Feb 2, 1885 I received Letters from F M Lyman containing
2 from A. M. Tenney I wrote Letters to F. M. Lyman Orion SnowPhebe & J Jaques I held a Meeting
with the Presidency, Bishops & cou[n]cil in the Temple upon
the safety of the People and spent the Evening in our room
~ Tuesday
3 I spent the forenoon in the Temple Afternoon we rode up the
^^ Clara In the Evening I wrote Letters to Asahel see copy
~ Wednesday
4 In looking over my Temple Record I see I have been
sealed up to Feb 4, 1885 for 1048 couple for my dead relatives
There has been Endowed some 2500 of the dead & there is still 489 Male members of my dead relatives to be Endowed My
wife Phebe was sealed at the Altar for quite a Number of
the dead and Emma Woodruff for 132 couple
this is my last day in the Temple for a season
I received Letters from J Jaques who gave synopsis
of 6 Letters I rece[iv]ed at Salt Lake & gave an Account of
the spirit of the Times I got one letter from Sylvia and Ensigm.
~ Thursday
5 We left the Temple this morning and rode to the Beaver Dam
and stoped for the night at John Algers 35 Miles
~ Friday
6. I shot a duck in the Morning we then rode to Bunkerville
and stoped with Bishop Bunker we held a meeting
at 4 oclok Henry Eyring spoke 20 M[inutes], G Teasdale 33 M[inutes]
W Woodruff 25 M[inutes]. we cross the virgin River 19 times to
day I spent the night at Edward Bunkers distance of the day 19 M[iles]
~ Saturday
7 This is the place whare I spent several week in 1879
we drove down the virgin River 18 miles oposite
the virgin Hill & Nooned we crossed the River many times
~ Monday
Feb 2, 1885
FIGURES I received Letters from F M Lyman containing
2 from A. M. Tenney I wrote Letters to F. M. Lyman
Orion SnowPhebe & J Jaques I held a Meeting
with the Presidency, Bishops & council in the Temple upon
the safety of the People and spent the Evening in our room
~ Tuesday
3 I spent the forenoon in the Temple Afternoon we rode up the
[FIGURE] Clara In the Evening I wrote Letters to Asahel see copy
~ Wednesday
4 FIGURES In looking over my Temple Record I see I have been
sealed up to Feb 4, 1885 for 1048 couple for my dead relatives
There has been Endowed some 2500 of the dead & there is still
489 Male members of my dead relatives to be Endowed My
wife Phebe was sealed at the Altar for quite a Number of
the dead and Emma Woodruff for 132 couple
this is my last day in the Temple for a season
FIGURES I received Letters from J Jaques who gave synopsis
of 6 Letters I received at Salt Lake & gave an Account of
the spirit of the Times I got one letter from Sylvia and
Ensigm.
~ Thursday
5 We left the Temple this morning and rode to the Beaver Dam
and stoped for the night at John Algers 35 Miles
~ Friday
6. I shot a duck in the Morning we then rode to Bunkerville
and stoped with Bishop Bunker we held a meeting
at 4 oclok Henry Eyring spoke 20 Minutes, G Teasdale 33 Minutes
W Woodruff 25 Minutes. we cross the virgin River 19 times to
day I spent the night at Edward Bunkers distance of the day 19 Miles
~ Saturday
7 This is the place whare I spent several week in 1879
we drove down the virgin River 18 miles oposite
the virgin Hill & Nooned we crossed the River many times
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," February 2, 1885 - February 7, 1885, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 8, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/jYjl