May 28, 1881
I spent the day in writing I went to the farm at night 6 M[iles]
~ Sunday
29 Sunday I attended the sabbath school at the Farmers ward
And met with the People in the Afternoon. W Woodruff spok
40 minuts Edward Stephenson 30 M[inutes], C W Penrose 20 M[inutes]
Br Reumell 10 M[inutes], & WW 5 M[inutes] I spent the night at the farm
31. [FIGURE] I received a letter from Bishop Farrell saying that Sarah
was vary sick I took cars rode to Ogden, took U & N
car rode to Logan & Smithfield arived 12:30 night found
Sarah vary sick said to be Lung fever & congestive chills
I found her some better than she had Been 100 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
June 1. I went to the Mill with Newton He drew two loads
of Lumber home for a granery I caught 3 trout
~ Thursday
2nd I went to the fast meeting I was soon called home Sarah had taken a chill and was vary sick it seemed
as though she would die strugling for breath she was
^[FIGURE]^ vary sick through the day and night I wrote to Phebe
~ Friday
3pd I went to the field the wheat and oats looked well Newton had jest [just] watered it 8 miles
~ Saturday
4. Sarah had another chill to day vary sick through the
day and night I spent the day with her
~ Sunday
5 Sunday [FIGURES] I received a letter from Bulah & wrote
her a letter in return I attended meeting in the Afternoon
I spoke one hour followed a short time forby Br Farrell
~ Monday
6. I helped Newton build a pig pen and Pulled grass & weeds
in the garden. Sarah had a chill to day but not as bad as other
~ Tuesday
7. I spent most of the day in tacking on tin Patches over
[k]not holes on the out sides of the House
~ Saturday
May 28, 1881
I spent the day in writing I went to the farm at night 6 Miles
~ Sunday
29 Sunday I attended the sabbath school at the Farmers ward
And met with the People in the Afternoon. W Woodruff spok
40 minuts Edward Stephenson 30 Minutes, C W Penrose 20 Minutes
Br Reumell 10 Minutes, & WW 5 Minutes I spent the night at the farm
31. [FIGURE] I received a letter from Bishop Farrell saying that Sarah
was vary sick I took cars rode to Ogden, took U & N
car rode to Logan & Smithfield arived 12:30 night found
Sarah vary sick said to be Lung fever & congestive chills
I found her some better than she had Been 100 Miles
~ Wednesday
June 1. I went to the Mill with Newton He drew two loads
of Lumber home for a granery I caught 3 trout
~ Thursday
2nd I went to the fast meeting I was soon called home
Sarah had taken a chill and was vary sick it seemed
as though she would die strugling for breath she was
[FIGURE] vary sick through the day and night I wrote to Phebe
~ Friday
3d I went to the field the wheat and oats looked well
Newton had just watered it 8 miles
~ Saturday
4. Sarah had another chill to day vary sick through the
day and night I spent the day with her
~ Sunday
5 Sunday FIGURES I received a letter from Bulah & wrote
her a letter in return I attended meeting in the Afternoon
I spoke one hour followed a short timeby Br Farrell
~ Monday
6. I helped Newton build a pig pen and Pulled grass & weeds
in the garden. Sarah had a chill to day but not as bad as other
~ Tuesday
7. I spent most of the day in tacking on tin Patches over
knot holes on the out sides of the House
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," May 28, 1881 - June 7, 1881, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 3, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/ywj7