Feb 8, 1881
I took cars at 3 oclok & rode to Brigham City & spent the day
I went to bed & slept untill 12 oclok visited the New Tabernacle
in the afternoon spent the night at my Daughters Phebe A. S.
10 I received 2 letters to day & wrote one to Blanchard I wrote 4 Letters to GreerSarah & Sharp I sent
an order to Br Sharp of $300 to be credited to me on
the Smithfield Tithing Books
~ Friday
11. I received 2 letters to day I spent most of the day visiting the sick I visited Br C C Rich found him improveing steady
I f next visited Elder O Pratt I found him quite weak he
was not able to set up more [t]han one hour in 24 lost his flesh
voice and appetite and seemed sinking I dreamed a few nights
^^ sin[c]e 3 times in one night that He died and I attended his
funeral But we greatly desire of it is the will of God that He
should live and lengthen out his days with us I next
visited Br J W Nixon who had 2 tumors cut out of
his Body he was still vary weak did not gain strength
13 Sunday I blessed Henry & Emma Manella Woodruff son
& sealed upon him the name of Wilford Azmon Woodruff He
was born Saturday at 2 oclok Jan 29, 1881. I returned to the
city attended Meeting & read the CX section of the D & C & spok
65 M[inutes]. followed By John Henry Smith 20 M[inutes] I attended the prayer Circle
~ Tuesday
Feb 8, 1881
I took cars at 3 oclok & rode to Brigham City & spent the day
I went to bed & slept untill 12 oclok visited the New Tabernacle
in the afternoon spent the night at my Daughters Phebe A. S.
10 I received 2 letters to day & wrote one to Blanchard
FIGURES I wrote 4 Letters to GreerSarah & Sharp I sent
an order to Br Sharp of $300 to be credited to me on
the Smithfield Tithing Books
~ Friday
11. I received 2 letters to day I spent most of the day visiting
[FIGURE] the sick I visited Br C C Rich found him improveing steady
I next visited Elder O Pratt I found him quite weak he
was not able to set up more than one hour in 24 lost his flesh
voice and appetite and seemed sinking I dreamed a few nights
[FIGURE] since 3 times in one night that He died and I attended his
funeral But we greatly desire of it is the will of God that He
should live and lengthen out his days with us I next
visited Br J W Nixon who had 2 tumors cut out of
his Body he was still vary weak did not gain strength
13 Sunday [FIGURE] I blessed Henry & Emma Manella Woodruff son
& sealed upon him the name of Wilford Azmon Woodruff He
was born Saturday at 2 oclok Jan 29, 1881. I returned to the
city attended Meeting & read the CX section of the D & C & spok
65 Minutes. followed By John Henry Smith 20 Minutes I attended the prayer Circle
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," February 8, 1881 - February 13, 1881, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/A6Vz