July 17, 1892
^Sunday^ I took cars on the D. & R. G. at 8 oclok with G Q
Cannon & Brother Winters And arivd at Provo
at 9:30 to Attend the Conference we met with some 2000 persons at 10 oclok Meeting opened by Prayer
& singing Joseph F Smith spoke 52 Minits He spoke
upon the Presidency of the Church, & authorities
of the Priesthood And Members of Twelve Apostles
& other quorums should Ask council of the
Presidency when they Enter into Important
matters that thake their time. I followed him & spok
15 Minuts & bore my testimony of the order of the
order of the Kingdom of God We held a meeting
with the Male Members of the CStake for one hour
to settle the business of the Debt of the Provo Academy at amounting to $75000. It was finally settled
by the inhabitants of the stake taking the Debt upon
themselves & taking possession of the Real Esstate
which belonged to it 50 or 100 Men was to be
apointed to take the Notes & pay them
In the Afternoon G Q Cannon spoke one hour
we closed at 4 occlok & took car & returned
to Salt Lake City Distance 100 M[iles]
~ Monday
18 I spent the day in the office I met with many parties
with Col Trumbo who gave us an account of his mis-
sion in washington gave a favorable Acou[n]t
~ Tuesday
19. I met with Hon Franklin Anders who was was
in the interest of silver A Methidist Minister
called upon us and wanted to Enquire into our faith & Doctrin
~ Sunday
July 17, 1892
Sunday I took cars on the D. & R. G. at 8 oclok with G Q
Cannon & Brother Winters And arivd at Provo
at 9:30 to Attend the Conference we met with some
2000 persons at 10 oclok Meeting opened by Prayer
& singing Joseph F Smith spoke 52 Minits He spoke
upon the Presidency of the Church, & authorities
of the Priesthood And Members of Twelve Apostles
& other quorums should Ask council of the
Presidency when they Enter into Important
matters that take their time. I followed him & spok
15 Minuts & bore my testimony of the order of the
order of the Kingdom of God We held a meeting
with the Male Members of theStake for one hour
to settle the business of the Debt of the Provo Academy
amounting to $75000. It was finally settled
by the inhabitants of the stake taking the Debt upon
themselves & taking possession of the Real Esstate
which belonged to it 50 or 100 Men was to be
apointed to take the Notes & pay them
In the Afternoon G Q Cannon spoke one hour
we closed at 4 occlok & took car & returned
to Salt Lake City Distance 100 Miles
~ Monday
18 I spent the day in the office I met with many parties
with Col Trumbo who gave us an account of his mission in washington gave a favorable Acount
~ Tuesday
19. I met with Hon Franklin Anders who was was
in the interest of silver A Methidist Minister
called upon us and wanted to Enquire into our faith & Doctrin
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," July 17, 1892 - July 19, 1892, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 3, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/r2Pk