We took cars at 1:30 & rode to Ogden & Salt Lak 100 M[iles]
~ Tuesday
3, I signed 30 Recommends & received 17 Letters
I wrote 1 Letter to Malinda W Hatch I had a hard
shake of the Ague in the night & was quite sick
~ Wednesday
4. I spent the day at home sick
~ Thursday
5 Finished from Oct 25 (Or After doing and
suffering what we have through our adhereance to
this principelle to scease the Practice and submit to the
law and through doing so have the Prophets Apostls
and Fathers at home so they can instruct the
People and attend to the Duties of the Church, Also leave
the Temples in the hands of the Saints of the Saints
so they can attend to the ordinances of the Gospel
both for the living & the Dead. Now the inspiration of
the Lord will reveal to any person which course
wisdom would dictate us to persue And the Latter day
Saints throughout Israel should understand that
the first Presidency of the Church And the Twelve Apostles
are ledof and guided by the inspiration of the Lord
And the Lord will not permit me nor any other
man to lead the People Asstray)
5 I signed 12 Recommends & received 8 Letters
I met with the Bank Board I attended the Theater
in the Evening with G Q C. & Emma & Blanch
~ Friday
6. I signed 14 Recommends I received 9 Letters I met
with a number of Persons
~ Saturday
7, I spent the day at home
~ Sunday
8 Sunday I spent the day at home had my family together
We took cars at 1:30 & rode to Ogden & Salt Lak 100 Miles
~ Tuesday
3, I signed 30 Recommends & received 17 Letters
I wrote 1 Letter to Malinda W Hatch I had a hard
shake of the Ague in the night & was quite sick
~ Wednesday
4. I spent the day at home sick
~ Thursday
5 Finished from Oct 25 (Or After doing and
suffering what we have through our adhereance to
this principle to scease the Practice and submit to the
law and through doing so have the Prophets Apostls
and Fathers at home so they can instruct the
People and attend to the Duties of the Church, Also leave
the Temples in the hands of the Saints of the Saints
so they can attend to the ordinances of the Gospel
both for the living & the Dead. Now the inspiration of
the Lord will reveal to any person which course
wisdom would dictate us to persue And the Latter day
Saints throughout Israel should understand that
the first Presidency of the Church And the Twelve Apostles
are led and guided by the inspiration of the Lord
And the Lord will not permit me nor any other
man to lead the People Asstray)
5 I signed 12 Recommends & received 8 Letters
I met with the Bank Board I attended the Theater
in the Evening with G Q C. & Emma & Blanch
~ Friday
6. I signed 14 Recommends I received 9 Letters I met
with a number of Persons
~ Saturday
7, I spent the day at home
~ Sunday
8 Sunday I spent the day at home had my family together
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," November 2, 1891 - November 8, 1891, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 13, 2024, https://arts.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/79j8