[FIGURES] Sept 27, 1882
I met in council with the Presidency when the subject was
[FIGURE] discussed of filling the Quorum of the Twelve & seventies
[FIGURE] And it was decided that it was proper for the President
of the Church to Nominate the persons to fill the Quorum as
was the custom from the Begining except in the first & second
organization which was by revelation. we also had a
council upon the subject of Benjamin F Johnsons family
Affairs [FIGURE] I wrote 1 letter to Mrs Shuah C Moulton
~ Thursday
28 [FIGURES] I conmmenced the first manuscrip of the
History of Zions Camp I spent the day writing
30 [FIGURE] I wrote one Letter to Ira Hinkley spent the day writing History
~ Sunday
Oct 1. Sunday I attended the funeral of Sister Caroline
Cushing in the 11 ward. Bishop McCray spok 15 M[inutes], Bishop L W Hardy 15 M[inutes], & W Woodruff 45 M[inutes]. I attended Meeting
in the TabernacleErastus Snow spoke one hour & 15 M[inutes] G Q Cannon 15 M[inutes]. I attended Meeting in the 14 ward
in the Evening G Q Cannon spoke one hour & W Woodruff 15 M[inutes]
3 [FIGURE] I spent the fore noon in the office writing I received 4 letters
[FIGURE] to day and attended council whare Much instruction
was given it was decided that the president of the Church
should Nominate the persons to fill the Quorum of the
Twelve Apostles And the Twelve should Nominate or
Present Names to fill the first Presidency of the Twelve
Seventies a good Deal of Instruction was given
~ Wednesday
4 A rainy Morning I received a letter from Daniel Tyler
~ Thursday
Oct 5th [FIGURE] I met in the big Tabernacle at 10 oclok
~ Wednesday
FIGURES Sept 27, 1882
I met in council with the Presidency when the subject was
[FIGURE] discussed of filling the Quorum of the Twelve & seventies
[FIGURE] And it was decided that it was proper for the President
of the Church to Nominate the persons to fill the Quorum as
was the custom from the Begining except in the first & second
organization which was by revelation. we also had a
council upon the subject of Benjamin F Johnsons family
Affairs [FIGURE] I wrote 1 letter to Mrs Shuah C Moulton
~ Thursday
28 FIGURES I conmmenced the first manuscrip of the
History of Zions Camp I spent the day writing
~ Friday
29 I continued writing History of zions camp
~ Saturday
30 [FIGURE] I wrote one Letter to Ira Hinkley spent the day writing History
~ Sunday
Oct 1. Sunday I attended the funeral of Sister Caroline
Cushing in the 11 ward. Bishop McCray spok 15 Minutes, Bishop
L W Hardy 15 Minutes, & W Woodruff 45 Minutes. I attended Meeting
in the TabernacleErastus Snow spoke one hour & 15 Minutes
G Q Cannon 15 Minutes. I attended Meeting in the 14 ward
in the Evening G Q Cannon spoke one hour & W Woodruff 15 Minutes
3 [FIGURE] I spent the fore noon in the office writing I received 4 letters
[FIGURE] to day and attended council whare Much instruction
was given it was decided that the president of the Church
should Nominate the persons to fill the Quorum of the
Twelve Apostles And the Twelve should Nominate or
Present Names to fill the first Presidency of the
Seventies a good Deal of Instruction was given
~ Wednesday
4 A rainy Morning I received a letter from Daniel Tyler
~ Thursday
Oct 5th [FIGURE] I met in the big Tabernacle at 10 oclok
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," September 27, 1882 - October 5, 1882, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/46rV