October 8, 1870 ~ Saturday

Oct 8, 1870

Conference opened at 10 oclok. Erastus Snow Prayed & then
spoke 44 Minutes G. A. Smith 20, D. H. Wells 24, & Presid[en]t
B. Young 5 Minutes. We held a council at noomn at Pres-
ident Youngs office the Presidency & all of the Twelve & By unanimous
vote cut of [off] Isaac Haight, John D. Lee & Wood, for
committing a great sin & they were not to have the
Privilege of returning again to the Church again in this life
Afternoon The Authorities of the Church were presented
President Young resigned his office as Trustee in trust the
People voted against accepting it He also resigned his office
as President of the Perpetual Emigrating fund & Horace S Eldridge
was appointed to that office. G. A. Smith resigned his
Office as Historian & General Church Recorder & Albert
Carrington was Appointed in his place President Y[ou]ng spoke
36 Minutes & O Hyde 10 Minutes. We held a Meeting
in the Evening in the old Tabernacle of the Priesthood
C. C. Rich spoke & called for volenteers to go to soda springs
the Presidency spoke & L Snow

October 9, 1870 ~ Sunday

9^th Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle A Carrington
Prayed J. Taylor spoke one hour & 22 Minutes & G A Smith 5 M
Martin Harris Bore Testimony to the Saints & to the Gentiles
who were present. G. A. Smith spoke 5 Minutes. The Testimony
of the 3 witnesses in the Book of Mormon was then read
then President Y[ou]ng spoke 10 Minutes. Afternoon sacram[en]t
Administered & A Carrington spoke 58 Ministeredtes
G. A. Smith 25 M, & President Y[ou]ng 27.

October 10, 1870 ~ Monday

10^th I spent the day in the Endowm[en]t House gave Endowments
to 47. W Woodruff sealed 47 couple J. F. Smith 6 couple
I then attended A meeting of the stock Holders of Zions
cooperative Merchantile Institution & a dividend of
10 percent wars declaired for 6 month upon the capitol stok
At the close of the Meeting I went to the party of the Zions Camp
& Mormon Battalion. Bishop E Hunter got up a Dinner for
the same Mrs Phebe & Emma Woodruff accompanied me to the
same. There were 30 Men & 2 women of Zions Camp present
out of 205 Men, & 63 Men of the Mormon Battalion out of 500 Men

October 8, 1870 ~ Saturday

Oct 8, 1870

Conference opened at 10 oclok. Erastus Snow Prayed & then spoke 44 Minutes G. A. Smith 20 D. H. Wells 24 & President B. Young 5 Minutes. We held a council at noon at President Youngs office the Presidency & all of the Twelve & By unanimous [FIGURE] vote cut of Isaac Haight, John D. Lee & Wood for committing a great Sin & they were not to have the Privilege of Returning again to the Church again in this life Afternoon The Authorities of the Church were presented President Young resigned his office as Trustee in trust the People voted against accepting it He also resigned his office as Presidet of the Perpetual Emigrating fund & Horace S Eldridge was appointed to that office. G. A. Smith Resigned his Office as Historian & General Church Recorder & Albert Carrington was Appointed in his place President Young spoke 36 Minutes & O Hyde 10 Minutes. We held a Meeting in the Evening in the old Tabernacle of the Priesthood C. C. Rich spoke & called for volenteers to go to soda springs the Presidency spoke & L Snow

October 9, 1870 ~ Sunday

9th Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle A Carrington Prayed J. Taylor spoke one hour & 22 Minutes & Martin Harris Bore Testimony to the Saints & to the Gentiles who were preset. G. A. Smith spoke 5 Minutes. The Testimony of the 3 witnesses in the Book of Mormon was then read then President Young spoke 10 Minutes. Afternoon sacrament Administered & A Carrington spoke 58 Minites G. A. Smith 25 Minutes & President Young 27.

October 10, 1870 ~ Monday

10 I spent the day in the Endowment House gave Endowments to 47 W Woodruff sealed 47 couple J. F. Smith 6 couple [FIGURE] I then attended A meeting of the Stock Holders of Zions cooperative Merchantile Institution & a dividend of 10 percent was declaired for 6 month upon the capitol stok At the close of the Meeting I went to the party of the Zions Camp & Mormon Battalion. Bishop E Hunter got up a Dinner for the same. Mrs & Emma Woodruff accompanied me to the same. There were 30 Men & 2 women of Zions Camp present Out of 205 Men & 63 Men of the Mormon Battalion out of 500 Men