July 30 1883 I received 2 letters from The secretary of the
Interior & Sarah. I made arangements for the shipment
of the Boiler and freight to St George 12000 lbs this including
500 firebrick I went to the farm & Back 6 M[iles]
Aug 1. I spent the forenoon in the office I received one letter from Br Card containing the Expenditure on the Logan
Temple was $606,447.41 up to the present date The approp-
riation of the Trustee in Trust is $176,276.26
~ Thursday
2nd I wrote 1 letter to Sarah Delight with inclosed
$5 in cash & $5 order total $10 I paid $20 cash
tithing to day
~ Friday
3 I took cars rode to Logan & Smithfield 105 Mils
I went down to the farm visited the crops they looked well 6 Mils
~ Saturday
4 I rode with Br Farrell to Logan to Attend the conference
Met at 10 oclok Prayer By George Farrill. W Woodruff
spoke a few words, & Erastus Snow 40 M[inutes]. Statistics of the
stake were then read as follows 1 Apostle, 7 Patriarchs
365 Seventies, 464 Hig Priests, 1775 Elders, 437 Priests
350 Teachers, 613 Deacons, 8202 Members, 12213
Officers end Members, 5496 children under 8 years
17709 Total Souls. The largest stake in the Territory
out side of Salt Lake Stake. Wm W Merrill spoke 25 M[inutes]
W Woodruff spoke 10 M. I dined with Br Card.
Afternoon Prayer By S Roskelly, Charles O Card
spoke 22 M, Thomas Rix spoke 10 M. The Bishops reported
their words virbally L Farr spoke 15 M. At the close
of the Meeting I visited the Temple went through the various Room
~ Monday
July 30 1883
[FIGURE] I received 2 letters from The secretary of the
Interior & Sarah. I made arangements for the shipment
of the Boiler and freight to St George 12000 lbs this including
500 firebrick I went to the farm & Back 6 Miles
Aug 1. I spent the forenoon in the office I received one letter
[FIGURE] from Br Card containing the Expenditure on the Logan
Temple was $606,447.41 up to the present date The appropriation of the Trustee in Trust is $176,276.26
~ Thursday
2nd [FIGURE] I wrote 1 letter to Sarah Delight with inclosed
$5 in cash & $5 order total $10 I paid $20 cash
tithing to day
~ Friday
3 I took cars rode to Logan & Smithfield 105 Mils
I went down to the farm visited the crops they looked well 6 Mils
~ Saturday
4 I rode with Br Farrell to Logan to Attend the conference
Met at 10 oclok Prayer By George Farrill. W Woodruff
spoke a few words, & Erastus Snow 40 Minutes. Statistics of the
stake were then read as follows 1 Apostle, 7 Patriarchs
365 Seventies, 464 Hig Priests, 1775 Elders, 437 Priests
350 Teachers, 613 Deacons, 8202 Members, 12213
Officers end Members, 5496 children under 8 years
17709 Total Souls. The largest stake in the Territory
out side of Salt Lake Stake. Wm W Merrill spoke 25 Minutes
W Woodruff spoke 10 M. I dined with Br Card.
Afternoon Prayer By S Roskelly, Charles O Card
spoke 22 M, Thomas Rix spoke 10 M. The Bishops reported
their words virbally L Farr spoke 15 M. At the close
of the Meeting I visited the Temple went through the various Room
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," July 30, 1883 - August 4, 1883, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oZWB