April 8, 1862 ~ Tuesday

April 8^th 1862
Conference met at 10 oclok. W^m Clayton read the Financial
report of the Trustee in trust of the Church. J. V. Long read
the names of the missionaries. Elder Orson Pratt spoke upon
Constitutional Law, followed by a few remarks from G. A. Smith
Afternoon smsome business attended to after which Elder L. Snow
W Woodruff & President B. Young spoke.

April 9, 1862 ~ Wednesday

9^th Conference met at 10 oclok. F. D. Richards & H. C. Kimball
Preached at 12 oclok. Conference adjourned untill next october 6^th
The missionaries met at the Historians Office at 2 oclok
There were present of the Twelve O Hyde J. Taylor, W Woodruff
G. A. Smith Lorenzo Snow & Erastus Snow. O Hyde prayed after
which O. Hyde, John Taylor, G. A. Smith & L Snow Blessed 12 missionaries
W. Woodruff, E Snow & F. D. Richards Blessed 12 missionaries
then speeches was made by O. Hyde W. Woodruff E. Snow and
F. D. Richards G. A. Smith John Taylor & Lorenzo Snow all of
which gave good instruction to the missionaries.

April 10, 1862 ~ Thursday

10 A, cool morning we have had rain & snow up to this date
I spent most of the day in the office. We met in council
upon our Legislative Business

April 11, 1862 ~ Friday

11. I spent the day choreing a part of the time in the office

April 12, 1862 ~ Saturday

12 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House.
We gave Endowments to about 30 I sealed 15 couple. at 1 oclok
I went to the seventies Hall and attended the trial of Zera
Pulsipher, who had been sealing women to men without
Authority. He was required to be rebaptized & had the
privilege of Being ordained into the High Priest Quorum
I attended a feast at Brother & Sister Blackhurst with the
Quorum of the Twelve & there wives.

April 13, 1862 ~ Sunday

13 Sunday A Hard rainy day. J. V. Long & T. B. Stenhouse
Preached in the fore noon & J Taylor & W Woodruff in the
afternoon. I met with the Twelve for Prayer Lorenzo Snow
Prayed G. A. Smith was Mouth.

April 14, 1862 ~ Monday

14 April 1862 [FIGURE] The Legislative Assembly of the State of Deserett
convened in the State House in Great Salt Lake City at 11 oclok
it being the first time the State Legislature ever met in Deserett