16. July
J. Y President Joseph Young died this morning
at 4 oclok in the morning Aged 84 years 3 months & 9 days
Thus passes away another Aged Patriarch of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints He was a good faithful
Man. I took cars at 7 oclok with G Q Cannon and
rode to Nephi to attend the quarterly confer[en]ce
we met in the Meeting House at 2 oclok several of [the]
wards reported after which G. Q. Cannon spok 45 Minutes
W Woodruff 35 M[inutes]. In the Evening we attended the
young Mens & young womens Mutual Improvement Association
W Woodruff spoke 30 M & G Q Cannon 5 M we had a
good time short reports of Both societies were given. I spent
the night at Br Teasdale's & G Q C. at Br Pitchforth 100 M[iles]
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