Aug 24, 1878
I spent the day at the farm drawing chaff & Returned
to the City at night vary weary
~ Sunday
25 Sunday I wrote one Letter to Br Jacobson
and Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle. G Teasdale
spoke 50 M[inutes] & Angus Cannon 30 I Attended
council in the Evening & prayer circle
30 I stacked wheat in the fore noon & Returned to the City 6 M[iles]
~ Saturday
31. I tooke cars rode to Provo to attend
a 2 days conference ^50 M[iles]^. Met at 10 oclok Prayer by
Brother Kelsey The Statistical Reports of the Stake
was Read A Carrington spoke 45 Minuts
Afternoon Prayer By Bishop Snell W. Woodruff
spoke 50 M[inutes], Brother Paxman spoke 15 M[inutes], A O Smoot
30 M[inutes], & W Woodruff 5 M[inutes]. {O God hear my prayers.}
~ Sunday
Sept 1. Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayer By David John
Authorities of the Church Presented and sustained A Carrington spoke 33 M[inutes], W Woodruff 40 M[inutes]
Afternoon A Carrington spoke 20 M[inutes] David John
25 M[inutes] At that time we took cars & Returned to S. L. City 50 Miles
~ Monday
Sept 2nd Joseph F Smith & W Woodruff set
apart 6 Missionaries to Scandianavia and in
the Afternoon 6 of the Twelve set apart Orson
Pratt & Joseph F Smith for a Mission to visit
~ Saturday
Aug 24, 1878
I spent the day at the farm drawing chaff & Returned
to the City at night vary weary
~ Sunday
25 Sunday [FIGURE] I wrote one Letter to Br Jacobson
and Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle. G Teasdale
spoke 50 Minutes & Angus Cannon 30 I Attended
council in the Evening & prayer circle
~ Monday
26. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Bleak & David{shorthand}
~ Tuesday
27. I spent the day laboring
~ Wednesday
28 I attend council in the Afternoon
~ Thursday
29 I stacked wheat all day
~ Friday
30 I stacked wheat in the fore noon & Returned to the City 6 Miles
~ Saturday
31. I tooke cars rode to Provo to attend
a 2 days conference 50 Miles. Met at 10 oclok Prayer by
Brother Kelsey The Statistical Reports of the Stake
was Read A Carrington spoke 45 Minuts
Afternoon Prayer By Bishop Snell W. Woodruff
spoke 50 Minutes, Brother Paxman spoke 15 Minutes, A O Smoot
30 Minutes, & W Woodruff 5 Minutes. {O God hear my prayers.}
~ Sunday
Sept 1. Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayer By David John
Authorities of the Church Presented and sustained
A Carrington spoke 33 Minutes, W Woodruff 40 Minutes
Afternoon A Carrington spoke 20 Minutes David John
25 Minutes At that time we took cars & Returned to
S. L. City 50 Miles
~ Monday
Sept 2nd [FIGURE] Joseph F Smith & W Woodruff set
apart 6 Missionaries to Scandinavia and in
the Afternoon 6 of the Twelve set apart Orson
Pratt & Joseph F Smith for a Mission to visit
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