Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)
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Prayer by L. Farr reports of the various wards read W Woodruff
spoke 30 M[inutes]. Afternoon John Henry Smith Prayed after which
the officers of the institution was presented and sustained. Joseph
A West superintendent, Lester A. Herrick & Charles C Richards
councillors Zechariah Ballantine corresponding secretary
Edward H Anderson Recording secretary John L Willson Treasurer
Moses Thatcher spoke 43 M[inutes] Joseph F Smith 50 M[inutes]. Junius Wells 15
Joseph A West 12 M[inutes] I held a Meeting in the Evening 2 ward
and spoke an hour on my Lamanite Mission
~ Monday
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^ 12 I returned to Salt Lake and Attended Council in the Afternoon
and went to the field at night I wrote 2 letters. 46 Miles
~ Tuesday
13 RI returned to the City we had a driving snow storm
& the Rail Road Depo Tellegraph Station & Deckers Eating House
all burned to the ground to day I wrote Letters to Wm Freeman
J D T McAllister Farnsworth & Joseph H Watkins I visited
Judge Elias Smith who was vary sick I administered
ho [to] him and He was soon better & had a good nights rest
~ Wednesday
14 We met in council at the Endowment House and vote was
taken to give 300 bushels of wheat to St George Tithing office
it was also voted not to count the donation of the Temple
with what the laborours obtained from the tithing office that should
be Extra we discussed the St George and Manti Temple affairs
~ Thursday
15 We met in council at 2 oclok and Discussed church
Business Temple &c I spent the night at the field 6 M[iles]
~ Friday
16 I spent the day in the Historian Office I Paid $40 tithing
to day. I corrected one of my sermons
~ Saturday
17 I arose this morning & found near a foot of snow on
the ground we have had a hard winter & Backward spring much snow
Prayer by L. Farr reports of the various wards read W Woodruff spoke 30 Minutes. Afternoon John Henry Smith Prayed after which the officers of the institution was presented and sustained. Joseph A West superintendent, Lester A. Herrick & Charles C Richards councillors Zechariah Ballantine corresponding secretary Edward H Anderson Recording secretary John L Wilson Treasurer Moses Thatcher spoke 43 Minutes Joseph F Smith 50 Minutes. Junius Wells 15 Joseph A West 12 Minutes I held a Meeting in the Evening 2 ward and spoke an hour on my Lamanite Mission
~ Monday
[FIGURE] 12 I returned to Salt Lake and Attended Council in the Afternoon and went to the field at night I wrote 2 letters. 46 Miles
~ Tuesday
13I returned to the City we had a driving snow storm & the Rail Road Depo Telegraph Station & Deckers Eating House all burned to the ground to day I wrote Letters to Wm Freeman [FIGURE] J D T McAllister Farnsworth & Joseph H Watkins I visited Judge Elias Smith who was vary sick I administered ho to him and He was soon better & had a good nights rest
~ Wednesday
14 We met in council at the Endowment House and vote was taken to give 300 bushels of wheat to St George Tithing office it was also voted not to count the donation of the Temple with what the laborours obtained from the tithing office that should be Extra we discussed the St George and Manti Temple affairs
~ Thursday
15 We met in council at 2 oclok and Discussed church Business Temple &c I spent the night at the field 6 Miles
~ Friday
16 I spent the day in the Historian Office I Paid $40 tithing to day. I corrected one of my sermons
~ Saturday
17 I arose this morning & found near a foot of snow on the ground we have had a hard winter & Backward spring much snow
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