Jan 1, 1884
we arived in Salt Lake at 9:30 on New Years
day. I went to the office and received 12 letters and a Bundle of papers I was vary weary and
went to Bed in the Afternoon and slept most of the time untill
Morning
~ Wednesday
2 I went to the office and read 13 letters and filed them
I attended the council in the Afternoon A snow storm
I reported about the Lamanites and the Canaan Stock
Affair. The Minuts of our Priesthood Meeting {school}
in the Temple I gave to G Q Cannon
~ Thursday
3 I got a tithing order of $200 took to the Tithing office
to draw from I wrote 1 Letter to Emma and sent her order $35.
~ Friday
4th I spent the day in the office writing my Journal
~ Saturday
5 I received a letter from J McAllister containing
the Labor for seven years from 1877 to 1883.
We had Baptized mostly for the Dead 187231,
had OrdainedEndowed 75808, Ordained 28276,
had sealed 26031 at the Altar, had sealed 5688 children
to their Parents, had administered the ordinance of Adoption
to 4094 person had given second Anointing to 2078 5Mary Vancott Young died this Morning about 9 oclk
caused By a surgical operation of the womb By
Dr Hughs & others I delivered to Junius Wells 1, 2, 3, 4
vol of the contributor for Binding I went to the field
~ Sunday
6 Sunday I attended Meeting at the Assembly Hall
W Woodruff spoke 45 Minuts {in the power of God}G Q. Cannon 34
I Attended the dedication of the 10 ward school House
W Woodruff offered the Dedacatory Prayer
~ Tuesday
Jan 1, 1884
we arived in Salt Lake at 9:30 on New Years
day. I went to the office and received 12 letters
[FIGURE] and a Bundle of papers I was vary weary and
went to Bed in the Afternoon and slept most of the time untill
Morning
~ Wednesday
2 I went to the office and read 13 letters and filed them
I attended the council in the Afternoon A snow storm
I reported about the Lamanites and the Canaan Stock
Affair. The Minuts of our Priesthood Meeting {school}
in the Temple I gave to G Q Cannon
~ Thursday
3 I got a tithing order of $200 took to the Tithing office
to draw from I wrote 1 Letter to Emma and sent
[FIGURE] her order $35.
~ Friday
4th I spent the day in the office writing my Journal
~ Saturday
5 [FIGURE] I received a letter from J McAllister containing
the Labor for seven years from 1877 to 1883.
We had Baptized mostly for the Dead 187231,
hadEndowed 75808, Ordained 28276,
had sealed 26031 at the Altar, had sealed 5688 children
to their Parents, had administered the ordinance of Adoption
to 4094 person had given second Anointing to 20785Mary Vancott Young died this Morning about 9 oclk
caused By a surgical operation of the womb By
Dr Hughs & others I delivered to Junius Wells 1, 2, 3, 4
vol of the contributor for Binding I went to the field
~ Sunday
6 Sunday I attended Meeting at the Assembly Hall
W Woodruff spoke 45 Minuts {in the power of God}G Q. Cannon 34
I Attended the dedication of the 10 ward school House
W Woodruff offered the Dedacatory Prayer
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," January 1, 1884 - January 6, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/46nx