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 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 December 2, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/zKqq