Aug 1, 1884
[FIGURE] Leonard Wilford Hardy Died July 31, 1884 at 7 oclock PM Aged 78 Y & 7 months [FIGURE] Wm W. Taylor Died at 4 oclock PM Aug 1, 1884 Aged [blank] [FIGURE] Orson P. Whitney Died July 31, 4 oclok PM Aged 55 Y
[FIGURE] We have three men lying dead this Morning in
our Midst Leonard W Hardy who died last Evening
at 7 oclok Orson Whitney who died last Evening at
4 oclok and Wm W Taylor who died this Morning
at 4 oclock I also received a letter this Morning from A O. Smoot saying that Margarett was at the
point of Death and wished me to attend his [her] funeral
Aug 1. [FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letters to James Owens, D. K. Udall A M Tenney & 6 pages to Asahel H Woodruff I spent
most of the day in the office
~ Saturday
2 The quarterly conference of the Salt Lake Stake of Zion
Met this Morning in the Assembly Hall at 10 oclok Joseph E Taylor Prayed A M CannonPrayed spoke 2 M
Roll called Minutes read There wer recommends
read for quite a Numbers of Young Men to be ordained
Elders Home Missionary List read A M Canno[n]
spoke 25 M, W. Woodruff 25 M We had some visiting
Jews from Jerrusalem that seemed quite interested
in our services. Afternoon Prayer By Joseph Johnson
A Brother spoke 20 M, Joseph E Taylor 31 M, A. M.
Cannon 20 M. Authorities of the Church sustained C W Penrose spoke 15 M, W Woodruff 10 M
~ Friday
Aug 1, 1884
[FIGURE] Leonard Wilford Hardy Died July 31, 1884 at 7 oclock PM Aged 78 Y & 7 months [FIGURE] Wm W. Taylor Died at 4 oclock PM Aug 1, 1884 Aged [blank] [FIGURE] Orson P. Whitney Died July 31, 4 oclok PM Aged 55 Y
[FIGURE] We have three men lying dead this Morning in
our Midst Leoard W Hardy who died last Evening
at 7 oclok Orson Whitney who died last Evening at
4 oclok and Wm W Taylor who died this Morning
at 4 oclock I also received a letter this Morning from
A O. Smoot saying that Margarett was at the
point of Death and wished me to attend his her funeral
Aug 1. [FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letters to James Owens, D. K. UdallA M Tenney & 6 pages to Asahel H Woodruff I spent
most of the day in the office
~ Saturday
2 The quarterly conference of the Salt Lake Stake of Zion
Met this Morning in the Assembly Hall at 10 oclok
Joseph E Taylor Prayed A M Cannon spoke 2 M
Roll called Minutes read There wer recommends
read for quite a Numbers of Young Men to be ordained
Elders Home Missionary List read A M Cannon
spoke 25 M, W. Woodruff 25 M We had some visiting
Jews from Jerrusalem that seemed quite interested
in our services. Afternoon Prayer By Joseph Johnson
A Brother spoke 20 M, Joseph E Taylor 31 M, A. M.
Cannon 20 M. Authorities of the Church sustained
C W Penrose spoke 15 M, W Woodruff 10 M
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," August 1, 1884 - August 2, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/ywGP