January 1, 1872 ~ Monday Jan 1, 1872 It is snowing most of the day I called upon President G. A. Smith in the morning had some conversation with him I then called upon President Young & spent Near an hour with him I Bid him a happy New Year after conversing a short time with him I took John Henry Smith & went to the City Hall & visited Hosea Stout, Brother Blythe, B ...

October 5, 1875 ~ Tuesday Oct 5 1875 I spent a part of the day in the Endowment House we Baptized 630. W Woodruff sealed 362 couple October 6, 1875 ~ Wednesday Oct 6, 1875 The same Annual Conference of the Church [FIGURE] of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Met in the New Tabernacle at 10 oclok Prayer By Joseph Young President Brigham Young then spoke 20 Minuts C ...

of their time in that body, or great injury might be done by hasty and ill-considered legislation. I have had a quorum of the Twelve within reach now for some little time past. I think it important that when needed we can have a quorum of our Council, so that the responsibility may be borne by the Quorum. Questions are constantly arising of an important character, and I do not wish any of us to be placed in a position where it could be said by absent ones that if they had been present they should have recommended a ...

OFFICE OF The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. P. O. Box B. Salt Lake City, Utah, June 25, 1897. Presidency and High Council of the Salt Lake Stake of Zion. Dear Brethren: It having been brought informally to the attention of the First Presidency that a paper had been prepared by the High Council of the Salt Lake Stake which Bros. George C. Lambert, B. M. Harmon and Geo. M. Spencer were required to sign, and which paper Bro ...

wrong and injure the character of the committee by requiring them to sign the paper that has been prepared. We think this would be injurious to them, and two wrongs never did make a right. Our view, therefore, is that this matter should be arranged so as to correct whatever evil may have been done by the circulation of this printed document, and at the same time not injure the men who audited the books and who made the report from the books as they found them. In making this statement we do so on the presumption that the ...

untill May March 10th then saw my removal by President J. H. Smith through the Millennial Star to the Sheffield Conference. Arriving there in due time was appointed by Presd Benj Bennett to labor in the Rotherham district. I remained there till July 4th and at that date received word by letter from President Smith to ret- urn home July 5th with Elder George Atkin who was sick. I enjoyed my labors among Saints & Strangers much ...

Oct. 24, 1882, to Nov. 14, 1883. Peter L. Sherner, Report of Mission. Lynne, Heber Co Jan 26 [18]84 President Willford Woodruf. Dear Brother, Acording to the Instructions given by Prest. John H Smith, I write this to inform you that I have arrieved home from my mission to Denmark, haveing been honorable Reliesed on accounts of poor health. I left Ogden October, 24th 1882, & labord the first ...

Mendon, Cache Co Utah Novr 21st 1883 President Woodruff Dear Brother As my home is in the North, President John Henry Smith requested me to report to you on my arrival home inrelation to My Mission to England. I was called asto the Octr Conference 1881, and left Ogden on the 25th same month on a Mission to England, and returned with the Octr Company, in ...

on the foregoing subject. Yours truly in the Bonds of the New & Everlasting Covenent William Marsden Reference L Snow. John H Smith Jacob Gates S B Young

four men to take care of them [page torn] they would be glad to hear from you and see if you had any advise to give them in the Matter I had a plesant meeting with T. M. Lyman and John Henry Smith on the 26. They held a Meeting yesterday in the Tabernacle they are on a visit to Arizona & Mexico. Concerning the Missionaries to the Maricopas and Southern tribes I have thought it would be Wisdom to have ...