Aprail 18, 1884
A cold rainy time I spent a part of the day in the office
~ Saturday
19 I took cars & rode to Nephie and attended Meeting at 11 {o'clock} 95 miles
The bishops made verbal reports I dined with Br Teasdale Afternoon Statistics read & showed officers & Members
1941, children 700, Total Souls 2649. C R Savage spoke
44 M[inutes]. Afternoon G Teasdale spoke 57 M[inutes] W Woodruff 30.
I attended the primary & spoke to the children I attended
the Priesthood Meeting in the Evening W Woodruff spoke
45 M[inutes] G Teasdale 15 M[inutes] Br Paxman 15 M[inutes] 217 of the
Priesthood was present
~ Sunday
20 Sunday I met with the Priesthood or Prayer Circle
in the Morning & gave some instruction. I met with
the sabbath school conference in the forenoon a crouded
House, sacrament administered superintendents
Reported 936 scholars in the stake. W Woodruff spoke
30 M[inutes] G Teasdale 30 M[inutes]. Afternoon Prayer By J Bigler
W Woodruff spoke 45 M[inutes], G Teasdale 25 M[inutes]. I took
supper with Br Andrews. I attended Meeting at 7 oclok
I called upon the People to Testify some near 30 spoke
W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes] I spent the night with Br Teasdale
~ Monday
21 I took cars at 5 oclok and rode to Salt Lake City 95 miles I received 4 letters and sent 20 circulars to the
various stakes of the Territory for the purpose of calling Men
to St John I sent a Telegraph to Br J McAllister
~ Tuesday
22 I spent the day about home
~ Wednesday
23 I went to the farm with Brother Wilton and spent the
day making fence
~ Thursday
24 I spent this day Making fence picket & Board fence
~ Friday
Aprail 18, 1884
A cold rainy time I spent a part of the day in the office
~ Saturday
19 I took cars & rode to Nephie and attended Meeting at 11 {o'clock} 95 miles
The bishops made verbal reports I dined with Br Teasdale
Statistics read & showed officers & Members
1941, children 700, Total Souls 2649. C R Savage spoke
44 Minutes. Afternoon G Teasdale spoke 57 Minutes W Woodruff 30.
I attended the primary & spoke to the children I attended
the Priesthood Meeting in the Evening W Woodruff spoke
45 Minutes G Teasdale 15 Minutes Br Paxman 15 Minutes 217 of the
Priesthood was present
~ Sunday
20 Sunday I met with the Priesthood or Prayer Circle
in the Morning & gave some instruction. I met with
the sabbath school conference in the forenoon a crouded
House, sacrament administered superintendents
Reported 936 scholars in the stake. W Woodruff spoke
30 Minutes G Teasdale 30 Minutes. Afternoon Prayer By J Bigler
W Woodruff spoke 45 Minutes, G Teasdale 25 Minutes. I took
supper with Br Andrews. I attended Meeting at 7 oclok
I called upon the People to Testify some near 30 spoke
W Woodruff spoke 30 Minutes I spent the night with Br Teasdale
~ Monday
21 I took cars at 5 oclok and rode to Salt Lake City 95 miles
[FIGURE] I received 4 letters and sent 20 circulars to the
various stakes of the Territory for the purpose of calling Men
to St John I sent a Telegraph to Br J McAllister
~ Tuesday
22 I spent the day about home
~ Wednesday
23 I went to the farm with Brother Wilton and spent the
day making fence
~ Thursday
24 I spent this day Making fence picket & Board fence
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," April 18, 1884 - April 24, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oZBB