Oct 13 1882
could not progress if we did not receive the patriarchal Law
of Marriage was that it belonged to this dispensation as well
as the Baptizedsm for the dead and any law or ordinance that
belongs to this dispensation must be received by the Members of
the Church or it cannot progress The leading men of Israel
who are presiding over stakes will have to obey the Law of
Abraham or they will have to stop. Moses Thatcher spoke
upon the Esstablishment of cooperative companies for handling
Machinery waggon &c G Q Cannon spoke upon the manuf-
acturing of waggons &c. E Snow said that Joseph Smith said
that the parable that Jesus spoke off [of] hthat the man who had one tallent
& hid it in the Earth was the man who had but one wife & would
not take another wtould have her taken from him & given to one
who had more. [Matthew 25:24-30] F M Lyman thought it would not do to seal
Dead women to him

14 I spent the day in the office writing. A snow storm

October 15, 1882 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I was in poor health with a cold & staid in the House

October 16, 1882 ~ Monday

16 I met with the Twelve & Presidents of TSeventies
and organized them & they set apart 18
Missionaries The presidency Twelve & Presidents of
seventies met at President Taylors office And speeches
were made After which The Presidency and Twelve
ordained George Teasdale, J Taylor was mouth & Heber J
Grant, G. Q Cannon being mouth into the Quorum of the
Twelve Apostles The Twelve & Presidents of the Seventies
were then called upon to ordain Seymour B Y[ou]ng one of
the seven presidents of the seventies Lorenzo Snow was mouth
I wrote 3 letters to Sarah, Mrs Geo Partridge & R M Thompson

Oct 13 1882 could not progress if we did not receive the patriarchal Law of Marriage was that it belonged to this dispensation as well as the Baptism for the dead and any law or ordinance that belongs to this dispensation must be received by the Members of the Church or it cannot progress. The leading men of Israel who are presiding over stakes will have to obey the Law of Abraham or they will have to stop. Moses Thatcher spoke upon the Esstablishment of cooperative companies for handling Machinery waggon &c G Q Cannon spoke upon the manufacturing of waggons &c. E Snow said that Joseph Smith said that the parable that Jesus spoke of that the man who had one tallent & hid it in the Earth was the man who had but one wife & would not take another would have her taken from him & given to one who had more. F M Lyman thought it would not do to seal Dead women to him

October 14, 1882 ~ Saturday

14 I spent the day in the office writing. A snow storm

October 15, 1882 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I was in poor health with a cold & staid in the House

October 16, 1882 ~ Monday

16 FIGURES I met with the Twelve & Presidents ofSeventies and organized them & they set apart 18 Missionaries. The presidency Twelve & Presidents of seventies met at President Taylors office And speeches were made After which The Presidency and Twelve ordained George Teasdale, J Taylor was mouth & Heber J Grant, G. Q. Cannon being mouth into the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The Twelve & Presidents of the Seventies were then called upon to ordain Seymour B Young one of the seven Presidents of the seventies Lorenzo Snow was mouth [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to Sarah, Mrs Geo Partridge & R M Thompson