Afternoon statistical report was then read F D Richards
spoke 30 M[inutes] W Woodruff 45 M[inutes] I took supper with Br Richards
I then took cars & returned to Salt Lake City Distance of the day 80 M[iles]
~ Monday
15 I received one Letter & spent the day on my Journal
~ Tuesday
16 I received 2 letters from Eyring and Bleak I wrote 2 letters to Henry Eyring & Sarah sent $5
~ Wednesday
17 I wrote in the forenoon attended council in the Afternoon
19 I received 1 Letter from M F Farnsworth I spent the
day on Zions Camp. Thermometer stands from ° zero to 2 degrees
below in the Middle of the day
~ Saturday
20 We took cars rode to Ogden when we left Salt Lake
City the Thermometer at the coldest point was 24 degrees
below zero ° at Ogden was 28 below at Humbolt wells was
said to Be 45 degrees below zero the River froze over 2 feet thick
we met for a 2 days Meeting at 10 oclok Prayer By Joseph Standford
The Bishops reported their wards. Afternoon Prayer By W Woodruff
Bishops continued to report 18 out of 19 were reported. we held
a council at Br Richards it was decided to Appoint Br
Bishop Shirtliff A President over the Weber Stake of Zion
and C F Middleton first councillor and N C Flygare
seconed councillor. Br Monch reported the day school inter[est] Richard Balantyne reported the Sabbath scholes
21 Sunday we have a snow storm I met at Br Richards
at 9 oclok when we voted to put in the officers that were
Named the day Before
Afternoon statistical report was then read F D Richards
spoke 30 Minutes W Woodruff 45 Minutes I took supper with Br Richards
I then took cars & returned to Salt Lake City Distance of the day 80 Miles
~ Monday
15 [FIGURE] I received one Letter & spent the day on my Journal
~ Tuesday
16 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Eyring and Bleak
[FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Henry Eyring & Sarah sent $5
~ Wednesday
17 I wrote in the forenoon attended council in the Afternoon
19 [FIGURE] I received 1 Letter from M F Farnsworth I spent the
day on Zions Camp. Thermometer stands from ° zero to 2 degrees
below in the Middle of the day
~ Saturday
20 We took cars rode to Ogden when we left Salt Lake
City the Thermometer at the coldest point was 24 degrees
below zero ° at Ogden was 28 below at Humbolt wells was
said to Be 45 degrees below zero the River froze over 2 feet thick
we met for a 2 days Meeting at 10 oclok Prayer By Joseph Standford
The Bishops reported their wards. Afternoon Prayer By W Woodruff
Bishops continued to report 18 out of 19 were reported. we held
a council at Br Richards it was decided to Appoint Br
Bishop Shirtliff A President over the Weber Stake of Zion
and C F Middleton first councillor and N C Flygare
seconed councillor. Br Monch reported the day school interestRichard Balantyne reported the Sabbath scholes
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," January 14, 1883 - January 21, 1883, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 10, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gpEk