I met at the Prayer room & gave John Stocking
& wife their second Anointing.
~ Saturday
6 I met at the Prayer room at 8 oclok & G. A. Smith Anointed Thomas Williams & wife I Attended the Annual Conference of
the Church which met at the Tabernacle at 10 oclck
Conference opened by Prayer By H. C Kimball. President Brigham Young spoke to the People 15 minutes He gave a text
for the Elders to Preach to viz not to scease our labors am[on]g
the people untill we get the people of one heart & one mind in
all things. President H. C. Kimball then spoke 50 minutes
then President Young spoke 23 Minutes and Preached a
good sermon to the sisters requested them to keep the word
of wisdom not to drink coffee or tea & He wished all to keep
the word of wisdom. [Doctrine and Covenants 89] Afternoon D H. Wells spoke 40 Minutes
& John Taylor spoke 72 minutes.
~ Sunday
7. Sunday Conference Assembled in the Tabernacle at 10 oclok
prayer By Joseph W. Young. G. A. Smith spoke one hour
& President Young spoke 20 minutes He said I am at the
defiance of any man to Prove that God ^Ever^ afflicted a faithful
People. when People are afflicted they bring it upon themselve
in a great measure. whenever a people are faithful the Lord
Blesses them & when they are disobedient & wicked He chastizes them
Afternoon Prayer By Phineas Young we met in
the Bowery. W. Woodruff spoke 15 minutes E. T. Benson
spoke 30 Minutes & G. Q. Cannon spoke 16 minutes
President Young spoke 10 minutes
~ Monday
8. Monday I met at 8 oclok at the Prayer room & I gave Jacob G. Bigler his seconed anointing. I then went to Conference
in the Tabernacle it was crouded full President Young came
in & said they would remove to the Bowery & their was a
terrible rush to get out Conference opened at 10 oclok
in the Bowery. Prayer By E. D. WoolleyH. C. Kimball
spoke 50 minutes & President Young 5 minutes
Afternoon Prayer By J. T. D. MCallisterC. C. Rich,
spoke 20 Minutes The Authorities of the Church were presented
47 Missionaries called D H Wells spoke 15 M[inutes]. Adjourned till 6 ock
~ Friday
April 5th 1867
I [FIGURE] met at the Prayer room & gave John Stocking& wife their second Anointing.
~ Saturday
6 [FIGURE] I met at the Prayer room at 8 oclok & G. A. Smith Anointed
Thomas Williams & wife. I Attended the Annual Conference of
the Church which met at the Tabernacle at 10 oclok
Conference opened by Prayer By H. C Kimball. President
Brigham Young spoke to the People 15 minutes He gave a text
for the Elders to Preach to viz not to scease our labors among
the people untill we get the people of one heart & one mind in
all things. President H. C. Kimball then spoke 50 minutes
then President Young spoke 23 Minutes and Preached a
good sermon to the sisters requested them to keep the word
of wisdom not to drink coffee or tea & He wished all to keep
the word of wisdom. Afternoon D H. Wells spoke 40 Minutes
& John Taylor spoke 72 minutes.
~ Sunday
7. Sunday Conference Assembled in the Tabernacle at 10 oclok
prayer By Joseph W. Young. G. A. Smith spoke one hour
& President Young spoke 20 minutes He said I am at the
defiance of any man to Prove that God Ever afflicted a faithful
People, when People are afflicted they bring it upon themselve
in a great measure, whenever a people are faithful the Lord
Blesses them & when they are disobedient & wicked He chastizes them
Afternoon Prayer By Phineas Young we met in
the Bowery. W. Woodruff spoke 15 minutes E. T. Benson
spoke 30 Minutes & G. Q. Cannon spoke 16 minutes
President Young spoke 10 minutes
~ Monday
8. Monday [FIGURE] I met at 8 oclok at the Prayer room & I gave
Jacob G. Bigler his seconed anointing. I then went to Conference
in the Tabernacle it was crouded full President Young came
in & said they would remove to the Bowery & their was a
terrible rush to get out Conference opened at 10 oclok
in the Bowery. Prayer By E. D. WoolleyH. C. Kimball
spoke 50 minutes & President Young 5 minutes
Afternoon Prayer by J. T. D. MCallisterC. C. Rich,
spoke 20 Minutes The Authorities of the Church were presented
47 Missionaries called D H Wells spoke 15 Minutes Adjourned till 6 ock
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," April 5, 1867 - April 8, 1867, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 11, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/BBPX