Wilford helps establish the Deseret Horticultural Society.
11th Sunday the missionaries met at 8 oclok & passed res-
olutions concerning other Quarterly conferences in the
District which are published in the Deseret News
at 10 oclok the conference again opened prayer & singing
the people were addressed By H. S. Eldridge & followed by
E. T. Benson who spoke at length to the edification of the people
the People again assembled at 2 oclok & were addresed by
W. Woodruff who took for a text the fore part of the Lords
prayer "May thy kingdom come & thy will be done on Earth as
it is done in heaven [Matthew 6:10] was followed by Brother Pack who bore
testimony to the truth
the people met again at 6 oclok & were addressed by Elders
Lorenzo D. Young George Woodward Joseph Young & W Woodruff
the spirit of God rested upon us & we had a good time
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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.
W. Woodruff addressed the people & said that when I look upon the mountains & vallies & hills & dales & both in the Heavens & on Earth I behold a great variety in all the works of God & in looking upon the portr- ait of the Presidency & Twelve I see no two men or things look alike & what constitutes a part of the glory of God is the great variety of his works so in the preaching of the Presidency & Twelve each man might preach upon a different subject & Handle it in a different manner yet all by the same spirit & will edify the people. so I feel incouraged to think that notwithstanding such a great flood of light & truth has been presented to this people since the commencement of this conference that the Lord will still give me sumthing that may edify the people this evening. I would warn the people to give heed to the strong teachings & exertations which they have
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