July 7, 1880
[FIGURES] I received 1 Letter & wrote 4 letters to Wm Draper, Wm
Johnson, O. Jacobson. I met in council and presented a letter
from J G. Bleak about the petition of St George Temple the council
left it for me to direct I wrote to McAllister & Bleak to make
the petition of studing & lath & plaster from floor to celing we
met in the big Tabernacle to make arangement for the 24 of July
July 8, 1880 ~ Thursday
July 8. [FIGURES] some 600 old People from Salt Lake City
most of which were from 70 to 97 years of age all of whom
took cars on the Utah western R R and rode to Black rock
on the Salt Lake for an Excursion Bishop Edward Hunter 87 John Taylor 72 & W Woodruff 73, were among the number
many went in bathing, we had songs & speeches and feasting
all seemed to Enjoy themselves vary well most of us returned
on the 2 oclok train I received a letter from Sarah Distance 34 m[iles]
July 9, 1880 ~ Friday
9 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Thomas Bullock about the pioneer
flag I also wrote to Daniel Tyler I spent the day writing History
July 10, 1880 ~ Saturday
10 I spent the day writing my History of my Mission to England
July 11, 1880 ~ Sunday
11 Sunday I returned from my farm & Attended Meeting in
the TabernacleAbram Kimball Prayed G Teasdale spoke upon
the first Principles of the Gospel one hour followed By W Woodruff
30 Minuts. I attended Meeting in the Evening in the 17 ward
Br Davis spoke 30 M[inutes] W Woodruff 40 Minuts
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," July 7, 1880 - July 13, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed February 3, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Dqjx
