Oct 17, 1896
Saturday I took cars & Returned to Salt Lake City
and spent the night at home 100 Mile
~ Sunday
18 I Attended the conference at Ogden too[k] cars &
Rode to Ogden with Presidents G Q Cannon & J F Smith
we put at at Brother Peerys I spoke an hour. In
the foorenoon & had good Liberty in speaking
I was followed with by G Q Cannon we all Dined
at Broth Peery's Afternoon Lorenzo Snow spoke
abot an hour followed by Joseph F Smith spok untill
5:30 we had a vary interesting Day it was the
first time a Public Meeting had been held in
the Tabernacle since it was remodelled it is now
a vary fine building but there were hundreds who
could not get seats I spent the night with Brother Peery
~ Monday
19 We Met at 10 oclok W Woodruff spoke one hour {in the power of God}
I took up the subject of the office of Administration of
Angels & the Office of the Holy Ghost I testified that the Lord
did not send Angels to Men on Earth ownly for the
purpose of Performing a work which Men could not do
while Holy Ghost should be with Every Saint of God to
reveal to him his duty hourerly I was followed By F D Richards
Afternoon F M Lyman spok followed by H J Grant we
had a glorious time through the conference we returned
home in the Evening by cars 80 Miles
~ Tuesday
20 we held Meetings all day with various Brethren
Brother Budge & Stephen Met with Col Trumbo
about the Gardo House I Attended a party at Sister Eldridges
~ Saturday
Oct 17, 1896
Saturday I took cars & Returned to Salt Lake City
and spent the night at home 100 Mile
~ Sunday
18 I Attended the conference at Ogden took cars &
Rode to Ogden with Presidents G Q Cannon & J F Smith
we put at at Brother Peerys I spoke an hour. In
the foorenoon & had good Liberty in speaking
I was followed by G Q Cannon we all Dined
at Broth Peery's Afternoon Lorenzo Snow spoke
abot an hour followed by Joseph F Smith spok untill
5:30 we had a vary interesting Day it was the
first time a Public Meeting had been held in
the Tabernacle since it was remodelled it is now
a vary fine building but there were hundreds who
could not get seats I spent the night with Brother Peery
~ Monday
19 We Met at 10 oclok W Woodruff spoke one hour {in the power of God}
I took up the subject of the office of Administration of
Angels & the Office of the Holy Ghost I testified that the Lord
did not send Angels to Men on Earth ownly for the
purpose of Performing a work which Men could not do
while Holy Ghost should be with Every Saint of God to
reveal to him his duty hourerly I was followed By F D Richards
Afternoon F M Lyman spok followed by H J Grant we
had a glorious time through the conference we returned
home in the Evening by cars 80 Miles
~ Tuesday
20 we held Meetings all day with various Brethren
Brother Budge & Stephen Met with Col Trumbo
about the Gardo House I Attended a party at Sister Eldridges
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," October 17, 1896 - October 20, 1896, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/00V5