Aug 20 1880
[FIGURES] I received 6 Letters & wrote 3 letters to I F Carter & Brookbank I went to the field 6 Mile
~ Saturday
21 [FIGURE]. I wrote Letter to McAllisterFarnsworth & Bleak & Tenney
I met in council upon the subject of forming a company to purchase
the Printing office
23 [FIGURE] My son David has been with me for several days on a
visit, he leaves this morning for Ashleys fork I wrote one letter
to S. E. Johnson & received one letter from Christofferson we set apart 15 Missionaries I was mouth in setting apart 6 persons F D Richards 5 Joseph F Smith 4. I wrote 2 letters to Christofferson
25 I met in Council with the Saints. Afternoon in writing
~ Thursday
26. [FIGURES] I received letter from Phebe Snow & Job Welling
I went to the farm & spent the night {Heard the lecture} 6 M[iles]
~ Friday
27 [FIGURES] My daughter Arabell Moses had a Daughter this Morning
at 3:30 A.M. Mother & child doing well I received a letter from Sarah. Rote a letter to Milton Holmes of 4 Pages concerning the
Death of Johnathan Holmes and our Temples
~ Saturday
28 I took cars rode to Provo & Attended the Quarterly Conference
Met at 10 oclokJohn Brown Prayed W Woodruff made a few remarks
followed by G. Q. CannonOne hour. Afternoon David John Prayed
the Authorities of the Church were presented & sustained. John
Smith spoke 7, W Woodruff 65 M[inutes]. Total souls of the Stake
were 15008. J F Smith spoke 20. I attended a council with the Bishops ^50 Miles^
Apostles G Q Cannon & Joseph F Smith & A O Smoot
~ Friday
Aug 20 1880
FIGURES I received 6 Letters & wrote 3 letters to I F Carter &
Brookbank I went to the field 6 Mile
~ Saturday
21 [FIGURE]. I wrote Letter to McAllisterFarnsworth & Bleak & Tenney
I met in council upon the subject of forming a company to purchase
the Printing office
23 [FIGURE] My son David has been with me for several days on a
visit, he leaves this morning for Ashleys fork I wrote one letter
to S. E. Johnson & received one letter from Christofferson we
set apart 15 Missionaries I was mouth in setting apart 6 persons
F D Richards 5 Joseph F Smith 4. I wrote 2 letters to Christofferson
25 I met in Council with the Saints. Afternoon in writing
~ Thursday
26. FIGURES I received letter from Phebe Snow & Job Welling
I went to the farm & spent the night {Heard the lecture} 6 Miles
~ Friday
27 FIGURES My daughter Arabell Moses had a Daughter this Morning
at 3:30 A.M. Mother & child doing well I received a letter from
Sarah. Rote a letter to Milton Holmes of 4 Pages concerning the
Death of Johnathan Holmes and our Temples
~ Saturday
28 I took cars rode to Provo & Attended the Quarterly Conference
Met at 10 oclokJohn Brown Prayed W Woodruff made a few remarks
followed by G. Q. CannonOne hour. Afternoon David John Prayed
the Authorities of the Church were presented & sustained. John
Smith spoke 7, W Woodruff 65 Minutes. Total souls of the Stake
were 15008. J F Smith spoke 20. I attended a council with the 50 Miles
Apostles G Q Cannon & Joseph F Smith & A O Smoot
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," August 20, 1880 - August 28, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/A6GP