April 76 1878 sunday The general Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter day Saints met to day at 10 oclok in the new Tabernacle O Pratt Prayed, W. Woodruff Addressed the Conference for
30 Minuts L Snow 35, Brigham Young35 10. Afternoon G Q Cannon prayed, F D Richards spoke 38 M[inutes], E Snow 65
^F D Richards Appointed one of the Auditing Committees^
~ Sunday
7. Sunday Met at 10 oclok O Pratt spoke 45 Minuts G Q
Cannon 45. Afternoon F D Richards Prayed, John Taylor
spoke one hour and 36 Minuts. I met with the 12 for
Prayer in the Evening. Council minuts in the Council Record
~ Monday
8. Met in Conference at 10 oclock Joseph F Smith spoke 42 M[inutes]
The Authorities of the Church were then presented and Received
And the Annual Exhibiton of Recepts and disbursments
were read to the people And apeared satisfactory Afternoon [blank]
~ Tuesday
9. I attended to Business at the St George Temple anounting to $230.22 I met in council I wrote 2 letters to Br McAllister and No 5.
~ Wednesday
10. I Recved 1 Letter & wrote No 6. I sent 2 Bills &
order to Bleak for chair. This 10 day of April
1878 is a vary important day in the History of my life and
the Church I was Appointed at the last October Conference as
the Chairman of the Auditing Committee to Audit the
Accounts of the Late President Brigham Young Trustee in trust
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and
all other Church Accounts And after 6 Months of hard
Labor we find the Esstate of the late President Brigham
Young indebted to the Church on Trustee business to the Amt
of $999,000. ^63290^ And never have been Enabled to form
a settlement of the Esstate with the the Executors untill to
day when all Accounts were setled and the following property turned over
~ Saturday
April6 1878
The general Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter day Saints met to day at 10 oclok in the new TabernacleO Pratt Prayed, W. Woodruff Addressed the Conference for
30 Minuts L Snow 35, Brigham Young 10. Afternoon
G Q Cannon prayed, F D Richards spoke 38 Minutes, E Snow 65
F D Richards Appointed one of the Auditing Committees
~ Sunday
7. Sunday Met at 10 oclok O Pratt spoke 45 Minuts G Q
Cannon 45. Afternoon F D Richards Prayed, John Taylor
spoke one hour and 36 Minuts. I met with the 12 for
Prayer in the Evening. Council minuts in the Council Record
~ Monday
8. Met in Conference at 10 oclock Joseph F Smith spoke 42 Minutes
The Authorities of the Church were then presented and Received
And the Annual Exhibiton of Recepts and disbursments
were read to the people And apeared satisfactory Afternoon [blank]
~ Tuesday
9. I attended to Business at the St George Temple anounting to $230.22
[FIGURE] I met in council I wrote 2 letters to Br McAllister and No 5.
~ Wednesday
10. FIGURES I Recved 1 Letter & wrote No 6. I sent 2 Bills &
order to Bleak for chair. This 10 day of April
1878 is a vary important day in the History of my life and
the Church I was Appointed at the last October Conference as
the Chairman of the Auditing Committee to Audit the
Accounts of the Late President Brigham Young Trustee in trust
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and
all other Church Accounts And after 6 Months of hard
Labor we find the Esstate of the late President Brigham
Young indebted to the Church on Trustee business to the Amt
of $999, 63290 And never have been Enabled to form
a settlement of the Esstate with the the Executors untill to
day when all Accounts were setled and the following property turned over
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," April 6, 1878 - April 10, 1878, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/rRV4