Nov 7, 1888
I signed 43 Recommends. I received 31 Letters I wrote 6 public Letters I spent the day at Br Armstrongs it
seems from the Political Returns that Harrison is Elected
President of the United States
From the returns of the Election it seems that the whole
country has gone republican it does not look favorable
for Utah or the Latter Day Saints But we must trust
in God as we always have had to
~ Friday
9 I signed 30 Recommends. I received 25 Letters
I wrote 3 Letters Public I went to the Theater in the Evening
and to the farm & spent the Night 3 Miles
~ Saturday
10 I spent most of the day choring I attended a Board
Meeting of ZCMI at the store in the Evening 6 M[iles]
~ Sunday
11 Sunday I spent the day reading
~ Monday
12 I went to Brother Armstrongs in the Morning
I signed 73 Recommends, I received ^64^ Letters I wrote 4
Letters to NellieRichardsSarah & Jaques
~ Tuesday
13 I wrote signed 37 Recommends. I rece[iv]ed 21 Letters
I spent the day in council with the Twelve & J. T CainF S Richards
& Penrose upon our state Business & Idaho Matters
~ Wednesday
14. I signed 33 Recommends I received 44 Letters I wrote 9 Letters 8 Public & to Sarah sent 10 {dollars} I spent
the day in council with the Twelve. I had an interview in
the Evening with Sister Zina, ^2^ Richards on Relief [Society] Business
~ Wednesday
Nov 7, 1888
I signed 43 Recommends. I received 31 Letters I wrote
[FIGURE] 6 public Letters I spent the day at Br Armstrongs it
seems from the Political Returns that Harrison is Elected
President of the United States
~ Thursday
Nov 8. [FIGURE] I signed 21 Recommends. I wrote 7 Letters
[FIGURE] I received 33 Letters I wrote 7 to Foster M E TeasdaleSarahMary & G Q Cannon & 2 Public had an interview
with Brother Budge & Nibley on Idaho affairs
[FIGURE] From the returns of the Election it seems that the whole
country has gone republican it does not look favorable
for Utah or the Latter Day Saints But we must trust
in God as we always have had to
~ Friday
9 [FIGURE] I signed 30 Recommends. I received 25 Letters
I wrote 3 Letters Public I went to the Theater in the Evening
and to the farm & spent the Night 3 Miles
~ Saturday
10 I spent most of the day choring I attended a Board
Meeting of ZCMI at the store in the Evening 6 Miles
~ Sunday
11 Sunday I spent the day reading
~ Monday
12 [FIGURE] I went to Brother Armstrongs in the Morning
I signed 73 Recommends, I received 64 Letters I wrote 4
Letters to NellieRichardsSarah & Jaques
~ Tuesday
13 I signed 37 Recommends. I received 21 Letters
I spent the day in council with the Twelve & J. T CainF S Richards
& Penrose upon our state Business & Idaho Matters
~ Wednesday
14. I signed 33 Recommends I received 44 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote 9 Letters 8 Public & to Sarah sent 10 {dollars} I spent
the day in council with the Twelve. I had an interview in
the Evening with Sister Zina, 2 Richards on Relief Society Business
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," November 7, 1888 - November 14, 1888, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/jYDW