March 1, 1883
March 1. I spent the forenoon at a fast Meeting & spoke to the
people it was a vary plesant day Through the Blessing of God
we had a great victory to day in the Decision of the
Mandamus Case in the supreme court of the United States
Territory of Utah An appleal was allowed to the supreme
Court of the United States and Bonds Approved I acknowledge
the hand of God in this and also in Blocking up the way of
Edmunds not getting his Bill through the Senate of the U. S up
to the present time I received 4 letters from McAllister Bleak

March 2, 1883 ~ Friday

^2nd^ Sarah & David I spent the day writing

March 3, 1883 ~ Saturday

3^rd I took cars with Mrs Woodruff & L John Nuttall and rode
to Provo to attend a 2 days conference Met at 10 oclok 50 Miles
Prayer By Harvy Cluff A O Smoot spoke 20 M[inutes], W. W. 40 M
Statistics read Seventies 563, High Priests 381, Elders 1387
Priests 176, Teachers 157, Deacons 390, Officers and
Members 11236, children under 8, 557 5058,
Total Souls 16293. L J Nuttall spoke 20 M.

Afternoon W^m Kelsey spoke prayed L E Harrington spoke
12 M, Charles D Evans 5 M, Br Snell 10 M, Br Holladay
spoke 15 M. The tithing report was read. There was quite
a deficient^cy^ of the Tithing from last year Br Smoot made an
Explanation of the cause of the deficiency. W Woodruff spoke
W Woodruff spoke 60 M. I held a Meeting in the Evening
with the YM.M.IA. We had a full House W. Woodruff
spoke one H[our] & 10 M, L John Nuttall 25 M, Br Hardy 5 M
I spent the night with A O Smoot. We ordained 1 H[igh] P[riest] , 1 Bishop

March 4, 1883 ~ Sunday

4 Sunday we Met at 10 oclok David John Prayed
Joseph F Smith spoke one Hour & 24 M. I set apart 1 B. Agent

March 1, 1883 March 1. I spent the forenoon at fast Meeting & spoke to the people it was a vary plesant day. Through the Blessing of God FIGURES we had a great victory to day in the Decision of the Mandamus Case in the supreme court of the Territory of Utah. An appleal was allowed to the supreme Court of the United States and Bonds Approved I acknowledge the hand of God in this and also in Blocking up the way of Edmunds not getting his Bill through the senate of the U.S up to the present time I received 4 letters from McAllister Bleak

March 2, 1883 ~ Friday

2nd [FIGURE] Sarah & David I spent the day writing

March 3, 1883 ~ Saturday

3rd I took cars with Mrs Woodruff & L John Nuttall and rode to Provo to attend a 2 days conference Met at 10 oclok 50 Mils Prayer By Harvy Cluff A O Smoot spoke 20 Minutes, W. W. 40 Minutes Statistics read Seventies 563, High Priests 381, Elders 1387 Priests 176, Teachers 157, Deacons 390, Officers and Members 11236, children under 8, 5058, Total Souls 16293. L J Nuttall spoke 20 Minutes. Afternoon Wm Kelsey prayed L E Harrington spoke 12 Minutes, Charles D Evans 5 Minutes, Br Snell 10 Minutes, Br Holladay spoke 15 Minutes. The tithing report was read. There was quite a deficientcy of the Tithing from last year Br Smoot made an Explanation of the cause of the deficiency. W Woodruff spoke W Woodruff 60 Minutes. I held a Meeting in the Evening with the YM.M.IA. We had a full House W. Woodruff spoke one Hour & 10 Minutes, L John Nuttall 25 Minutes, Br Hardy 5 Minutes I spent the night with A O Smoot. We ordained 1 High Priest, 1 Bishop

March 4, 1883 ~ Sunday

4 Sunday we Met at 10 oclok David John Prayed Joseph F Smith spoke one Hour & 24 M. I set apart 1 B. Agent