Jan 23, 1881 Sunday ^ Note the prophesy.^ I met at 10 oclok Statistics of the Stake read
Then Joseph F Smith spoke in much power for one hour
and 35 M. Afternoon Prayer By C W Penrose sacrament
administered. W. Woodruff then spoke one hour spoke
of the settlement in Southern Utah & Arizonia bore
testimomy to the work of God and what Joseph F Smith
had said and in his remarks said Joseph F Smith was
One of the first Presidency and would be President of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in his DAY F D Richards spoke 20 M[inutes], Joseph F Smith 15 M[inutes]
on the government of the Church. Twelve ^The Twelve^ Presided in all the
world whare the first Presidency ar[e] not, and that the first
Presidency of the Stake and all the Elders & officers of
that Stake should follow the council of F D Richards
who Presides in Ogden. At the close of the meeting I took
supper with Br Richards took cars at 6:20 with Joseph
F Smith & returned to S L City 40 M[iles].
~ Monday
24 A snowy day I set apart one Missionary to go to the Southern
States. I he^a^rd an interesting Letter Read from G. Q. Cannon
to President Taylor. I had an interesting conversaction with Laron Pratt who had be[c]ome Def & dumb
through sickness He felt as though he would like to go
and teach the Gospel to the Deaf & Dumb mutes. He is vary
intelligent and can talk so I can understand him I
~ Tuesday
^25^ Received 3 letter today from McAllister & Robinson
I wrote 2 letters to McAllister & Bleak
Jan 23, 1881
FIGURES Sunday Note the prophesy. I met at 10 oclok Statistics of the Stake read
Then Joseph F Smith spoke in much power for one hour
and 35 M. Afternoon Prayer By C W Penrose sacrament
administered. W. Woodruff then spoke one hour spoke
of the settlement in Southern Utah & Arizonia bore
testimomy to the work of God and what Joseph F Smith
had said and in his remarks said Joseph F Smith was
One of the first Presidency and would be President of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in his DAYF D Richards spoke 20 Minutes, Joseph F Smith 15 Minutes
on the government of the Church. The Twelve Presided in all the
world whare the first Presidency are not, and that the first
Presidency of the Stake and all the Elders & officers of
that Stake should follow the council of F D Richards
who Presides in Ogden. At the close of the meeting I took
supper with Br Richards took cars at 6:20 with Joseph
F Smith & returned to S L City 40 Miles.
~ Monday
24 A snowy day I set apart one Missionary to go to the Southern
States. I heard an interesting Letter Read from G. Q. Cannon
to President Taylor. I had an interesting conversation
[FIGURE] with Laron Pratt who had become Def & dumb
through sickness He felt as though he would like to go
and teach the Gospel to the Deaf & Dumb mutes. He is vary
intelligent and can talk so I can understand him I
~ Tuesday
25 FIGURES Received 3 letter today from McAllister & Robinson
I wrote 2 letters to McAllister & Bleak
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," January 23, 1881 - January 27, 1881, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/28MK