May 2nd We held a Meeting at Smithfield at 10 oclk
W Woodruff spoke 2 M[inutes], G Q Cannon 40 M[inutes] J Taylor 32 M[inutes] John Smith 8 M[inutes] Joseph F Smith 20 M[inutes] we then drove
down to my House and on Examine[in]g it President
Taylor moved that $500 be appropriated for me to Paint
the House Build a Barn and all the three Presidency voted
to that Effect. We then rode to Richmond I stoped
with Robert Petty We held a meeting at 7 oclok George Reynolds Prayed W Woodruff spoke 15 M[inutes],
G Reynolds 8 M[inutes], John Smith 15 M[inutes] Richard Taylor 5 M[inutes] George Gibbs 10 M[inutes] Joseph F Smith 30 M[inutes], J Taylor 45 M[inutes]
G Q Cannon 16 M[inutes]
~ Tuesday
May 3. We drove to Franklin. Met at 11 oclok G Reynolds
Prayed G Q Cannon spoke 47 M[inutes], J F Smith 20 M[inutes] W Woodruff
spoke 25 spoke upon the Eternal variety of the works of God
in both Heaven and on Earth, did not think the Lord Ever made
2 things alike, all the prophets, Apostles, of all ages including Joseph Brigham, Heber, and all the Apostles of our day have their own
Identity in both time & Eternity. Also thought that in
1881 there wouuld be an Emigration to Zion from the spirit
world of about 10000 souls, as the Poland Bill of 1862 was
not in force in the spirit world these spirits would come
to Zion and take up their abode in the Tabernacles of the
May 2nd We held a Meeting at Smithfield at 10 oclk
W Woodruff spoke 2 Minutes, G Q Cannon 40 Minutes J Taylor 32 Minutes
John Smith 8 Minutes Joseph F Smith 20 Minutes we then drove
down to my House and on Examineing it President
Taylor moved that $500 be appropriated for me to Paint
the House Build a Barn and all the three Presidency voted
to that Effect. We then rode to Richmond I stoped
with Robert Petty We held a meeting at 7 oclok
George Reynolds Prayed W Woodruff spoke 15 Minutes,
G Reynolds 8 Minutes, John Smith 15 Minutes Richard Taylor 5 Minutes
George Gibbs 10 Minutes Joseph F Smith 30 Minutes, J Taylor 45 Minutes
G Q Cannon 16 Minutes
~ Tuesday
May 3. We drove to Franklin. Met at 11 oclok G Reynolds
Prayed G Q Cannon spoke 47 Minutes, J F Smith 20 Minutes W Woodruff
spoke 25 spoke upon the Eternal variety of the works of God
in both Heaven and on Earth, did not think the Lord Ever made
2 things alike, all the prophets, Apostles, of all ages including JosephBrigham, Heber, and all the Apostles of our day have their own
Identity in both time & Eternity. Also thought that in
1881 there wouuld be an Emigration to Zion from the spirit
world of about 10000 souls, as the Poland Bill of 1862 was
not in force in the spirit world these spirits would come
to Zion and take up their abode in the Tabernacles of the
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," May 1, 1881 - May 3, 1881, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/K8nn