Sept 16, 1877 Sunday
others took cars & Rode to Ogden spent the night
with F. D. Richards 40 Mils
we held a council in the Evening about laying the cornor stones of the Temple
~ Monday
17 Sept 1877 We took cars at 7 oclok & rode to [FIGURES]Logan arived at Logan at 11.30 we
stoped at Moses Thatchers we went onto the Temple at 12 oclok whare abot 10000 people
had assembled to see the four Cornor Stones
of the Temple laid The Twelve laid the South East
cornor, Bishop Hunter and council and the lesser
Priesthood the south west cornor, The High Priest
the North west cornor And the Seventies and Elders
the North East Cornor There was some 10000
people present speeches were made by the Twelve who
were preset all published in the Deseret News of the 18.
At the close of the proceedings we went to Br Thatchers
and got dinner We then Attended to the funeral
of Sister Ezra T. Benson when C. C. Rich spoke
15 M[inutes], G Q Cannon 15 M[inutes], D H Wells 15 M[inutes], J
Taylor 12 Minutes. we then Met in council
and desided to give the Masons the privilege of
using sand or Lime Stone for ^arches^ arches instead of
Hard Black Rock. we held a Meeting in the Evening
W Woodruff spoke 20 M[inutes], R. T. Burton 15 John
Vancott 10 M[inutes] Br Morris 5 M[inutes] G Q Cannon
20 M[inutes] W Woodruff 5 Minuts the power of God
Rested upon us.
Sept 16, 1877 Sunday
others took cars & Rode to Ogden spent the night
with F. D. Richards 40 Mils
we held a council in the Evening about laying the
cornor stones of the Temple
~ Monday
17 Sept 1877 We took cars at 7 oclok & rode to
FIGURES Logan arived at Logan at 11.30 we
stoped at Moses Thatchers we went onto the
Temple at 12 oclok whare abot 10000 people
had assembled to see the four Cornor Stones
of the Temple laid The Twelve laid the South East
cornor, Bishop Hunter and council and the lesser
Priesthood the south west cornor, The High Priest
the North west cornor And the Seventies and Elders
the North East Cornor There was some 10000
people present speeches were made by the Twelve who
were preset all published in the Deseret News of the 18.
At the close of the proceedings we went to Br Thatchers
and got dinner We then Attended to the funeral
of Sister Ezra T. Benson when C. C. Rich spoke
15 Minutes, G Q Cannon 15 Minutes, D H Wells 15 Minutes, J
Taylor 12 Minutes. we then Met in council
and desided to give the Masons the privilege of
using sand or Lime Stone for arches instead of
Hard Black Rock. we held a Meeting in the Evening
W Woodruff spoke 20 Minutes, R. T. Burton 15 John
Vancott 10 Minutes Br Morris 5 Minutes G Q Cannon
20 Minutes W Woodruff 5 Minuts the power of God
Rested upon us.
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," September 17, 1877, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/G5zL