S Lake City 60 M[iles]
27. [FIGURE] I spent the day in the Endowment House, we gave 50 End-
owments. D. H. Wells sealed 51 couple J F Smith 57 W W 17
total 125 sealings. I had 8 dead friends sealed to me
& was sealed for 23 couple
~ Tuesday
28 I Rode with Presidet B Young & Joseph A Young to the
City Insane Assylum. The Presidency, City Council & others
accompanied us for the Purpose of Dedicating it to God John Taylor offered the dedication Prayer for that
also the pest House. We then drove to the Presidets coconery
He had about one Millions worms feeding, some of the worms
were spingning their cocones. distance 10 M[iles]
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
29 & 30 I spent the time planting corn. I found my farm on my return home looked as though it had not
been visited by Grasshoppers but when I left there were so
many of them on the farm it looked as though I should
not save an Acre of Grain it was a Miracle to see how
well crops looked
the word you will soon have a woollen Factory Here
you also want to get your knitting Machine. How long before
we shall want a temple here not long I hope whare is
Ezra T. Benson He was here a short time since He is gone others
will be in his place but the kingdom of God will roll on
At the close of the Meeting we drove to Box Elder & spent the night
with Brother Snow 30 Miles
~ Friday
24. we drove to Ogden took cars & returned to S Lake City 60 Miles
27. [FIGURE] I spent the day in the Endowment House, we gave 50 Endowments. D. H. Wells sealed 51 couple J F Smith 57 W W 17
total 125 sealings. I had 8 dead friends sealed to me
& was sealed for 23 couple
~ Tuesday
28 I Rode with Presidet B Young & Joseph A Young to the
City Insane Assylum. The Presidency, City Council & others
accompanied us for the Purpose of Dedicating it to God
John Taylor offered the dedication Prayer for that
also the pest House. We then drove to the Presidets coconery
He had about one Millions worms feeding, some of the worms
were spinning their cocones. distance 10 Miles
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
29 & 30 I spent the time planting corn. I found my
farm on my return home looked as though it had not
been visited by Grasshoppers but when I left there were so
many of them on the farm it looked as though I should
not save an Acre of Grain it was a Miracle to see how
well crops looked
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," June 23, 1870 - July 1, 1870, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/kR5N