Oct 8, 1882 be set Apart on Monday W Woodruff set apart Abram H Cannon and when we come to lay hands upon the Head of Br Lewis it was found He was a High Priest therefore He could not be ordained as A President of the Seventies therefore He was set aside & not ordained to the office of the seventies which still left one vacancy among the Seven Presidents After the Authorities were Presented President Taylor spoke ...

April 1, 1883 ~ Sunday Aprail 1, 1883 Sunday I attended Meeting at 2 oclok at the Assembly roo[m] prayer By John Nicholson James G Bleak spoke 55 Min H W Nasisbit spoke 30 M. I met with the Prayer Circle I attended Meeting in the 14 ward G Q Cannon spok 40 M W Woodruff 30 M Bothe were practical discourses April 2, 1883 ~ Monday Monday Aprail 2 I met with

Aprail 6, 1883 At the close of the Afternoon Meeting I met again with the Twelve On Account of John W Young it was a difficult matter to bring his mind to see that He had not done right in the course He had persued. I attended the Sabbath school union at the Assembly Hall in the Evening. G Q Cannon spoke 15 M[inutes] others spoke we had a good Meeting April 7, 1883 ~ Saturday 7th [FIGURE] I receieved ...

April 9, 1883 ~ Monday Aprail 9, 1883 I met the Missionaries at the Council House and several of the Twelve & seventies were present and I Appointed them their place and they set apart about 106 Missionaries After they were set apart I met with them at Noom and gave them instruction followed By Lorenzo Snow, M. Thatcher, A Carrington & F M Lyman I met at 10 oclok at the

Aprail 14 1883 At the close of the funeral we returned & took dinner with President Taylor at the Gordo House and at 4 oclok The Twelve & Seventy Met at the Apostles Room Council House upon the subject of Electing a Man in the place of John Vancott But we did not accomplish it But adjourned to the call of the President {I went into the field and planted to night} April 15, 1883 ~ Sunday 15 Sunday I ...

Aprail 8th 1882 Taylors office and Presented to him what we had done but He prefered to Put it off untill G. Q. Cannon came home and we voted to do so we Met the Priesthood in the Evening & the financial report of the Church was read to them & speeches made April 9, 1882 ~ Sunday 9. Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Joseph E Taylor Authorities of the Church were then Presented and a list of ...

Jan 29, 1883 At 10 oclok I called upon Sister Foss and found her vary sick and administered to her I went to the office and [FIGURE] Received 2 letters from Arza Hinkley upon his Mission with the Mohave & Wallepi Indians 1 from A H Raleig January 30, 1883 ~ Tuesday 30 [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to Henry & Nellie Woodruff David & Bell ...

March 2, 1884 ~ Sunday March 2, 1884 I attended the Meeting in the Tabernacle G. Q. Cannon spoke to the people 45 M[inutes], W Woodruff 10 M[inutes] & Orson Whitney 15 M[inutes]. I attended Meeting in the 16th ward in the Evening & spoke to the people one hour Bishop Kesler spoke a few Moments March 3, 1884 ~ Monday 3 [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Br Wilkenson Mrs Birgess &c March 4, 1884 ...

Feb 7, 1883 [FIGURES] At our council to day Br Christopher Layton was set apart as President to preside over A new stake to be organized in the southern part of Arizona bordering upon Mexico and James H Martineau as his seconed councillor. D H Kimball was appointed as his first councillor but not set apart. President Taylor said he wished Br Layton to understand that this Mission is for the purpose of esstablishing a ...

Oct 2, 1883 I spent most of the day in the office council I was sick at night October 3, 1883 ~ Wednesday 3. I met in council in the Afternoon I was vary sick today October 4, 1883 ~ Thursday 4. I spent the day in the office October 5, 1883 ~ Friday 5 [FIGURE] I met in conference in the Assembly Hall G. Q. Cannon Prayed I was in quite poor health But attended Meeting President ...