$20 dollars in silver & am to pay him the other $24
dollars in a year the ground is ploughed. I met in
the evening with the company owning the land they
appointed me to sell some of the land to raise the
money to pay Brother Daniel S. Miles part on the land
~ Wednesday
17th I sold 5 acres of Daniel S. Miles land in section
32 for $10 dollars per acre to Sister Mary Pitt for
which she paid me $50 dollars in goold which
money I deliverd to Zerah Pulsipher as one of the
committee of the company he gave his recept for
the same
~ Thursday
18th I spent the day in lathing
~ Friday
19th I assisted Daniel S Miles in selling 16 acres of
land in section 32 for $10 dollars per acre
I also bought of Daniel S Miles 5 acres of land in
section 32 at $10 dollars per acre am to give my
notes when I get a bond for a deed
~ Saturday
20th I spent the day making lime morter &c
I attended the city council at night
~ Sunday
21st Sunday I met in council with the Twelve at
Elder B. Youngs then attended the general
Assembly near the Temple he^a^rd a discours by Elder Taylor followed by President Hyram Smith I
then met the Twelve at B. Youngs untill 4 oclok
at which time we repaired to the Baptismal Font in the Temple for the purpose of Baptizing
for the dead, for the remision of sins & for healing it was truly an interesting scene it
was the first FONT erected for this glorious
purpose in this last dispensation. it was dedicated
By President Joseph Smith, & the The Twelve
for Baptizing for the Dead &c & this was the
first time the font had been prepared for the
reception of candidates on the Sabbath a large
congregation assembled. Elders B. Young H. C.
Kimball & J Taylor went forward & Baptized
about 40 persons. Elders W Richards, G. A. Smith
& myself assisted in confirming them. I then
spent the evening with the Twelve at Br Kimball
$20 dollars in silver & am to pay him the other $24
dollars in a year the ground is ploughed. I met in
the evening with the company owning the land they
appointed me to sell some of the land to raise the
money to pay Brother Daniel S. Miles part on the land
~ Wednesday
17th I sold 5 acres of Daniel S. Miles land in section
32 for $10 dollars per acre to Sister Mary Pitt for
which she paid me $50 dollars in gold which
money I deliverd to Zerah Pulsipher as one of the
committee of the company he gave his recept for
the same
~ Thursday
18th I spent the day in lathing
~ Friday
19th I assisted Daniel S Miles in selling 16 acres of
land in section 32 for $10 dollars per acre
I also bought of Daniel S Miles 5 acres of land in
section 32 at $10 dollars per acre am to give my
notes when I get a bond for a deed
~ Saturday
20th I spent the day making lime morter &c
I attended the city council at night
~ Sunday
21st Sunday I met in Council with the Twelve at
Elder B. Youngs then attended the general
Assembly near the Temple heard a discours by Elder
Taylor followed by President Hyram Smith I
then met the Twelve at B. Youngs untill 4 oclok
at which time we repaired to the BaptismalFont in the Temple for the purpose of Baptizing
for the dead, for the remision of sins & for
healing it was truly an interesting scene it
was the first FONT erected for this glorious
purpose in this last dispensation, it was dedicated
By President Joseph Smith & the The Twelve
for Baptizing for the Dead &c & this was the
first time the font had been prepared for the
reception of candidates. on the Sabbath a large
congregation assembled. Elders B Young H. C.
Kimball & J Taylor went forward & Baptized
about 40 persons. Elders W Richards, G. A. Smith
& myself assisted in confirming them. I then
spent the evening with the Twelve at Br Kimball
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," November 16, 1841 - November 21, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Lk4