[when] word came to me that a man by the name of Pullen had
fallen from the temple wall in a gale of wind I went to
see him I found him badly mashed up & he died in about
an hour I made arangments for him to be laid out in a
coffen & sent to his family in south bountiful I
went to the coop & got materials to lay out Br Orson
Pratt the Bill was $18.650 and I got order for the
family amounting to $234.40 Total $252.90
~ Tuesday
Oct 4, 1881 I attended council all day {of Fifty}
and adjourned untill April 4, 1882 at 10 oclok
April [October] 6, 1881 We met in general conference The Twelve Apostles met the met the Body of Orson Pratt at the
west gate & carried it in from of[f] the stand in the
Big Tabernacle The conf[er]ence comm[enc]ed at 10 oclok F D Richards prayed
President Taylor spoke a few munites. W Woodruff made a few
remarks and the Meeting dismissed atuntill 1 oclok
The corps was then placed in position to be seen by the public
for two hours untill 1 oclok which was seen by many
thousands at 1 oclok the Meeting opened by Prayer by J F
Smith, after which W. Woodruff arose & read the revelation
given through Joseph Smith to Orson Pratt Nov 4, 1830 Sec 34, D & C
W Woodruff then said if I were to utter my
thoughts aloud I would say 'O God the Eternal Father we ask thee in the name
of thy Son Jesus Christ, to give unto us grace, to give unto us power, to give
unto us faith, to give unto us inspiration, as the servants of the Lord that what
[FIGURE] when word came to me that a man by the name of Pullen had
fallen from the temple wall in a gale of wind I went to
see him I found him badly mashed up & he died in about
an hour I made arangments for him to be laid out in a
coffen & sent to his family in south bountiful I
went to the coop & got materials to lay out Br Orson
Pratt the Bill was $18.50 and I got order for the
family amounting to $234.40 Total $252.90
~ Tuesday
Oct 4, 1881 FIGURES I attended council all day {of Fifty}
and adjourned untill April 4, 1882 at 10 oclok
~ Wednesday
5 I spent a part of the day in preparing for O Pratts
funeral in the afternoon I attended the council & Prayer
Circle I had some private talk with F M Lyman & John H Smith
~ Thursday
April October 6, 1881 We met in general conference The Twelve
FIGURES Apostles met the met the Body of Orson Pratt at the
west gate & carried it in from off the stand in the
Big Tabernacle. The Conference commenced at 10 oclok F D Richards prayed
President Taylor spoke a few munits. W Woodruff made a few
remarks and the Meeting dismisseduntill 1 oclok
The corps was then placed in position to be seen by the public
for two hours untill 1 oclok which was seen by many
thousands at 1 oclok the Meeting opened by Prayer by J F
Smith, after which W. Woodruff arose & read the Revelation
given through Joseph Smith to Orson Pratt Nov 4, 1830 Sec 34, D & C
W Woodruff then said if I were to utter my
thoughts aloud I would say 'O God the Eternal Father we ask thee in the name
of thy Son Jesus Christ, to give unto us grace, to give unto us power, to give
unto us faith, to give unto us inspiration, as the servants of the Lord that what
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