Aug 13, 1884
[FIGURES] We had a telegram from Tennessee saying the mob
had killed five of our Missionary Brethren were
Murdered by masked Men one of the mob was killed
~ Thursday
14 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Moses Thatcher and spent most
of the day in the office
~ Friday
15 I took cars & rode to Nephi{with Delight} 95 M to wales 25
to Ephraim 14 M, & spent the night. Distance of the day 134 M
~ Saturday
16 I met in conference at Manti at 10 oclok Prayer
By Wm Paxman. Kanute Peterson spoke 15 w woodruff 30 m
Statistics were then read & showed the following 4 patriarchs
379 seventies, 298 High Priests, 988 Elders, 204 Priests
233 Teachers, 281 Deacons, 5912 Members 8296 officers
& Members, 3468 children under 8 years 116764 Total souls
Wm Paxman spoke 20 M, E Snow 17 M. I stoped with
Brother Folsome. Afternoon Prayer By Wm Alread John B Maiben spoke 15 M, Henry Beal 29 M.
The Temple reports for last Quarter read. Wm H
Folsome spoke upon the Temple work 30 M w woodruff
spoke 20 M. At the close of the Meeting E Snow and
W Woodruff visited the Patriarch Gardner E Snow
aged 92 He was quite feeble and we laid hands
upon him & Blessed him W Woodruff was mouth
we held an Evening with the Young People Prayer
By John F Alread E Snow spoke 20 M, Wm Paxman
10 M W Woodruff 30 we spoke in great Plainness
& spoke upon wrong doing doing we had a good Meeting
Aug 13, 1884
FIGURES We had a telegram from Tennessee saying the mob
had killed five of our Missionary Brethren were
Murdered by masked Men one of the mob was killed
~ Thursday
14 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Moses Thatcher and spent most
of the day in the office
~ Friday
15 I took cars & rode to Nephi{{with Delight}} 95 M to wales 25
to Ephraim 14 M, & spent the night. Distance of the day 134 M
~ Saturday
16 I met in conference at Manti at 10 oclok Prayer
By Wm Paxman. Kanute Peterson spoke 15 w woodruff 30 m
Statistics were then read & showed the following 4 patriarchs
379 seventies, 298 High Priests, 988 Elders, 204 Priests
233 Teachers, 281 Deacons, 5912 Members 8296 officers
& Members, 3468 children under 8 years 11764 Total souls
Wm Paxman spoke 20 M, E Snow 17 M. I stoped with
Brother Folsome. Afternoon Prayer By Wm AlreadJohn B Maiben spoke 15 M, Henry Beal 29 M.
The Temple reports for last Quarter read. Wm H
Folsome spoke upon the Temple work 30 M w woodruff
spoke 20 M. At the close of the Meeting E Snow and
W Woodruff visited the Patriarch Gardner E Snow
aged 92 He was quite feeble and we laid hands
upon him & Blessed him W Woodruff was mouth
we held an Evening with the Young People Prayer
By John F Alread E Snow spoke 20 M, Wm Paxman
10 M W Woodruff 30 we spoke in great Plainness
& spoke upon wrong doing doing we had a good Meeting
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," August 13, 1884 - August 17, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/99wZ