[FIGURE] I ever witnessed in my life. He had taken this 450
children who had No knowledge of Music and in 13 lessons
they were able to read Musicsing Musickeep time & make
Music and would soon turn out scores of [if] not hundreds
of our children who would be capable of teaching Music
~ Friday
Dec 1. [FIGURES] I received 2 letters from Jesse Moses I wrote
a letter to Sarah & sent Jesses Letters to her. presidents Taylor & Smith W. Woodruff, B. Young & D H Wells took cars
rode to American Fork President Taylor & Smith stoped
& held a Meeting there. Woodruff Young & Wells continued
on to Pleasant Grove stoped there & held a Meeting at 6 {o'clock}
Prayer By George Halladay, B. Young spoke 41 M[inutes], D. H. Wells 55 m[inutes]
W Woodruff 50 M[inutes] I spent the night with Bishop Brown 38 m[iles]
~Saturday
Dec 2nd we took cars rode to Provo. 10 Miles. We Met for a 2 days ^10 Mils^
Meeting F M Lyman Prayed. After Meeting was opened the
statistics of the stake was read. There were 2 Patriarch
5674 Seventies, 389 High Priest, 1331 Elders, 184 Priests
132 Teachers 393 Deacons, 11071 officers & members, children
under 8 years, 4858. Total of souls 15939. There was reported
in this stake that bore the Priesthood 3025D. H. Wells spoke 47 Minuts B Young 40 M[inutes]. Afternoon J F Smith Prayed F M. Lyman
spoke 35 M[inutes], W Woodruff 50 M[inutes]. we held a mpriesthood
Meeting in the Evening, the House was full in the Lower part
Brigham Young spoke 30 M[inutes], W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes]
[FIGURE] The power of God rested upon me I felt wraped in the
visions of heaven. I never deliverd such a speech in my
life. I never before saw the Priesthood in the same light I do not
know what I said But I know I spoke the truth I was followed
[FIGURE] I ever witnessed in my life. He had taken this 450
children who had No knowledge of Music and in 13 lessons
they were able to read Musicsing Musickeep time & make
Music and would soon turn out scores of if not hundreds
of our children who would be capable of teaching Music
~ Friday
Dec 1. FIGURES I received 2 letters from Jesse Moses I wrote
a letter to Sarah & sent Jesses Letters to her. presidents
Taylor & Smith W. Woodruff, B. Young & D H Wells took cars
rode to American Fork President Taylor & Smith stoped
& held a Meeting there. Woodruff Young & Wells continued
on to Pleasant Grove stoped there & held a Meeting at 6 {o'clock}
Prayer By George Halladay, B. Young spoke 41 Minutes, D. H. Wells 55 minutes
W Woodruff 50 Minutes I spent the night with Bishop Brown 38 miles
~Saturday
Dec 2nd we took cars rode to Provo. 10 Miles. We Met for a 2 days 10 Mils
Meeting F M Lyman Prayed. After Meeting was opened the
statistics of the stake was read. There were 2 Patriarch
564 Seventies, 389 High Priest, 1331 Elders, 184 Priests
132 Teachers 393 Deacons, 11071 officers & members, children
under 8 years, 4858. Total of souls 15939. There was reported
in this stake that bore the Priesthood 3025D. H. Wells spoke 47 Minuts
B Young 40 Minutes. Afternoon J F Smith Prayed F M. Lyman
spoke 35 Minutes, W Woodruff 50 Minutes. we held apriesthood
Meeting in the Evening, the House was full in the Lower part
Brigham Young spoke 30 Minutes, W Woodruff spoke 30 Minutes
[FIGURE] The power of God rested upon me I felt wraped in the
visions of heaven. I never deliverd such a speech in my
life. I never before saw the Priesthood in the same light I do not
know what I said But I know I spoke the truth I was followed
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," November 30, 1882 - December 2, 1882, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Y792