April 3, 1871 ~ Monday to April 5, 1871 ~ Wednesday

April 3rd 1871

3rd 4 & 5 I spent the week on the farm putting in Potatoes, Beets, Carrotts
Peas &c

April 6, 1871 ~ Thursday

6 April 1871 I met in the general conference of the Church of Latter
Day Saints in the New Tabernacle at 10 being all the First Presidency
& 12 present Except Erastus Snow who was sick at St George
President Young called the Attention of the conference which was opened
By prayer By John Taylor. G A Smith spoke 20 Minutes O Hyde
spoke 60. Afternoon Prayer By W Woodruff Lorenzo Snow spoke
50 Minutes, John Sharp spoke 12 Minutes G. A. Smith 18 President Young 5.

April 7, 1871 ~ Friday

7. Conference opened By Prayer By O Hyde at 10 oclok Wm C Stanes spoke
25 Minutes D F Richards 48, G. A. Smith 10. Afternoon J F. Smith
Prayed, John Taylor spoke 1 Hour & 10 Minutes J F Smith spoke 15 Minutes
we held a Priesthood Meeting. G. Q. Cannon made the first
speech upon the building of the Temple followed By O Hyde D. H. Wells
& President Young. I wrote 2 letters one to H. A. King one to
John Slaugh of Battle Creek

April 8, 1871 ~ Saturday

8. Conference Met at 10 oclok. O Pratt Prayed G. Q. Cannon spoke
46 Minutes C W Penrose 35. Afternoon Authorities of the Church
were presented & Accepted A Carrington spoke 22 Minutes
President spoke 45 Minute & it was one of the Most powerful &
instructive discourses I ever herd in my life. There was a
large Number of Gentiles including Members of Congress
the Chief Justice of the Territy seven Priest & many dignitaries
He spoke in great power among his remarks He said the
Lord does not require us to Force men to Embrace the gospel
of Christ if He did He would require us to do what He
will not do himself for He gives all Men there agency & sets
Life & death before them & lets them chuse for themselves
Joseph Young

April 9, 1871 ~ Sunday

9. Sunday Conference Met at 10 oclok. Joseph Young spoke
48 Minutes O Pratt spoke 40 Minutes. Afternoon A
Carrington spoke 40 Minutes. Then the Names of the Miss[iona]ries
were called. President Young spoke one Hour & 15 Minutes

April 10, 1871 ~ Monday

10. I Met with the stock Holders of the Zions Merchantile
Cooperative Institution at 10 oclok & with the Missionaries
at 2 oclok, & we set apart some 20 Missionaries. I Blessed

April 3, 1871 ~ Monday to April 5, 1871 ~ Wednesday

April 3rd 1871

3rd 4 & 5 I spent the week on the farm Putting in Potatoes, Beets, Carrotts Peas &c

April 6, 1871 ~ Thursday

6, April 1871 [FIGURE] I met in the general Conference of the Church of Latter Day Saints in the New Tabernacle at 10 being all the First Presidency & 12 present Except Erastus Snow who was sick at St George President Young called the Attention of the Conference which was opened By prayer By John Taylor G A Smith spoke 20 Minutes O Hyde spoke 60. Afternoon Prayer By W Woodruff Lorenzo Snow spoke 50 Minutes, John Sharp spoke 12 Minutes G. A. Smith 18 Presidrnt Young 5.

April 7, 1871 ~ Friday

7. Conference opened By Prayer By O Hyde at 10 oclok Wm C Stanes spoke 25 Minutes D F Richards 48, G. A. Smith 10 Afternoon J F Smith Prayed, John Taylor spoke 1 Hour & 10 Minutes J F Smith spoke 15 Minutes we held a Priesthood Meeting G. Q. Cannon made the first speech upon the building of the Temple followed By O Hyde D. H. Wells & President Young. I wrote 2 letters one to H. A. King one to [FIGURE] John Slaugh of Battle Creek

April 8, 1871 ~ Saturday

8. Conference Met at 10 oclok O Pratt Prayed G. Q. Cannon spoke 46 Minutes C W Penrose 35. Afternoon Authorities of the Church were presented & Accepted A Carrington spoke 22 Minutes President Brigham Young spoke 45 Minutes & it was one of the Most powerful & instructive discourses I ever herd in my life. There was a large Number of Gentiles including Members of Congress the Chief Justice of the Territy seven Priest & many dignitaries He spoke in great Power among his remarks He said the [FIGURE] Lord does not require us to Force men to Embrace the gospel of Christ if He did He would require us to do what He will not do himself for He gives all Men there agency & sets Life & death before them & lets them chuse for themselves

April 9, 1871 ~ Sunday

9. Sunday Conference Met at 10 oclok Joseph Young spoke 48 Minutes O Pratt spoke 40 Minutes. Afternoon A Carrington spoke 40 Minutes. Then the Names of the Missionaries were called President Young spoke one Hour & 15 Minutes

April 10, 1871 ~ Monday

10. I Met with the Stock Holders of the Zions Merchantile Cooperative Institution at 10 oclok & with the Missionaries at 2 oclok, & we set apart some 20 Missionaries I Blessed