^[FIGURES]^ Wilford Woodruff sen then offered up Prayer and
dedicated the House and his family unto the Lord At the close
of the prayer W. Woodruff then addressed the family and
Expressed his feeling to them upon the occasion and
Exhorted his wives his sons & daughters to righteousness
& Holiness before the Lord at the close of his remarks
his son Wilford Woodruff Jun made a request that
they be permitted to lay their hands upon their fathers head
and Bless him I then took a chair and 5 sons & 2
grand sons laid their hands upon my head and Blessed
me. Then many of the family spoke and expressed themselves
upon the occasion and many of the children spoke peaces
and Wilford's son Elias Woodruff Deliverd the following
Address to his Grand Father To our Beloved Grand Father
Our dear Grand Father We greet thee on this thy seventy
seventh birth day, we wish you many, many hapy returns
returns of the same. For this and more we Ever pray. We all
will strive to walk in thy footsteps, and listen unto thy councils
as thou art a man of God. we likewise hope to become the same,
and with the help of our Heavenly Father, and for this we will strive
You have done a vast amount of Good both for the living and the dead
your days have been many, and many call you blessed. Thou hast been
in the hands of God The savior of thousands. Through the blessings
of God your life has been preserved from death through many dangers
through which you have been called to pass through Thou hast accompliished
a great work, and we all of one voice say peace, & Blessings be unto you
to the End of thy days Please accept of this tribute of Love and respect from
your little Grand Son Elias Woodruff. Written for him By Julia Woodruff
FIGURES Wilford Woodruff sen then offered up Prayer and
dedicated the House and his family unto the Lord At the close
of the prayer W. Woodruff then addressed the family and
Expressed his feeling to them upon the occasion and
Exhorted his wives his sons & daughters to righteousness
& Holiness before the Lord at the close of his remarks
his son Wilford Woodruff Jun made a request that
they be permitted to lay their hands upon their fathers head
and Bless him I then took a chair and 5 sons & 2
grand sons laid their hands upon my head and Blessed
me. Then many of the family spoke and expressed themselves
upon the occasion and many of the children spoke peaces
and Wilford's son Elias Woodruff Deliverd the following
Address to his Grand Father To our Beloved Grand Father
Our dear Grand Father We greet thee on this thy seventy
seventh birth day, we wish you many, many hapy returns
returns of the same. For this and more we Ever pray. We all
will strive to walk in thy footsteps, and listen unto thy councils
as thou art a man of God. we likewise hope to become the same,
and with the help of our Heavenly Father, and for this we will strive
You have done a vast amount of Good both for the living and the dead
your days have been many, and many call you blessed. Thou hast been
in the hands of God The savior of thousands. Through the blessings
of God your life has been preserved from death through many dangers
through which you have been called to pass Thou hast accompliished
a great work, and we all of one voice say peace, & Blessings be unto you
to the End of thy days Please accept of this tribute of Love and respect from
your little Grand Son Elias Woodruff. Written for him By Julia Woodruff
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," March 1, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/08rL