Jan 18, 1884 I received 2 letters From M F. Farnsworth
& Bishop Farrell I wrote 2 Letters to Br Farrell &
sent him an order to settle up my Account of $76.25.
I wrote a letter to Sarah
~ Saturday
19 I took cars rode to Nephie stoped with Brother Teasdale95
I attended Meeting in the Afternoon Prayer By Jacob Bigler
statistics of the stake was read There were 3 Patriarchs
69 High Priests, 111 Seventies, 172 Elders, 74 Priests, 19 Teachers
150 Deacons, 1371 Officers and Members, 690 children under 8,
Total Souls 2627. Joel Grover spoke 15 M[inutes] W Woodruff 52
W Woodruff Ordained one High Priest & one High Council
Assisted in Ordainingg 1 councillor to the Bishop
we Met in the Evening with the Priesthood Prayer By G Kendal
The Priesthood reported, 38 High Priest 68 Seventies
51 Elders, 15 Priests, 11 Teachers & 22 deacons all present
W Woodruff spoke 35 M[inutes], G Teasdale 25 M[inutes]
~ Sunday
20 I Attended the Prayer Circle in the morning then
Attended the Sabbath School Conference The minutes was
read and the report of the school given Numbering
766 schollars & 92 Teachers W Woodruff spok 30 m[inutes] G Teasdale 10, Br Paxman 5 M[inutes]. I took dinner with
Br Paxman we Met at 2 oclok. The Authorities of the Church
was read & sustained Joseph L Heywood spoke 10 Minuts
W Woodruff 55, G Teasdale 50. We also held a Meeting
in the Evening G Teasdale spoke 50 M[inutes], & W Woodruff 30 M[inutes]
~ Monday
21 We took cars at 5 oclok & rode to Salt Lake 95 M[iles]
Arived at 9:30 I went to the office & received 2 letters from E R Snow Young Smith and to a party on her 80thBirth day
Jan 18, 1884
FIGURES I received 2 letters From M F. Farnsworth
& Bishop Farrell I wrote 2 Letters to Br Farrell &
sent him an order to settle up my Account of $76.25.
I wrote a letter to Sarah
~ Saturday
19 I took cars rode to Nephi stoped with Brother Teasdale95
I attended Meeting in the Afternoon Prayer By Jacob Bigler
statistics of the stake was read There were 3 Patriarchs
69 High Priests, 111 Seventies, 172 Elders, 74 Priests, 19 Teachers
150 Deacons, 1371 Officers and Members, 690 children under 8,
Total Souls 2627. Joel Grover spoke 15 Minutes W Woodruff 52
W Woodruff Ordained one High Priest & one High Council
Assisted in Ordainingg 1 councillor to the Bishop
we Met in the Evening with the Priesthood Prayer By G Kendal
The Priesthood reported, 38 High Priest 68 Seventies
51 Elders, 15 Priests, 11 Teachers & 22 deacons all present
W Woodruff spoke 35 Minutes, G Teasdale 25 Minutes
~ Sunday
20 I Attended the Prayer Circle in the morning then
Attended the Sabbath School Conference The minutes was
read and the report of the school given Numbering
766 schollars & 92 Teachers W Woodruff spok 30 minutes
G Teasdale 10, Br Paxman 5 Minutes. I took dinner with
Br Paxman we Met at 2 oclok. The Authorities of the Church
was read & sustained Joseph L Heywood spoke 10 Minuts
W Woodruff 55, G Teasdale 50. We also held a Meeting
in the Evening G Teasdale spoke 50 Minutes, & W Woodruff 30 Minutes
~ Monday
21 We took cars at 5 oclok & rode to Salt Lake 95 Miles
Arived at 9:30 I went to the office & received 2 letters from
[FIGURE] E R Snow Young Smith and to a party on her 80th Birth day
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," January 19, 1884 - January 21, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/K8lM