January 1, 1837 ~ Sunday Jany 1st 1837. In the morning of this Lord's Day I repar'd to the house of the Lord for worship We herd two discourses deliver'd from the Aaronic stand by Bishop Whitney & counsellor Cahoon they also Broke bread. the latter part of the day was spent in attending to the funeral servises of a child. January 2, 1837 ~ Monday 2ndSpent the day in school also the 3rd. I receieved ...

called the quorums of the seventies into the upper part of the house that they might be by themselves for awhile as there was some business to be attended to in these quorums before they could procede to the business of the day below. In the first place six of the presidents of the seventies were to leave the seventies & take a station in the quorum of the travling high priest hood and six other Presidents chosen in their stead I shall not here give the particulars of this change of councillers Suffice ...

Elder Zerah Pulsipher I was ordained a Teacher under his hands on the 2nd of Jan 1834, in Richland Oswego Co NY. On the 5th of Nov 1834, I was ordained a Priest under the hands of Elder Simeon Carter by the direction of the High Council in Clay County Missouri. On the 28th of June 1835 I was ordained an Elder in the church of Latter Day Saints under the hands of Elder Warren Parrish at Eagle Creek Benton County ...

January 26, 1868 ~ Sunday Jan 26, 1868 Sunday In company with A. O. Smoot Mrs Smoot & Mrs Woodruff I rode to sugar House ward & Preached to the people followed By A O Smoot we dined at Wm. Smoots who was on a Mission in the southern country we then returned to the city I laid hands upon 2 of Wm Smoots children with A. O. Smoot & Blessed them I ...

October 19, 1856 ~ Sunday 19th Sunday I spent the fore part of the day in the Historians office in committee with the board of Directors on prepari[ng] matter for the prest. Elder MCarty E. D. Woolley & J. M. Grant In the afternoon President H. C. Kimball J M. Grant F D. Richards & Z Pulsipher occupied the time President Kimball & Grant flung the Arrows of God into the Hearts of the Transgressor the spirit ...

May 9, 1861 ~ Thursday May 9th 1861 A cool morning, Wilford went to Fort Herriman & took Emma to attend the cowse. The Poneyy came in last Evening and I read the Extra this morning, it was vary warlike. 1000 was reported killed at the taking of Fort Sumpter while they reported none Killed I spent most of the day at home May 10, 1861 ~ Friday 10th A plesant morning I spent ...

28 July ^1860^ authority as the first. A Bishop should have his councilers with him on the trial of a case in order to make it Legal as it takes three to make a Quorum. The High Priest could organize the Church in all its parts if all other Authorities were dead for they have the Melchezedek Priesthood out of which grow all of the Higher offices of the Church An Apostle is the highest office in the Church & kingdom of God

November 9, 1864 ~ Wednesday Nov 9, 1864 I spent the day mostly at home no Telegraph News to day November 10, 1864 ~ Thursday 10. No News of the Election yet. I visited the office & spent a part of the day at home November 11, 1864 ~ Friday 11. In company with BPresident Young, J. Taylor, G. A. Smith, & G. Q. Cannon & several others I rode to Kays ...

in which office I ministered until the begining of the winter of 33 & 34 when I was ordained to the High Priesthood under the hands of Orson Pratt and others; In this office I continued my labours until spring of 1835 when I was ordained as one of the first Seventies, in which office I laboured until some time in 36 when I became connected with the Qorum of High priests, in this last position I continued my labours until August of20th 1842, when I was ordained to the Apostleship under the Hands of President

DISCOURSE BY ELDER WILFORD WOODRUFF, DELIVERED AT THE Forty-sixth Semi-annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the New Tabernacle, on the Morning of Friday, Oct. 8th, 1875. REPORTED BY DAVID W. EVANS. "OH Death, where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, and the gift of God is eternal life, through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." [1 Corinthians 15:55-57] This doctrine of the resurrection of the dead is ...