Wilford helps establish the Deseret Horticultural Society.
10th Saturday we rode to Tooele City to attend the Quarte-
rly conference the people Assembled at 11 oclok meeting opened
by singing & Prayer By Brother Lyon. then W Woodruff
said I am glad to meet you in the capacity of a quarterly
conference & I am glad to have the privileg of meeting
with you as a missionary in connextion with so many
other missionaries we know it is necessary for you to have
the spirit of God in order to be benefited by our teaching & it
is necessary for us to have the spirit of God as missionaries [in]
order to teach to your edifycation. the Lord has a great
deal to communicate to this people for we have much to learn
before we are prepared to dwell in the presence of God, so
I wish you all to get the spirit of God that you may all be edify
& that you may by faith draw forth those things from
the Lord which it is his will you should obtain through his ser-
vants who shall address you. I leave thes remarks with you
& give way for Brother Lyon to address you.
Brother John Lyon addressed the people for about one
hour I reported his sermon as I did all others who spok
during the conference. The conference was held in the
tabernacle or large school hous.
The people again assembled at 2 oclock & were addresed By Joseph Young
by Zerah Pulsipher offered up prayer
Brother Joseph spoke quite lengthy & we were Edifyed by his
teaching he was blessed by the spirit of God
The people again assembled at 6 oclok. Prayer by Brother
Harriman Zerah Pulsipher addressed the people & we were
all interested in his teachings
Henry Harriman followed & the two occupied the evening
till 9 oclok then an appealed case of trial of a sister came
up before Bishop Robarry which lasted till midnight much
Instruction was given by W. Woodruff & E. T. Benson upon
principle I spent the night at Brother Kelseys
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W Woodruff said I am glad to meet you in the capacity of a quarterly conference & I am glad to have the privileg of meeting with you as a missionary in connextion with so many other missionaries we know it is necessary for you to have the spirit of God in order to be benefited by our teaching & it is necessary for us to have the spirit of God as missionaries [in] order to teach to your edifycation. the Lord has a great deal to communicate to this people for we have much to learn before we are prepared to dwell in the presence of God so I wish you all to get the spirit of God that you may all be edify & that you may by faith draw forth those things from the Lord which it is his will you should obtain through his ser- vants who shall address you.
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