Sarah Delight Stocking Woodruff
Sarah Delight Stocking Woodruff (1838-1906) was born 26 Jul. 1838 in Canton, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She was the daughter of John Jay Stocking and Emeline Catherine Ensign. She was sealed to Wilford Woodruff on 31 Jul. 1857 in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, and they had seven children. She died 28 May 1906 in Salt Lake City.
Footnotes
Sarah Delight Stocking (KWNT-8NY), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 Feb. 2022). Sarah Delight Stocking Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/sarah-delight-stocking-woodruff, accessed 10 Feb. 2022). Sarah Delight Stocking Woodruff, The First Fifty Years of Relief Society (https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/the-first-fifty-years-of-relief-society/people/sarah-delight-stocking-woodruff?letter=W&lang=eng, accessed 17 Jan. 2022).
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Excerpt:August 14, 1877 ~ Tuesday Aug 14, 1877 we drove to St George over a vary rough road as it was yesterday. I telegraphed to President Young of my arival and had one in return August 15, 1877 ~ Wednesday 15. I spent the day in the Temple we gave 55 Endowments Ordained 22 Elders J D T McAllister sealed 5 couple & ^[FIGURE]^ D. H. Cannon 6 I wrote 2 letters to MrDates:August 14, 1877 August 15, 1877 August 16, 1877 August 17, 1877 August 18, 1877 August 19, 1877 August 20, 1877 -
Excerpt:April 11, 1878 ~ Thursday April 11th 1878 I arose this morning quite weary not having retired to bed till near 3 oclok this morning. I went to the Endowments House and sealed 27 couple among the Number my son David Patten Woodruff and Isabel Hatch [FIGURE] I wrote No 7. I wrote to McAllister about the waggon and harness And gave a list of the property that the Executors turned over to the Trustee in trust of the Church of Latter ...Dates:April 11, 1878 April 12, 1878 April 13, 1878 April 14, 1878 April 15, 1878 April 16, 1878 -
Excerpt:May 20th 1878 F D Richards 16, L W Hardy 15 M[inutes] R. T. Burton 16, L J Nuttall 10, George Teasdale 6 M[inutes] J Taylor 15 M[inutes] ^I went to Nephi.^ May 21, 1878 ~ Tuesday 21. I took waggon & Rode to york 16 Mils and cars to S L City 75 M[iles] May 22, 1878 ~ Wednesday 22nd [FIGURE] I Recd ...Dates:May 21, 1878 May 22, 1878 May 23, 1878 May 24, 1878 May 25, 1878 May 26, 1878 May 27, 1878 May 28, 1878 May 29, 1878 May 30, 1878 May 31, 1878 -
Excerpt:June 15 1878 apologise to the audience for me because I stoped so adruptly and tell them I had not fainted but was exhausted I rolled over in my bed and heard the City Hall clock strike Twelve June 16, 1878 ~ Sunday June 16 sunday [FIGURES] I received a Letter from J. G. Bleak & wrote one to him to day & 29. I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle E D Woolley spoke 30 M[inutes] W Woodruff 30, & ...Dates:June 16, 1878 June 17, 1878 June 18, 1878 June 19, 1878 June 20, 1878 June 21, 1878 June 22, 1878 -
Excerpt:June 23, 1878 ~ Sunday June 23 1878 Sunday I Attended Meeting at 1 oclok & spoke to the people 1 Hour & 20 Minuts. I went down to the farm in the Evening & returned found the crops looking well 6 M[iles] June 24, 1878 ~ Monday 24 [FIGURE] I rode to Logan, visited the Temple & Recorders Office. The Temple is doing well. I took cars & rode to Ogden & Salt Lake 100 M[iles] ...Dates:June 23, 1878 June 24, 1878 June 25, 1878 June 26, 1878 June 27, 1878 June 28, 1878 June 29, 1878 June 30, 1878 July 1, 1878 -
Excerpt:July 7, 1878 Reproving the people esspecially the Elders, High priest, seventies, & Bishops for their slothfulness and cold- ness and inattention to the things of God if they did not wake up and do their duty they would be removed and others would take their place. AO Pratt spoke 8 minutes and bore Testimony of what Brother Taylor had said At the close of the meeting we met in the prayer circle I then went to the farm and Blessed Sarah Delight Woodruff child ...Dates:July 8, 1878 July 9, 1878 July 10, 1878 July 11, 1878 July 13, 1878 July 14, 1878 July 15, 1878 July 16, 1878 -
Excerpt:July 21, 1878 young peoples mutual improvement society and addressed them followed By F D Richards. July 22, 1878 ~ Monday 22nd I took cars & Rode to S L City 40 M[iles]. [FIGURE] I received 2 Letters from John McAllister & Sarah July 23, 1878 ~ Tuesday 23rd [FIGURE] I wrote 1 Letter to Sarah July 24, 1878 ~ Wednesday 24. [FIGURE] This was the stillest 24 July I ...Dates:July 22, 1878 July 23, 1878 July 24, 1878 July 25, 1878 July 26, 1878 July 27, 1878 July 28, 1878 July 29, 1878 July 30, 1878 July 31, 1878 August 1, 1878 August 2, 1878 August 3, 1878 August 4, 1878 -
Excerpt:January 21, 1879 ~ Tuesday Jan 21, 1879 I went to the Temple and held a council with the committee and I attending a Meeting in the Evening {May I forget the night.} 15 Mile January 22, 1879 ~ Wednesday 22. I spent the day in the Temple Officiated as Ell. Wm Rufus Slade and Julia Ann Higgingbottom Slade was adopted to W. Woodruff [FIGURE] Mary Bonnette Eyring officiated for the female portion of ...Dates:January 21, 1879 January 22, 1879 January 23, 1879 January 24, 1879 January 25, 1879 January 26, 1879 January 27, 1879 January 28, 1879 -
Excerpt:Feb 17, 1879 Breakfas from a fire made of Dead Joshua's a speics of cacktus 12 feet high, 12 to 16 inches through which when dead makes a good fire. This desert abounds with the greatest variety of cacktuses I ever saw, the Joshuas here are ownly 12 feet high, in Calafornia they grow 50 feet. we also have the common cacktus 6 feet high, the Devils pin quishion 3 feet, the snake cacktus 6 feet. The yankee pin cacktus that is covered with Regular pins with heads on that answer for use ...Dates:February 18, 1879 February 19, 1879 -
Excerpt:February 20, 1879 ~ Thursday Feb 20th 1879 [FIGURE] I wrote 9 Letters to day, to McAllister, Emily Spencer L. B. Young, George Rowley, J. G. Bleak, Mrs Browett, Delight & Emeline, & Moses Thatcher. I gave Brother Thatcher a full History of my Eight days travels in the desert. I spent the day confined to my room I do not have the outdoor Exercise that ...Dates:February 20, 1879 February 21, 1879 February 22, 1879 February 23, 1879 February 24, 1879 February 25, 1879 February 26, 1879