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
~ 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]
~ 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
~ Saturday
10 I spent the day writing my History of my Mission to England
~ 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
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
~ 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 miles
~ 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
~ Saturday
10 I spent the day writing my History of my Mission to England
~ 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 Minutes W Woodruff 40 Minuts
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," July 7, 1880 - July 13, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Dqjx