15th I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we
gave endowments to some 20 persons I called at the H. office
& found President Young was in conversing with G. A. S.
I paid my Territorial & county tax amounting to $32.40
I met with the Quorum of the Twelve for our prayer
circle A. Lyman Prayed W. Woodruff was mouth
~ Sunday
16th Sunday we had a rainy night. I met with my Quorum
in the morning but we did not dress or pray. I attended meeting
in the morning. G. B. Wallace preached in the morning I did not
attend in the afternoon. Brother Kimball & Wells preached. I
attended the meeting at the 14 ward school house went home
and had a severe attack of the inflametory Rheumatism
& cramp in the stomach I suffered immensly for 3 hours
with hot mint tea & hot water I got relief. we had a vary
hard frost last night
~ Monday
17th I arose at 10 oclok was vary poorly I walked to the Historians office & spent a short time I received a letter
from G. A. S in Deseret Alphabet informed me there would
be a council with the Presidency, Twelve, & the presidentcy
of the seventies in order to fill up those Quorums. A man
was shot through the head on saturday night He was found dead
in the morning. I met with the Twelve in the evening at the upper
room of the Historians office the evening was spent in speaching
upon the subjects of the Twelve keeping Gentiles Boarders
of Having them associateing with our familyies. TElders E. T.
Benson & F. D. Richards Both were keeping Boarders
they both expressed there willingness to dismiss there
Boarders as soon as they could without temperal
loss to themselves we had a good meeting I was poorly
through the night.
~ Tuesday
18th I was poorly through the nightday I spent most of the
day at home I spent a part of the day at the office
~ Wednesday
19th I spent the day at home I
labored throug the day I was not well at about dark
I was taken vary sick and I was sick all over I had
a vary sick night. I had a severe attack of the Lung
Fever & Pleurisy in my left side
~ Thursday to ~ Friday
20 & 21. Mrs Woodruff nursed me, but it was eviident
I was to have a hard fit of sickness
~ Saturday
22nd Sisters Eliza R Snow & Zina Young was sent for
and they called to see me I was exceding sick Sister
Zina staid through the day and left in the evening sister
Eliza Snow spent the night with me. I had a tremendious
raging Lung fever. Sister Snow gave me 20 drops
Oct 14th
& foundation of the modern Governments of Europe Presidt
Young said He had been informed that Col Forney and General
Stambaugh wished that the probate court of WashingtonCo
would take up the Mountain Meadow massacree and it was
thought that Gov Cumings was in favor of the same
~ Saturday
15th I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we
gave endowments to some 20 persons I called at the H. office
& found President Young was in conversing with G. A. S.
I paid my Territorial & County tax amounting to $32.40
I met with the Quorum of the Twelve for our prayer
circle A. Lyman Prayed W. Woodruff was mouth
~ Sunday
16th Sunday We had a rainy night. I met with my Quorum
in the morning but we did not dress or pray. I attended meeting
in the morning. G. B. Wallace preached in the morning I did not
attend in the afternoon. Brother Kimball & Wells preached. I
attended the meeting at the 14 ward school house went home
and had a severe attack of the inflametory Rheumatism
& cramp in the stomach I suffered immensly for 3 hours
with hot mint tea & hot water I got relief we had a vary
hard frost last night
~ Monday
17th I arose at 10 oclok was vary poorly I walked to the
Historians office & spent a short time I received a letter
from G. A. S in Deseret Alphabet informed me there would
be a council with the Presidency, Twelve, & the presidency
of the seventies in order to fill up those Quorums. A man
was shot through the head on saturday night He was found dead
in the morning. I met with the Twelve in the evening at the upper
room of the Historians office the evening was spent in speaching
upon the subjects of the Twelve keeping Gentiles Boarders
of Having them associateing with our familiesElders E. T.
Benson & F. D. Richards Both were keeping Boarders
they both expressed there willingness to dismiss there
Boarders as soon as they could without temperal
loss to themselves we had a good meeting I was poorly
through the night.
~ Tuesday
18th I was poorly through theday I spent most of the
day at home I spent a part of the day at the office
~ Wednesday
19th FIGURES I spent the day at home I
labored throug the day I was not well at about dark
I was taken vary sick and I was sick all over I had
a vary sick night. I had a severe attack of the Lung
Fever & Pleurisy in my left side
~ Thursday to ~ Friday
20 & 21. Mrs Woodruff nursed me, but it was evident
I was to have a hard fit of sickness
~ Saturday
22nd Sisters Eliza R Snow & Zina Young was sent for
and they called to see me I was exceding sick Sister
Zina staid through the day and left in the evening sister
Eliza Snow spent the night with me. I had a tremendious
raging Lung fever Sister Snow gave me 20 drops
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," October 14, 1859 - October 22, 1859, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 2, 2024, https://2023.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/vgLm