Oct 30, 1882
[FIGURE] I received 2 Letters from J McAllister & Readhead
[FIGURE] I wrote Letters to A. O. Smoot, Bishop Ferrill
J. D. T. McAllister. I visited the grass lot
Nov 1, 1882 [FIGURE] I received 1 Letter from G. Teasdale
~ Thursday
2 I spent the day writing on Zions Camp I wrote one letter
[FIGURE] to Sarah
~ Friday
3 [FIGURE] I was quite unwell to day ^with the affection of the kidneys^ I took cars to day with
President Taylor and others rode to Logan I continued to Smithfield & spent the night {I visited the theater for the first time} distance 105 Mils
~ Saturday
4 My son Newton took me to Logan to attend a two days Meeting
Prayer By Br Card. The Bishops reported their several wards
The statistical Report was then read. Total officers and Members
were 11183, children under 8, 4999 Total souls 16182
I dined with Brother Thatcher and had some conversation
with Dr Ormsby He gave me some Medicine to assist me
in my kidney affliction. Afternoon Prayer by W. Woodruff D. H. Wells spoke 50 M[inutes] Lorenzo Snow 50 M[inutes] I visited the Temple with the Brethren and found it progressing finely
The report of the Temple Committee showed there had Been
Expended upon the Building $422,439.03. And it will take
about $40,000 more to finish it I spent the night at the House
of Br Ricks 8 Miles
~ Sunday
5 Sunday we Met at 10 oclok. Samuel Smith Prayed F D Richards spoke 62 Minuts W Woodruff 40 M[inutes]
Afternoon Prayer by Lorenz Farr sacrament Administered
President John Taylor then spoke one Hour & 20 Minuts
I went to Smithfield and spent the night 8 Mils
~ Monday
Oct 30, 1882
[FIGURE] I received 2 Letters from J McAllister & Readhead
[FIGURE] I wrote Letters to A. O. Smoot, Bishop Ferrill
J. D. T. McAllister. I visited the grass lot
Nov 1, 1882 [FIGURE] I received 1 Letter from G. Teasdale
~ Thursday
2 I spent the day writing on Zions Camp I wrote one letter
[FIGURE] to Sarah
~ Friday
3 [FIGURE] I was quite unwell to day with the affection of the kidneys I took cars to day with
President Taylor and others rode to Logan I continued to
Smithfield & spent the night {I visited the theater for the first time} distance 105 Mils
~ Saturday
4 My son Newton took me to Logan to attend a two days Meeting
Prayer By Br Card. The Bishops reported their several wards
The statistical Report was then read. Total officers and Members
were 11183, children under 8, 4999 Total souls 16182
I dined with Brother Thatcher and had some conversation
with Dr Ormsby He gave me some Medicine to assist me
in my kidney affliction. Afternoon Prayer by W. Woodruff
D. H. Wells spoke 50 Minutes Lorenzo Snow 50 Minutes I visited the
Temple with the Brethren and found it progressing finely
The report of the Temple Committee showed there had Been
Expended upon the Building $422,439.03. And it will take
about $40,000 more to finish it I spent the night at the House
of Br Ricks 8 Miles
~ Sunday
5 Sunday we Met at 10 oclok. Samuel Smith Prayed
F D Richards spoke 62 Minuts W Woodruff 40 Minutes
Afternoon Prayer by Loren Farr sacrament Administered
President John Taylor then spoke one Hour & 20 Minuts
I went to Smithfield and spent the night 8 Mils
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," October 30, 1882 - November 5, 1882, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 3, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/z6zy