10th Saturday we rode to Tooele City to attend the Quarte-
rly conference the people Assembled at 11 oclok meeting opened
by singing & Prayer By Brother Lyon. then W Woodruff
said I am glad to meet you in the capacity of a quarterly
conference & I am glad to have the privileg of meeting
with you as a missionary in connextion with so many
other missionaries we know it is necessary for you to have
the spirit of God in order to be benefited by our teaching & it
is necessary for us to have the spirit of God as missionaries [in]
order to teach to your edifycation. the Lord has a great
deal to communicate to this people for we have much to learn
before we are prepared to dwell in the presence of God, so
I wish you all to get the spirit of God that you may all be edify
& that you may by faith draw forth those things from
the Lord which it is his will you should obtain through his ser-
vants who shall address you. I leave thes remarks with you
& give way for Brother Lyon to address you.
Brother John Lyon addressed the people for about one
hour I reported his sermon as I did all others who spok
during the conference. The conference was held in the
tabernacle or large school hous.
Brother Joseph spoke quite lengthy & we were Edifyed by his
teaching he was blessed by the spirit of God
The people again assembled at 6 oclok. Prayer by Brother Harriman Zerah Pulsipher addressed the people & we were
all interested in his teachings
Henry Harriman followed & the two occupied the evening
till 9 oclok then an appealed case of trial of a sister came
up before Bishop Robarry which lasted till midnight much
Instruction was given by W. Woodruff & E. T. Benson upon
principle I spent the night at Brother Kelseys
~ Sunday
11th Sunday the missionaries met at 8 oclok & passed res-
olutions concerning other Quarterly conferences in the
District which are published in the Deseret News
at 10 oclok the conference again opened prayer & singing
the people were addressed By H. S. Eldridge & followed by E. T. Benson who spoke at length to the edification of the people
the People again assembled at 2 oclok & were addresed by
W. Woodruff who took for a text the fore part of the Lords
prayer "May thy kingdom come & thy will be done on Earth as
it is done in heaven [Matthew 6:10] was followed by Brother Pack who bore
testimony to the truth
10th Saturday we rode to Tooele City to attend the Quarterly conference the people Assembled at 11 oclok meeting opened
by singing & Prayer By Brother Lyon. then W Woodruff
said I am glad to meet you in the capacity of a quarterly
conference & I am glad to have the privileg of meeting
with you as a missionary in connextion with so many
other missionaries we know it is necessary for you to have
the spirit of God in order to be benefited by our teaching & it
is necessary for us to have the spirit of God as missionaries in
order to teach to your edifycation. the Lord has a great
deal to communicate to this people for we have much to learn
before we are prepared to dwell in the presence of God so
I wish you all to get the spirit of God that you may all be edify
& that you may by faith draw forth those things from
the Lord which it is his will you should obtain through his servants who shall address you. I leave thes remarks with you
& give way for Brother Lyon to address you.
Brother John Lyon addressed the people for about one
hour I reported his sermon as I did all others who spok
during the conference. The conference was held in the
tabernacle or large school hous.
Brother Joseph spoke quite lengthy & we were Edifyed by his
teaching he was blessed by the spirit of God
The people again assembled at 6 oclok. Prayer by Brother
Harriman Zerah Pulsipher addressed the people & we were
all interested in his teachings
Henry Harriman followed & the two occupied the evening
till 9 oclok then an appealed case of trial of a sister came
up before Bishop Robarry which lasted till midnight much
Instruction was given by W. Woodruff & E. T Benson upon
principle I spent the night at Brother Kelseys
11th Sunday the missionaries met at 8 oclok & passed resolutions concerning other Quarterly conferences in the
District which are published in the Deseret News
at 10 oclok the conference again opened prayer & singing
the people were addressed By H. S. Eldridge & followed by
E. T. Benson who spoke at length to the Edification of the people
the People again assembled at 2 oclok & were addressed by
W. Woodruff who took for a text the fore part of the Lords
prayer "May thy kingdom come & thy will be done on Earth as
it is done in heaven" was followed by Brother Pack who bore
testimony to the truth
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," November 9, 1855 - November 11, 1855, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/qzD