July 13th 1866
I left G. S. L. City with A. H. Raleigh to Travel with Presidents Young & Kimballto& co. to Grantsville to dedicate a New meet-
ing house we drove to E. T. City we there partook of a good
public dinner then Held a meeting G. Q. Cannon spoke 15 m[inutes].
President Young 13 Minutes & President H C Kimball 24 minutes
we then rode to Grantsville distance 40 miles
~ Saturday
14. we met in the new Meeting House at 10 oclok meeting op[en]ed
by singing George Q Cannon offered up the dedication prayer
which W. Woodruff & R. L. Campbell reported. H. C. Kimball
then addressed the people one hour G. A. Smith spoke 43
Afternoon W. Woodruff spoke one Hour & 10 Minutes, & J Taylor
one hour & 5 minutes President Young & F D Richards was taken
quit sick & not able to attend Meeting in the Afternoon there was
a review of the Military of the place in the Evening Brother Raleigh
& myself stoped with Aroet HalepPresident Young with
Bishop Rowberry.
~ Sunday
15 Sunday The Assembly met at 10 oclok Prayer By Joseph
F Smith. G. Q. Cannon spoke 45 minutes Joseph F. Smith
spoke 55 minutes. In the Afternoon President Young spoke
one hour & 22 minutes W Woodruff & R L Campbell reported
He spoke vary plain & Pointed concerning our duty to God and
the Holy Priesthood At the close of the meeting I dined with the Pres-
idency & Twelve at Brother Cooleys. we then rode to the mill &whare
President Young & most of the company stoped all night G A Smith
Joseph F Smith A. H. Raleigh & myself drove 3 miles further
to Brother Selwoods & Briants & spent the night with them they
have a vary plesant Place under the mountain they have about
10 Acres of improvement fed by some springs & a fine orchard
& vieneyard & doing well 15 miles
~ Monday
16. We drove to E T City then to Black stoped & bathed in
the salt water then drove to G S. L. City 35 miles
On my return home I went to the office found 2 letters
one from Robert Scholes & one from George Nebeker at
Honoloola Islands I wrote out some reports
~ Tuesday
17 I spent most of the day in the Endowments House we gave Endowments
to 28 persons. H C Kimball sealed 3 couple & W W 15 couple
~ Friday
July 13, 1866
I left G. S. L. City with A. H. Raleigh to Travel with Presidents
Young & Kimball & co. to Grantsville to dedicate a New meeting house we drove to E. T. City we there partook of a good
public dinner then Held a meeting G. Q. Cannon spoke 15 minutes.
President Young 13 Minutes & President H C Kimball 24 minutes
we then rode to Grantsville distance 40 miles
~ Saturday
14. [FIGURE] we met in the new meeting House at 10 oclok meeting opened
by singing George Q Cannon offered up the dedication prayer
which W. Woodruff & R. L. Campbell reported. H. C. Kimball
then addressed the people one hour G. A. Smith spoke 43
Afternoon W. Woodruff spoke one Hour & 10 Minutes, & J Taylor
one hour & 5 minutes President Young & F D Richards was taken
quite sick & not able to attend Meeting in the Afternoon there was
a review of the Military of the place in the Evening Brother Raleigh
& myself stoped with Aroet Hale President Young with
Bishop Rowberry.
~ Sunday
15 Sunday The Assembly met at 10 oclok Prayer By Joseph
F Smith. G. Q. Cannon spoke 45 minutes Joseph F. Smith
spoke 55 minutes. In the Afternoon President Young spoke
one hour & 22 minutes W Woodruff & R L Campbell reported
He spoke vary plain & Pointed concerning our duty to God and
the Holy Priesthood At the close of the meeting I dined with the Presidency & Twelve at Brother Cooleys. we then rode to the mill whare
President Young & most of the company stoped all night. G A Smith
Joseph F Smith A. H. Raleigh & myself drove 3 miles further
to Brother Selwoods & Briants & spent the night with them they
have a vary plesant Place under the mountain they have about
10 Acres of improvement fed by some springs & a fine orchard
& vineyard & doing well 15 miles
~ Monday
16. we drove to E T City then to Black stoped & bathed in
the salt water then drove to G S. L. City 35 miles
[FIGURE] On my return home I went to the office found 2 letters
one from Robert Scholes & one from George Nebeker at
Honoloola Islands I wrote out some reports
~ Tuesday
17 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 28 persons. H C Kimball sealed 3 couple & WW 15 couple
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