April 29, 1870 ~ Friday

April 29, 1870

I left the City in company with Brother & Sister Faust to visit
Toille City & Dedicate their New meeting House Our company consisted
of D. H. Wells O Pratt J Taylor W Woodruff J. F. Smith Faust, Wm Jennings
& A H Raleigh we drove to Black Rock there met about 50 Horsemen
as an Escort, then drove to the woollen Factory. Stoped took dinner
& dedicated the Building & all thereto Belonging to the Lord John Taylor
made the dedication Prayer D H Wells addressed the people followed By
John Taylor we then drove to Toille City & spent the night. I stoped
with Brother John Aitkin Brother Wells with Bishop Rhobery 35 M[iles]

April 30, 1870 ~ Saturday

30. [FIGURE] we met in the New Meeting House, Built of Rock 40 By 60 feet
with a gallary 18 By 40 & well finished. The Dedication Prayer
was offered By President D. H. Wells Then O Pratt spoke 41 M[inutes]
W Woodruff spoke 29 Minutes Afternoon A H Raleigh Prayed
Joseph F Smith spoke one hour & 14 Minutes D. H. Wells spoke 47 M[inutes]
A Meeting was Held in the Evening W Woodruff Prayed Wm
Jennings spoke 24 Minutes A. H. Raleigh spoke 53
Henry J Faust spoke 19 Minutes

May 1, 1870 ~ Sunday

May 1, 1870 Met at 10 oclok O. Pratt Prayed John Taylor
spoke 69 Minutes O Pratt 23 & D. H. Wells 11 Minutes at the
close of the Meeting we drove Back Home to Salt Lake City 35 m[inutes]

May 2, 1870 ~ Monday

2nd I went to my farm at Night sowed Alsike Clover seed in
my garden through the day 3 M[iles]

May 3, 1870 ~ Tuesday

3rd I spent the day mending fence

May 4, 1870 ~ Wednesday

4. I spent the day at work Building Back Room & sowing Lucerne

May 5, 1870 ~ Thursday

May 5. [FIGURE] The adjourned General Conference met this after
Morning in the New Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory at 10 oclok sung the Morning Breaks
G. A. Smith Prayed then spoke to the people 21 Minutes D. H. Wells
37 & President Young 11 G Q Cannon closed
Afternoon L Snow Prayed President Young spoke 38 Minutes
B Young jr Prayed O Hyde spoke 32 Minutes O Pratt 65 M[inutes].

May 6, 1870 ~ Friday

May 6. Conference Met at 10 oclok John Taylor spoke one hour &
25 Minutes. Afternoon Prayer By L Snow, President Young spoke 38
Minutes W Woodruff spoke 32 G A Smith spoke 16 M[inutes]
[FIGURES] I wrote 2 letters to H. A. King 240 Broadway N. Yog [York]
& sent $5. One letter to N. C. Mitchel & sent $2 I did not put
a stamp onto Kings letter but went Back & left a stamp with the Post Master