Feb 12, 1877
I spent the day writing on the ceremonies & we spent the Evening
with President Young reading the ceremony we received a Telegram
^^ [from] washington saying the Electorial Committy at washington had
broaken up All the dimocratts had resigned The Clerk of the House
had ordered the commission to stop counting the votes and disorg-
anize Great Excitement Exhist in washington
15. I presided at the Temple we gave 136 Endowments W. Woodruff
ordained 33 Elders & David H Cannon ordained 13 Elders John M Mody ordained 3310 Elders W Woodruff sealed at the
Altar 25 couple & E Snow 17 couple we used two
^^ veils to day the first time in this Generation I received 1 Letter from Bulah I wrote 1 letter to Phebe
~ Friday
16. I presided at the Temple we gave Endowments to 135
63 Elders ordained W Woodruff 1, W Woodruff sealed
24 mostly for the dead E Snow 20. President Young was with
us and felt well I attended Meeting in the Evening at the St George
House
~ Monday
Feb 12, 1877
I spent the day writing on the ceremonies & we spent the Evening
with President Young reading the ceremony we received a Telegram
FIGURES from washington saying the Electorial Committy at washington had
broaken up All the dimocratts had resigned The Clerk of the House
had ordered the commission to stop counting the votes and disorganize Great Excitement Exhist in washington
15. I presided at the Temple we gave 136 Endowments W. Woodruff
ordained 33 Elders & David H Cannon ordained 13 Elders
John M Mody ordained10 Elders W Woodruff sealed at the
Altar 25 couple & E Snow 17 couple FIGURES we used two
FIGURES veils to day the first time in this Generation I received
[FIGURE] 1 Letter from Bulah I wrote 1 letter to Phebe
~ Friday
[FIGURE] 16. I presided at the Temple we gave Endowments to 135
63 Elders ordained W Woodruff 1, W Woodruff sealed
24 mostly for the dead E Snow 20. President Young was with
us and felt well I attended Meeting in the Evening at the St George
House
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," February 12, 1877 - February 16, 1877, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 5, 2024, https://2023.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/KZmx