-- 1883 December 12
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] Dec 12 1883 I went to the Temple & wrote a letter to Presidt Taylor. We attended to Endowments to day. Emma Woodruff was Baptized for the renewal of her Covenants. Emma Woodruff got her Endowments to day for her Grand Mother Smith and we were sealed for 46 Couple of my dead Relatives. We had 66 Endowments and 25 ordinations. E Snow read a vision of Jacob Gates. (1)
-- Dec 12, 1883
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] Dec 12 1883 I went to the Temple & wrote a letter to Presidt Taylor. We attended to Endowments to day. Emma Woodruff was Baptized for the renewal of her Covenants. Emma Woodruff got her Endowments to day for her Grand Mother Smith and we were sealed for 46 Couple of my dead Relatives. We had 66 Endowments and 25 ordinations. E Snow read a vision of Jacob Gates. (1)
-- Dec 28, 1883
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 28 I Called upon Br Wakefield then went to the Temple and in searching my record I find I have been baptized for 2,934 of my Dead, have Endowments for 2,305 and have 628 more to be Endowed for. I have been sealed for 978 Couple of Dead friends. I have been sealed for 134 Couple of dead friends on this present visit. There was 57 Endowments to day 30 ordinations & 31 sealings. I dined with Br McAllister.
We held a Meeting & J D. T. McAllister spok 20 M John E Carlisle 15 W Woodruff 55 M, G Teasdale 10. I spent the Night at Br Barrons. 6 Miles. (1)
-- Jan 13, 1884
[Sermon] George Teasdale:: Joseph Smith:'s Testimony Never Proven False - Primitive Organization of the Church - Work of Christ not Completed When He Said, - It is Finished - Why Should So Much Fault Be Found With the Latter - Day Saints? - The World's Objection to - Mormonism - History of the Apostles - Authority to Preach the Gospel Restored - Temples - Baptism for the Dead - Book of Mormon - Restoration of the Priesthood - Cause of Persecution - No Surrender - Plural Marriage, JD 25:13 - 22 (2)
-- Feb 4, 1884
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 4 + I rode to Logan and visited the Temple with the Presidency and Twelve and the Architect Truman O Angel Jr had got the platform on the South side of the font as marked in black. I told the Company that the recorder witnesses and Confirmers should be as near together as possible at the south End so the administrator Could hear the recorder distinctly when the names are Called off as I have marked it in read.
No Architect in building a Temple who is not thoroughly acquainted with giving Endowments should go to work to build a Temple according to his own ideas without Consulting with the building Committee and the Presidency of the Church and those who do understand what is necessary for the work of the Endowments. By persuing this Cource in Logan Temple Br Angel has made many mistakes and much work has had to be undone.
At the Close of our visit at the Temple we took Cars & rode to Salt Lake City & spent the night. Distance 100 Miles. (1)
-- Monday February 4th 1884
[John Nuttle Diary] Prest Taylor feeling well in health this Morning. at 9 a m Prst Taylor and the brethren went to the Temple and considered as to the Carpeting of the rooms - also decided as to the seating of the Recorder - Witnesses & confirmer's at the Font ... (3)
-- 1884 February 14
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 14 My Son Asahel H Woodruff was reBaptized this morning and received his Endowments. President Taylor paid us a visit this morning in our Office. (1)
-- Feb 14, 1884
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 14 My Son Asahel H Woodruff was reBaptized this morning and received his Endowments. President Taylor paid us a visit this morning in our Office. (1)
-- May 21, 1884
[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary] [At Logan temple] A number of Batisms [sic] then followed for the living and dead, among the number was my mother, she was baptized seven times for her health and hearing. Prests Taylor and Cannon, Apostles Erastus Snow, Moses Thatcher and H.J. Grant confirmed mother. Prest Geo. Q. Cannon being mouth. Bishop David Cannon of Saint George officiated in baptizing. I never felt better in my life than while assisting in my mother's confirmation, and I am free to confess that as near as I can judge the testimony of the spirit it was that her hearing should be restored to her. (4)
Endnotes:
1 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Journal of Discourses, http://jod.mrm.org
3 - Diary Excerpts of L. John Nuttall, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
4 - Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
LDS History Chronology: Unconventional Baptisms
Mormon History Timeline: Forms of Rebaptism in LDS History
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
