Aug 31, 1884 I went down to the 3rd ward to Attend the
dedication of their Meeting House. the House was
full of people W. Woodruff offered the
dedicatory Prayer G Teasdale spoke 11 M
W Woodruff 30 M, G Q Cannon 38 M
I went down to the field & spent the night 6 M
~ Monday
Sept 1. I spent most of the day with Mr Bancroft I received 2 letters from Malinda Hatch & Card
from L. W. Snow I attended a Bank Meeting at 3 oclok
~ Tuesday
2 I spent the day in the office with Mr Bancroft on
History Presidents Taylor & Cannon were present and F D Richards we read portions of Mr Bancrofts
History all seemed satisfied with it wrote to Phebe
~ Wednesday
3Margarett T Smoot Funeral I took cars with EmmaG TeasdaleJohn
Sharp and Many others & rode to Provo &
Attended the funeral of Sister Margaret T Smoot
The procession formed at the House & President A O. Smoot & family followed the Body to the meeting
house. The congregation filled the House Prayer By Geo
Teasdale W. Woodruff spoke 40 M. He gave it as his
opinion that whatever ordinances were necessary for
the salvation of the souls of Men that were not performed
in this life would be done after the Resurriectin Even
that children would grow up after the resurrection
and receive all the Blessing of Adult person on Earth
John Sharp spoke 5 M G Teasdale 15 M A O Smoot 5 m
He spoke of his Life with Mrs Smoot the crosses &
the crowns we Accompanied the body to the tomb
Aug 31, 1884
[FIGURE] I went down to the 3rd ward to Attend the
dedication of their Meeting House. the House was
full of people W. Woodruff offered the
dedicatory Prayer G Teasdale spoke 11 M
W Woodruff 30 M, G Q Cannon 38 M
I went down to the field & spent the night 6 M
~ Monday
Sept 1. I spent most of the day with Mr Bancroft
[FIGURE] I received 2 letters from Malinda Hatch & Card
from L. W. Snow I attended a Bank Meeting at 3 oclok
~ Tuesday
2 [FIGURE] I spent the day in the office with Mr Bancroft on
History Presidents Taylor & Cannon were present and
F D Richards we read portions of Mr Bancrofts
History all seemed satisfied with it wrote to Phebe
~ Wednesday
3 [FIGURE] Margarett T Smoot Funeral I took cars with EmmaG TeasdaleJohn
Sharp and Many others & rode to Provo &
Attended the funeral of Sister Margaret T Smoot
The procession formed at the House & President
A O. Smoot & family followed the Body to the meeting
house. The congregation filled the House Prayer By Geo
Teasdale W. Woodruff spoke 40 M. He gave it as his
opinion that whatever ordinances were necessary for
the salvation of the souls of Men that were not performed
in this life would be done after the Resurrectin Even
that children would grow up after the resurrection
and receive all the Blessing of Adult person on Earth
John Sharp spoke 5 M G Teasdale 15 M A O Smoot 5 m
He spoke of his Life with Mrs Smoot the crosses &
the crowns we Accompanied the body to the tomb
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