Sunday Afternoon The Assembly [Hall] in the Temple Block
was Dedicated By Prayer By Joseph F Smith Sacrament
was Administered Erastus Snow spoke 44 M[inutes], & President John Taylor spoke 45 Minuts in the power of God
I attended the prayer Cicrle with the Presidency & Twelve and
the Evening Meeting in the 14 ward & spoke to the people
40 Minuts from the words Blessed is that people whare
God is the Lord
~ Monday
Jan 9. I received 2 letter from Bleak who gives
a sum total of all work in the St George Temple from
1877 to 1881 inclusive as follows Baptism for the living and
Dead 129,327, Endowments 57,936, Ordinations 21315
sealings 19,696, sealing children to Parents 4064,
Adoptions 2,033, second Anointing 1,562. I also
Received a letter from Br Farnsworth I wrote ^4^ Letters
to Sarah sent $5 to Sarah D. sent $5 I wrote to Br Thompson
and sent him my Photograph. I also wrote to Br Farnsworth
I spent the day in the office writing. The Legislature met
and was organized to day and prepared for work
~ Tuesday
10 I spent the day in the office writing in my Journal untill 10 oclk
I administered to Br Wm Player who was vary sick
~ Wednesday
11. 6 inches of snow on the ground this morning I spent the forenoon
in the office attended the council in the Afternoon
~ Thursday
12 I attended council in President TaylorsOffice and
went to Frank Turnsbows in the Afternoon & Evening & spent the
night at the farm 6 M[iles]
~ Friday
13 I spent the day writing in my Journal
~ Saturday
14 I rec[eiv]ed a letter from Sarah & spent the day in writing or Journal
Sunday Afternoon The Assembly Hall in the Temple Block
was Dedicated By Prayer By Joseph F Smith Sacrament
was Administered Erastus Snow spoke 44 Minutes, & President
John Taylor spoke 45 Minuts in the power of God
I attended the prayer Cirle with the Presidency & Twelve and
the Evening Meeting in the 14 ward & spoke to the people
40 Minuts from the words Blessed is that people whare
God is the Lord
~ Monday
Jan 9. FIGURES I received 2 letter from Bleak who gives
a sum total of all work in the St George Temple from
1877 to 1881 inclusive as follows Baptism for the living and
Dead 129,327, Endowments 57,936, Ordinations 21315
sealings 19,696, sealing children to Parents 4064,
Adoptions 2,033, second Anointing 1,562. I also
Received a letter from Br Farnsworth I wrote 4 Letters
to Sarah sent $5 to Sarah D. sent $5 I wrote to Br Thompson
and sent him my Photograph. I also wrote to Br Farnsworth
I spent the day in the office writing. The Legislature met
and was organized to day and prepared for work
~ Tuesday
10 I spent the day in the office writing in my Journal untill 10 oclk
I administered to Br Wm Player who was vary sick
~ Wednesday
11. 6 inches of snow on the ground this morning I spent the forenoon
in the office attended the council in the Afternoon
~ Thursday
12 I attended council in President TaylorsOffice and
went to Frank Turnsbows in the Afternoon & Evening & spent the
night at the farm 6 Miles
~ Friday
13 I spent the day writing in my Journal
~ Saturday
14 [FIGURE] I received a letter from Sarah & spent the day in writing or Journal
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," January 8, 1881 - January 14, 1882, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/RlxR