April 7, 1875
Conference met at 10 oclok I went to the Endowment House
& spent the forenoon we baptized & confirmed for the dead
83 persons & W. Woodruff sealed 27. President Young spok
about one hour in the forenoon upon the subject of Free schols
Afternoon President Joseph Young spoke 26 Minutes, Erastus
Snow 47 Minutes President B Young 15 Adjourned untill tomorr[ow]
~ Thursday
8. Conference met at 10 oclok Prayer by G. Godard, John
Taylor spoke one hour & 25 Minuts. Afternoon Prayer By G Q
Cannon G. Q. Cannon spoke one hour & 9 minuts President Young then spoke 40 Minuts we held a meeting in the
Codling moth at the old Tabernacle
~ Friday
9. Prayer by L Snow W Woodruff spoke 55 minuts
L. Snow 29 minuts. Afternoon Prayer By O. Pratt C. W. Penrose spoke one hour & 10 minuts G. Q. Cannon
Red names of Missionaries then spoke 7 minuts &
dismissed. Met in the Evening at the old Tabernacle
~ Saturday
April 10 Prayer By W Woodruff B Young Jr spoke one hour
& 12 minutes, G Q Cannon spoke 25 Minuts. Afternoon
at noon The Stock Holders of the Zions Cooperative
Merchantlie Institution met & appointed a committee
to Buy a peace of Ground & build a house upon it so they
could own it & not pay rent I was appointed one of the
committee. Afternoon E. F. Sheets prayed G. Q. Cannon
Presented the Authorities and when the came to the Twelve
[FIGURE] John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff was put before Orson Hyde, & Orson Pratt, upon this principle John
Taylor was Ordained to the Apostleship some days before
I was & O. Hyde & O. Pratt, had both been out of the Church
~ Wednesday
April 7, 1875
Conference met at 10 oclok I went to the Endowment House
& spent the forenoon we baptized & confirmed for the dead
83 persons & W. Woodruff sealed 27. President Young spok
about one hour in the forenoon upon the subject of Free schols
Afternoon President Joseph Young spoke 26 Minutes, Erastus
Snow 47 Minutes President B Young 15 Adjourned untill tomorrow
~ Thursday
8. Conference met at 10 oclok Prayer by G. Godard, John
Taylor spoke one hour & 25 Minuts. Afternoon Prayer By G Q
Cannon G. Q. Cannon spoke one hour & 9 minuts President
Young then spoke 40 Minuts we held a meeting in the
Codling moth at the old Tabernacle
~ Friday
9. Prayer by L Snow W Woodruff spoke 55 minuts
L. Snow 29 minuts. Afternoon Prayer By O. PrattC. W. Penrose spoke one hour & 10 minuts G. Q. Cannon
Red names of Missionaries then spoke 7 minuts &
dismissed. Met in the Evening at the old Tabernacle
~ Saturday
April 10 Prayer By W Woodruff B Young Jr spoke one hour
& 12 minutes, G Q Cannon spoke 25 Minuts.
at noon The Stock Holders of the Zions Cooperative
Merchantlie Institution met & appointed a committee
to Buy a peace of Ground & build a house upon it so they
could own it & not pay rent I was appointed one of the
committee. Afternoon E. F. Sheets prayed G. Q. Cannon
Presented the Authorities and when the came to the Twelve
[FIGURE] John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff was put before
Orson Hyde, & Orson Pratt, upon this principle John
Taylor was Ordained to the Apostleship some days before
I was & O. Hyde & O. Pratt, had both been out of the Church
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," April 7, 1875 - April 10, 1875, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/zKqq