Afternoon Thomas Grover Prayed. Statistics of the stake was read
There were 2 Patriarch, 226 Seventies, 116 High Priests, 453 Elders
35 Priests, 80 Teachers, 113 Deacons, 3694 Officers & Members
1457 children under 8 years of age, Total of Souls 5227.
Bishops then made their verbal reports. Also the superintendents
of Sabbath Schools & Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association
W. Woodruff then spoke 45 M. I took supper with Harvy Perkins
I Attended Meeting in the Evening with the Young People
W Woodruff spoke 40 M, and Anson Call said a few words Joseph F Smith spoke one Hour & 15 M.
~ Sunday
11 Sunday I visited Joseph Holebrook He was not able to get out of doors I had not seen him for 15 years He was a Member of Zions Camp
He was strong in the faith He was the clerk of the High Priest
Quorum in Nauvoo and gave me a small manuscrip record
to deposit in the Historians office I met with the Priesthood
in the vestry at 9 oclok J F Smith gave them some instruction
as did Wm Smith President of the Stake. we Met the general
Assembly at 10 oclok W Woodruff addressed the people
One Hour & 15 Minuts mostly on the Priesthood B H Roberts
spoke 25 M. I took dinner with Phebe Session
Afternoon Prayer By B. Nobles Br Hess spoke 5 M, Anson Call 3 M, Wm R Smith 8, Joseph F Smith 60 M
At the close of the Meeting we administered to a Brother nearly
Blind we took supper with Harvy Parkins we then took
cars & rode to Salt Lake City. I learn from the Herald 8 mils that Jesse N Perkins & his onson John H Perkins are both
dead with the small Pox of Taylor Arizona Brother
Perkins traveled a good deal with me in Arizona
Afternoon Thomas Grover Prayed. Statistics of the stake was read
There were 2 Patriarch, 226 Seventies, 116 High Priests, 453 Elders
35 Priests, 80 Teachers, 113 Deacons, 3694 Officers & Members
1457 children under 8 years of age, Total of Souls 5227.
Bishops then made their verbal reports. Also the superintendents
of Sabbath Schools & Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association
W. Woodruff then spoke 45 M. I took supper with Harvy Perkins
I Attended Meeting in the Evening with the Young People
W Woodruff spoke 40 M, and Anson Call said a few words
Joseph F Smith spoke one Hour & 15 M.
~ Sunday
11 Sunday I visited Joseph Holebrook He was not able to get out of doors
[FIGURE] I had not seen him for 15 years He was a Member of Zions Camp
He was strong in the faith He was the clerk of the High Priest
Quorum in Nauvoo and gave me a small manuscrip record
to deposit in the Historians office I met with the Priesthood
in the vestry at 9 oclok J F Smith gave them some instruction
as did Wm Smith President of the Stake. we Met the general
Assembly at 10 oclok W Woodruff addressed the people
One Hour & 15 Minuts mostly on the Priesthood B H Roberts
spoke 25 M. I took dinner with Phebe Session
Afternoon Prayer By B. Nobles Br Hess spoke 5 M,
Anson Call 3 M, Wm R Smith 8, Joseph F Smith 60 M
At the close of the Meeting we administered to a Brother nearly
Blind we took supper with Harvy Parkins we then took
cars & rode to Salt Lake City. I learn from the Herald 8 mils
[FIGURE] that Jesse N Perkins & hisson John H Perkins are both
dead with the small Pox of Taylor Arizona Brother
Perkins traveled a good deal with me in Arizona
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," March 10, 1883 - March 11, 1883, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/RlyO