Oct 13 1893
I spent the day in the office met with Many visitors
~ Saturday
14. I spent the day at home I pruned the grape vines
~ Sunday
15 Sunday I spent the day at home reading
~ Monday
16 I received 5 Letters I wrote to Sarah & Mary I met
with the Board of Education the Parent Board {I had the [illegible shorthand] in the [stomach]}
~ Tuesday
17 I Met with GQC. J.F.S with several of the Twelve
& McCallister, D. H. CannonM W Merrill who preside over
the Three Temples & L Snow of Salt Lake Temple & spent
three hours in harmanizing the Different Modes of
ceremonies in giving Endowments {I burned up} $10000000 Notes
~ Wednesday
18 I met with Br McDonald about Mexican Lands
Also with Br James about Money the Saltair Co
owed him we had a good Deal of company
I Paid taxes $1127, $52, $1.65 $119.15 total $1299.80
~ Thursday
19. I met with the Twelve in the Temple Had Prayers and a
council. we had a good Deal of company at the office
~ Friday
20. We met with the Twelve on Mexican affairs we met
with Allexander McDonald about Mexican Lands
I met with Phebe & Marian Phebe got her Package
& Marion wanted me to sign a Note for $100 with 25 percent
interest which I would not sign
~ Saturday
21 I spent the day at home reading
~ Sunday
22nd Sunday I spent the day reading History of Joseph Smith
~ Monday
23 Met Armstrong on the Onyx Beds Brother & Syster Horn
called upon Endowments for Dead friends I wrote to Wm Atkin I Just Received a Telegram saying
that Both Houses of Congress had passed the Bill restoring
our Personal Property to the Presidency of the Church
~ Friday
Oct 13 1893
I spent the day in the office met with Many visitors
~ Saturday
14. I spent the day at home I pruned the grape vines
~ Sunday
15 Sunday I spent the day at home reading
~ Monday
16 I received 5 Letters I wrote to Sarah & Mary I met
with the Board of Education the Parent Board {I had the [illegible] in the stomach.}
~ Tuesday
17 [FIGURE] I Met with GQC. J.F.S with several of the Twelve
& McCallister, D. H. CannonM W Merrill who preside over
the Three Temples & L Snow of Salt Lake Temple & spent
three hours in harmanizing the Different Modes of
ceremonies in giving Endowments {I burned up} $10000000 Notes
~ Wednesday
18 I met with Br McDonald about Mexican Lands
Also with Br James about Money the Saltair Co
owed him we had a good Deal of company
I Paid taxes $1127, $52, $1.65 $119.15 total $1299.80
~ Thursday
19. I met with the Twelve in the Temple Had Prayers and a
council. we had a good Deal of company at the office
~ Friday
20. We met with the Twelve on Mexican affairs we met
with Allexander McDonald about Mexican Lands
I met with Phebe & Marian Phebe got her Package
& Marion wanted me to sign a Note for $100 with 25 percent
interest which I would not sign
~ Saturday
21 I spent the day at home reading
~ Sunday
22nd Sunday I spent the day reading History of Joseph Smith
~ Monday
23 Met Armstrong on the Onyx Beds Brother & Syster Horn
called upon Endowments for Dead friends I wrote to
Wm Atkin I Just Received a Telegram saying
that Both Houses of Congress had passed the Bill restoring
our Personal Property to the Presidency of the Church
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," October 13, 1893 - October 23, 1893, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/DQ1K