12 I took cars rode to Provo and Attended a special
council organized of 12 High Priests including the probate
courts of Utah & Salt Lake Counties this was to settle
the difficulty of the damage of the rise of Utah Lake
By the dam in the River Jordon this difficulty has
remained for Many years the subject was discussed
all day till late in the Evening 50 Miles
~ Thursday
13 We spent this day also in council upon the water question
they gave their decission thattwhat the hight of the sill
of the dam should be and what highth the lake might be
raised I spent the time with Br Smoot
15 Saturday we commenced our Quarterly Conference
Prayer By Moses Thatcher statistics Read as follows
4 Patriarchs, 444 Seventies, 296 High Priests, 929 Elders
192 Priests, 232 Teachers, 292 Deacons 5962 Members
8351 Officers & Members, 3436 children under 8 years
11787 Total of souls, And 2645 Sunday school children 14 Names were Presented to be ordained High Priests
President Taylor then made some remarks upon
the subject of the class of Men to be ordained High Priests
quite a Portion of them should be smart inteligent faithful
young Men to use for Presidents Bishops & their councillers to Presid
12 I took cars rode to Provo and Attended a special
council organized of 12 High Priests including the probate
courts of Utah & Salt Lake Counties this was to settle
the difficulty of the damage of the rise of Utah Lake
By the dam in the River Jordon this difficulty has
remained for Many years the subject was discussed
all day till late in the Evening 50 Miles
~ Thursday
13 We spent this day also in council upon the water question
they gave their decissionwhat the hight of the sill
of the dam should be and what highth the lake might be
raised I spent the time with Br Smoot
15 Saturday we commenced our Quarterly Conference
Prayer By Moses Thatcher statistics Read as follows
4 Patriarchs, 444 Seventies, 296 High Priests, 929 Elders
192 Priests, 232 Teachers, 292 Deacons 5962 Members
8351 Officers & Members, 3436 children under 8 years
11787 Total of souls, And 2645 Sunday school children
14 Names were Presented to be ordained High Priests
President Taylor then made some remarks upon
the subject of the class of Men to be ordained High Priests
quite a Portion of them should be smart inteligent faithful
young Men to use for Presidents Bishops & their councillers to Presid
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