Sunday
Statisctical Report of the stake was read as follows
Apostles 1, Patriarchs 8, Seventies 540, High Priests 481,
Elders 1632, Priests 446, Teachers 364, Deacons 616 Members
8317, Officers & Members 12405, Children under 8 year
5791, Total of Souls 18196. The Authorities of the Church
were then Presented & sustained I called a vote of the people
to turn the meeting into a testimony Meeting which was
voted unanimously. G Teasdale spoke 10 M[inutes], A Carrington
12 M[inutes], Wm Jennings 10 M[inutes], M Thatcher 9, Wm Paxman 9 J. D. T. McAllister 10 M[inutes], C W Penrose 13 M[inutes] A M Cannon
9 M[inutes], Wm H W. 5 M[inutes] W Woodruff 10 M[inutes] He said saviors would come upon Mount Zion and the Kingdom
would be the Lords. All men should keep an account
and record all the work they do in the Endowments
and that we should sustain our friends & not our Enemies
The Assembly Hall was full all day Afternoon
President Taylor spoke 1 Hour & 40 Minuts. He said Moses sealed the keys upon the Head of Joseph Smith
to gather together the 12 tribes of Israel in the last days this
is the reason you are here. [Doctrine and Covenants 110:11] The young people were invited to
meet tonight in the Basement at 7 oclok G Q Cannon was
31 1/2 Minuts in reading the Prayer in the TempleE Snow
spoke 35 M[inutes] & F D Richards 25 M[inutes]
~ Monday
May 19. Monday I came from Smithfield with a cold
so I could Hardly speak. We Met in the Temple for the 3rd time
to attend to its dedication to accomidate the people who could
not attend the other Meeting. A few remarks were made By
President Taylor. Joseph F Smith read the Prayer
Sunday
Statistical Report of the stake was read as follows
Apostles 1, Patriarchs 8, Seventies 50, High Priests 481,
Elders 1632, Priests 446, Teachers 364, Deacons 616 Members
8317, Officers & Members 12405, Children under 8 year
5791, Total of Souls 18196. The Authorities of the Church
were then Presented & sustained I called a vote of the people
to turn the meeting into a testimony Meeting which was
voted unanimously. G Teasdale spoke 10 Minutes, A Carrington
12 Minutes, Wm Jennings 10 Minutes, M Thatcher 9, Wm Paxman 9
J. D. T. McAllister 10 Minutes, C W Penrose 13 Minutes A M Cannon
9 Minutes, Wm H W. 5 Minutes W Woodruff 10 Minutes He said
saviors would come upon Mount Zion and the Kingdom
would be the Lords. All men should keep an account
and record all the work they do in the Endowments
and that we should sustain our friends & not our Enemies
The Assembly Hall was full all day Afternoon
President Taylor spoke 1 Hour & 40 Minuts. He said
Moses sealed the keys upon the Head of Joseph Smith
to gather together the 12 tribes of Israel in the last days this
is the reason you are here. The young people were invited to
meet tonight in the Basement at 7 oclok G Q Cannon was
31 1/2 Minuts in reading the Prayer in the TempleE Snow
spoke 35 Minutes & F D Richards 25 Minutes
~ Monday
May 19. Monday I came from Smithfield with a cold
so I could Hardly speak. We Met in the Temple for the 3rd time
to attend to its dedication to accomidate the people who could
not attend the other Meeting. A few remarks were made By
President Taylor. Joseph F Smith read the Prayer
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," May 18, 1884 - May 19, 1884, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/83yg