March 16, 1880
^^ Evening at Samuel Hardies I spoke 30 M[inutes], and the spirit of the Lord
was with me we had a good Meeting
~ Wednesday
17. I spent the day in the Temple we gave 88 Endowments I sealed 22
couple at the Altar D. H. Cannon 2 total 24 sealings. I received a letter
^^ from Sarah, Sylvia & Mary and they write well
~ Thursday
18 I was taken with the influenzia cold on the Lungs and had
a sick night but I went to the Temple this morning we gave Endow-
ments to 68 Br Erastus Snow sealed 50 couple of my dead friends
W. Woodruff & Mary B Eyring officiated together for my dead D H Cannon sealed 20 couple single Dead women to me sister
Eyring officiating for my females total 70 sealings for me to day
15 of these wer of the Thompson family I was suffering with
a severe cold and head ake all day I dined with sister Artemisia Snow I also visited Brother Shoppmarns school
I think He has the best Art of teaching school of any man I
Ever saw, the best reading I Ever heard all read together ie all of each class together all questions on Grammar are
answered together I like his manner of Government. I felt sick
all day yet we started at 6 oclok & drove to Santa Clara 6 Miles
took supper with Br & Sister McLellan went to Meeting at 8 oclok
E Snow spoke an hour W Woodruff 20 M[inutes], went to the house
soaked my feet and went to bed with a hot stone at my feet &
got some sleep had none the night before. I was quite bad with
cold on my Longs 6 Miles
~ Friday
19[FIGURE] I felt a little Better this morning I went to the Templethe&
spent the day I spoke to the people in the upper room and gave them
council I had 15 single women sealed to me & 9 couple for the dead
Total 24, Adoptions 16 dead 1 Living 17, Endowments 121, 42 ordinations
March 16, 1880
[FIGURE] Evening at Samuel Hardies I spoke 30 Minutes, and the spirit of the Lord
was with me we had a good Meeting
~ Wednesday
17. I spent the day in the Temple we gave 88 Endowments I sealed 22
couple at the Altar D. H. Cannon 2 total 24 sealings. I received a letter
[FIGURE] from Sarah, Sylvia & Mary and they write well
~ Thursday
18 [FIGURE] I was taken with the influenzia cold on the Lungs and had
a sick night but I went to the Temple this morning we gave Endowments to 68 Br Erastus Snow sealed 50 couple of my dead friends
W. Woodruff & Mary B Eyring officiated together for my dead
D H Cannon sealed 20 single Dead women to me sister
Eyring officiating for my females total 70 sealings for me to day
15 of these wer of the Thompson family I was suffering with
a severe cold and head ake all day I dined with sister
Artemisia Snow I also visited Brother Shoppmarns school
I think He has the best Art of teaching school of any man I
Ever saw, the best reading I Ever heard all read together
ie all of each class together all questions on Grammar are
answered together I like his manner of Government. I felt sick
all day yet we started at 6 oclok & drove to Santa Clara 6 Miles
took supper with Br & Sister McLellan went to Meeting at 8 oclok
E Snow spoke an hour W Woodruff 20 Minutes, went to the house
soaked my feet and went to bed with a hot stone at my feet &
got some sleep had none the night before. I was quite bad with
cold on my Longs 6 Miles
~ Friday
19 [FIGURE] I felt a little Better this morning I went to the Temple&
spent the day I spoke to the people in the upper room and gave them
council I had 15 single women sealed to me & 9 couple for the dead
Total 24, Adoptions 16 dead 1 Living 17, Endowments 121, 42 ordinations
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," March 17, 1880 - March 19, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/J89g