July 24, 1884
[FIGURES] 37 years ago to day I brought President Brigham Young in my carriage into the valley of
the Great Salt Lake the first time He Ever saw the
valley. The Twelve who came were ^1^ B. Young ^2^ H C Kimball
^3^ W Richards ^4^ O Pratt, ^5^ W. Woodruff, ^6^ G A Smith, ^7^ E. Snow
^8^ E. T. Benson ^9^ A Lyman 9. The other Thre of the Twelve
followed us the same season or soon After ^10^ TJ Taylor
^11^ P P Pratt & ^12^ O Hyde. Nine out of these 12 men
are in the spirit world to day and but 3 of us living
viz J Taylor W Woodruff & E Snow and time must
determin how long before we shall be Numbered with
them I spent this 24th quietly resting in my own house
Also C C Rich Died in Bear Lake valley
26 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from A.M. Tenney & Christianson
I went to the field & visited Br L W Hardy and
talked a few moments with him He had an attack
of the Paralisis but was still able to talk 6 mils
~ Sunday
27 Sunday I attended Meeting at 2 oclok J T Cain
spoke 30 M. and gave an account of his labor
in Congress. He was followed By C W. Penrose
who spoke 50 M and many strangers listened with
Attention. Hearing that Brother Hardy had an
[FIGURES] other Attack of paralisis I took Mrs Woodruff with me & went down to his farm to
visit him his right side was paralized so
~ Thursday
July 24, 1884
FIGURES 37 years ago to day I brought President
Brigham Young in my carriage into the valley of
the Great Salt Lake the first time He Ever saw the
valley. The Twelve who came were 1 B. Young 2 H C Kimball
3 W Richards 4 O Pratt, 5 W. Woodruff, 6 G A Smith, 7 E. Snow
8 E. T. Benson 9 A Lyman 9. The other Thre of the Twelve
followed us the same season or soon After 10 J Taylor
11 P P Pratt & 12 O Hyde. Nine out of these 12 men
are in the spirit world to day and but 3 of us living
viz J Taylor W Woodruff & E Snow and time must
determin how long before we shall be Numbered with
them I spent this 24th quietly resting in my own house
Also C C Rich Died in Bear Lake valley
26 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from A.M. Tenney & Christianson
I went to the field & visited Br L W Hardy and
talked a few moments with him He had an attack
of the Paralisis but was still able to talk 6 mils
~ Sunday
27 Sunday I attended Meeting at 2 oclok J T Cain
spoke 30 M. and gave an account of his labor
in Congress. He was followed By C W. Penrose
who spoke 50 M and many strangers listened with
Attention. Hearing that Brother Hardy had an
FIGURES other Attack of paralisis I took Mrs
Woodruff with me & went down to his farm to
visit him his right side was paralized so
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," July 24, 1884 - July 27, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/pZpp