March 29, 1889
I spent the day at the farm Ploughing & planting out
small fruit we also cleaned out our spring I had several
callers amoung the Number Ephraim Hanks
31. Sunday I signed 10 Public Letters I received 12 Letters
~ Monday
April 1, 1889 I went to the Gardo in the Morning and to the coop, I bought me a suit of cloths, and Emma a Dress
and I bought a one horse harness I met in the Evening
with Br George Teasdale we had been separate four years {I attended the} 2nd {annointing of [illegible shorthand]} Brother Teasdale spent the night
with I signed 21 Recommends I received 21 Letters
I wrote 5 Letters 2 Pub and SarahPhebe Scholes & Thompson
~ Tuesday
2 I signed 8 Recommends I received 4 Letters I
wrote 1 Letters to M E Teasdale
~ Wednesday
3 I signed 33 Recommends I received 18 Letters
I spent the day in council with the Twelve Apostles
9 in Number Moses ThatchersAFals accusation
against George Q Cannon on the Beck Mine was
taken up & discussed and his gross Mistake was
shown him I called upon Judge Smith family
and spent the Evening
~ Thursday
4, I signed 35 Recommends I receivd 16 Letters
I wrote 1 Letters I spent the day in council with
the 12 and transacted a good Deal of Business.
~ Friday
5th April 11 of the Twelve Apostles met in Council and we organized the first Presidency By
Apointing Wilford Woodruff President & George Q Cannon & Joseph F SmithCouncillers
~ Friday
March 29, 1889
I spent the day at the farm Ploughing & planting out
small fruit we also cleaned out our spring I had several
callers amoung the Number Ephraim Hanks
31. Sunday I signed 10 Public Letters I received 12 Letters
~ Monday
April 1, 1889 I went to the Gardo in the Morning and to the
[FIGURE] coop, I bought me a suit of cloths, and Emma a Dress
and I bought a one horse harness I met in the Evening
with Br George Teasdale we had been separate four years
{I attended the} 2nd {annointing of [illegible]} Brother Teasdale spent the night
with I signed 21 Recommends I received 21 Letters
I wrote 5 Letters 2 Pub and SarahPhebe Scholes & Thompson
~ Tuesday
2 [FIGURE] I signed 8 Recommends I received 4 Letters I
wrote 1 Letters to M E Teasdale
~ Wednesday
3 [FIGURE] I signed 33 Recommends I received 18 Letters
I spent the day in council with the Twelve Apostles
9 in Number Moses ThatchersFals accusation
against George Q Cannon on the Beck Mine was
taken up & discussed and his gross Mistake was
shown him I called upon Judge Smith family
and spent the Evening
~ Thursday
4, I signed 35 Recommends I receivd 16 Letters
I wrote 1 Letters I spent the day in council with
the 12 and transacted a good Deal of Business.
~ Friday
5th April 11 of the Twelve Apostles met in Council
FIGURES and we organized the first Presidency By
Apointing Wilford Woodruff President &
George Q Cannon & Joseph F Smith Councillers
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," March 29, 1889 - April 5, 1889, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 3, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/LZ3g