Day in the Life
Journal Entry
14 Sunday I spent last night in the Temple I attended the
Bishops Meeting this morning at 9 oclok with the Bishops
the subject was presented to the Bishop of collecting means for
finishing the Mantit Temple each Bishop spoke upon the
subject and said they would do all they could at 10 oclok
We went into the congregation of the people and the people
were vary much asstonished to see me not knowing that
I was in the county the forenoon was spent in hearing
the various reports Brother Lunt spoke then followed E Snow
who spoke 40 minuts and gave a history of Judge
Zane's desision in A. M. Cannons care and represented
that a Gentile was brought up for seducing a girl while He
had a wife But the Judge ruled that the Law was not meant
for Gentiles & nobody Els but the Mormons the gentile foots
must be kept out of the trap & the Mormon foot kept in
I stoped at noon at Br McArthurs Br Lunt & Henry
Harriman stoped there also Brother Harriman wanted me
to ordain him the senior President of the 7 President of the Seventies
I laid my Hands upon Henry Harriman & ordained
him the senior President of the first seven Presidents
of the seventies that is I confirmed this ordination upon his
Head he had been holding the office for many years
I met at 2 oclok with the General Assembly & partook of the
Sacrament the Authorities of the Church were then presented
& Henry Harriman then spoke 20 minutes I then addressed
the Meeting for 45 minuts and Encouraged the saints to faith[fulness]
unto the End. Marshal Armstrong & Clerk of the commitee
at Beaver were present. I took supper at Br Wm H. Thompson
His Daughter Amelia Thompson & others sang for us I spent the
night at the Temple
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