After visiting each appartment of the palace
we all called upon one of the brethren &
took Dinner, after which we visited other
portions of the city. Sir Walter Scotts
Monument is a splendid specimin of art
we saw the Scotch Gientess as we passed along
I spent the night with Br Henry McEwan
No 2 High Rigs distan[c]e of the day 12 m
Their being present one of the Twelve &
3 High Priest, 8 Elders, 16 Priest & 4 Teachers R Hedlock was chosen President
Priest Braley Clerk
Conference opened by singing & Prayer
After which there were eleven branches
represented in the Edinborough Conference
containing 409 members 13 Elders, 22 Priest
8 Teachers 1 Deacons & 9 Baptized
The morning was taken up in teaching principle
Met in the afternoon Partook of the sacrament
After which Elder Banks was appointed
the Presiding Elder over the Edinborough
branch & conference Br H McEwen over
two or three branches under Brother Banks.
W. Woodruff preached in the evening
to an attentive congregation. I spent
the night at No. 2 High Rigs
~ Monday
234th[FIGURE] A company of young men called
the Nauvoo Legion led us out
to see the city, & they led us to the vary top
of the high clift called Arthurs Seat, the
After visiting each appartment of the palace
we all called upon one of the brethren &
took Dinner, after which we visited other
portions of the City. Sir Walter Scotts
Monument is a splendid specimin of art
we saw the Scotch Gientess as we passed along
I spent the night with Br Henry McEwan
No 2 High Rigs distance of the day 12 m
~ Sunday
Edinborough Conference
Met in Edinborough on Sunday 23rd March AD 1845
Their being present one of the Twelve &
3 High Priest, 8 Elders, 16 Priest & 4 Teachers
R Hedlock was chosen President
Priest Braley Clerk
Conference opened by singing & Prayer
After which there were eleven branches
represented in the Edinborough Conference
containing 409 members 13 Elders, 22 Priest
8 Teachers 1 Deacons & 9 Baptized
The morning was taken up in teaching Principle
Met in the afternoon Partook of the sacrament
after which Elder Banks was appointed
the Presiding Elder over the Edinborough
branch & conference Br H McEwen over
two or three branches under Brother Banks.
W. Woodruff Preached in the evening
to an attentive congregation. I spent
the night at No. 2 High Rigs
~ Monday
24th [FIGURE] A company of young men called
the Nauvoo Legion led us out
to see the city, & they led us to the vary top
of the high clift called Arthurs Seat, the
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," March 22, 1845 - March 24, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/wEg