Even the Blessing of AbrahamIsaac & Jacob in
the name of Jesus Christ our Redeemer Amen
The spirit of God rested upon us while we was ordaining
thes two Brethren to the Apostleship. The Blessing of Br Lyman I have not God [got] therefore I cannot record it
~ Thursday
Oct 278, 1880 Dr Benedict arived from Paris and gave
us an Account of Br C. C. Rich. He was reviving some
but No prospect of final Recovery I wrote 3 letters to McAllisterTeasdale and Sarah
~ Friday
29. [FIGURE] I received a quantity of trees, currant & gooseburys &
vines today which I set out in the orchard at the farm 6 Mil
~ Saturday
30 I received 3 letters from Sarah, David, & Jacobson
I went on top of the Temple with Susan. I wrote 10 Letters to
Jacobson, McKinnon Sarah. One for Susan to open at
home with a Note to each of the children, Eugenia Phebe, RobertWilfgordGeorge & Flossy with Each a
present. I wrote to David sent him his $6 Note I
wrote to Phebe A Snow
~ Sunday
31 Sunday I attended Sabbath School Jubilee in the Taber-
nacle some 8000 children with many grown people were
present, met at 10 oclok and passed through the Exercises untill
near 12 oclok Then W Woodruff addressed the Assembly 10 M[inutes], spoke
upon the administration of Angels ({to him in London})
I attended the meeting in the Afternoon W Woodruff spoke
one hour followed By O. Pratt 30 M[inutes]. I attended meeting
in the 17 ward in the Evening and assisted in the organization
of the Bishop & his council. Edward Hunter spoke 15 M[inutes].
Even the Blessing of AbrahamIsaac & Jacob in
the name of Jesus Christ our Redeemer Amen
The spirit of God rested upon us while we was ordaining
thes two Brethren to the Apostleship. The Blessing of Br
Lyman I have not God got therefore I cannot record it
~ Thursday
Oct 28, 1880 Dr Benedict arived from Paris and gave
us an Account of Br C. C. Rich. He was reviving some
but No prospect of final Recovery I wrote 3 letters to
[FIGURE] McAllisterTeasdale and Sarah
~ Friday
29, [FIGURE] I received a quantity of trees, currant & gooseburys &
vines today which I set out in the orchard at the farm 6 Mil
~ Saturday
30 FIGURES I received 3 letters from Sarah, David, & Jacobson
I went on top of the Temple with Susan. I wrote 10 Letters to
Jacobson, McKinnon Sarah. One for Susan to open at
home with a Note to each of the children, EugeniaPhebe, RobertWilfordGeorge & Flossy with Each a
present. I wrote to David sent him his $6 Note I
wrote to Phebe A Snow
~ Sunday
31 Sunday I attended Sabbath School Jubilee in the Tabernacle some 8000 children with many grown people were
present, met at 10 oclok and passed through the Exercises untill
near 12 oclok Then W Woodruff addressed the Assembly 10 Minutes, spoke
upon the administration of Angels ({to him in London})
I attended the meeting in the Afternoon W Woodruff spoke
one hour followed By O. Pratt 30 Minutes. I attended meeting
in the 17 ward in the Evening and assisted in the organization
of the Bishop & his council. Edward Hunter spoke 15 Minutes.
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," October 27, 1880 - October 31, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/6W1n