Feb 15 1880
Sunday I met the people at Sunset at 10.30 Warren Tenney prayed
W. Woodruff spoke 45 M[inutes] Bishop Johnson 20 Afternoon we went
to Brigham CityJ. W. Young spoke 30, Bishop Johnson 28 WW. 20
we held a meeting at Sunset in the Evening John W Young spoke
60 M[inutes] on the manner of living, and the word of wisdom WW 20 m[inutes]
~ Monday
16 I wrote all day on Ezra Carter letter J W Young
^^ went to St Joseph I wrote untill one oclok at night Ezra Carter
letter contained 29 pages I gave him a History of my last years
work among the Lamanites Purchase of the Ferry and of St John
travels in the Mountains My views of Government the political
tirade against the Mormons the corruption of the government
I bore my testimony to him of the gospel and the Law of the Patriarch
order of Marriage. I also spoke of Father Carters family
18 I spent the day reading and writing Br A M Tenney arived
to day we held a council in the Evening
~ Thursday
19 we received more communication from the land com-
missioners. I went to Brigham City with Br Tenney to
examine Br Crawford'child who had a tumour on the head
appeared like a leakage from the brain. John W Young returned
from Woodruff I wrote a letter to Bichardsishop Joseph Richards asking the missionaries to return to their claims I also wrote R A Alread. I also wrote a Recommend for A. M Tenney
to deal out the Land
~ Friday
20 In company with John W Young we rode west to Grand Gulch
~ Sunday
Feb 15 1880
Sunday I met the people at Sunset at 10.30 Warren Tenney prayed
W. Woodruff spoke 45 Minutes Bishop Johnson 20 Afternoon we went
to Brigham CityJ. W. Young spoke 30, Bishop Johnson 28 WW. 20
we held a meeting at Sunset in the Evening John W Young spoke
60 Minutes on the manner of living, and the word of wisdom WW 20 minutes
~ Monday
16 FIGURES I wrote all day on Ezra Carter letter J W Young
went to St Joseph I wrote untill one oclok at night Ezra Carter
letter contained 29 pages I gave him a History of my last years
work among the Lamanites Purchase of the Ferry and of St John
travels in the Mountains My views of Government the political
tirade against the Mormons the corruption of the government
I bore my testimony to him of the gospel and the Law of the Patriarch
order of Marriage. I also spoke of Father Carters family
18 I spent the day reading and writing Br A M Tenney arived
to day we held a council in the Evening
~ Thursday
19 we received more communication from the land commissioners. I went to Brigham City with Br Tenney to
examine Br Crawford' child who had a tumour on the head
appeared like a leakage from the brain. John W Young returned
from Woodruff I wrote a letter to Bishop Joseph Richards
[FIGURE] asking the missionaries to return to their claims I also wrote
R A Alread. I also wrote a Recommend for A. M Tenney
to deal out the Land
~ Friday
20 In company with John W Young we rode west to Grand Gulch
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," February 15, 1880 - February 20, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/r2o2