Panguitch.

Attended 9:00 A.M. Sunday School department meeting and at 10:30 Conference meeting, I occupied 15 minutes on subject of Sacrament & love of God while the sacrament was being passed.

At 2 P.M. meeting I was the concluding speaker and occupied 40 minutes with good liberty. Subject. The Church of Christ founded on revelations. Others on the bible. Mormonism makes plain obscure scripture. We make the bible scripture conform to the revealed truth &c.

Attended 7:30 meeting but did not speak at that meeting.

Attendance at the conference meetings as fol. 175-319-529-379.

Administered to Sister B [blank] & Seth Johnson.

I ordained Albert F. Haycock an high priest & set him apart alternate H Counselor

Panguitch

We left Panguitch in Auto Pres. Houston accompanying us at 8 A.M. for Junction ward where we had an appointment for a meeting at 2:00 P.M. Our Auto broke down about 20 miles [p. 20] out but providentially another came a long almost at that moment and took us on. At Junction meeting I presented the business to the meeting after addressing them for about 20 min.

We released Bp. Morrell & counselors and installed the new bishopric as follows: John Henry Stoney ordained an High Priest & Bishop and set apart to preside over the Junction ward by myself. John Thomas Luke ordained an High Priest & set apart 1st Counselor by H. G. Smith Willard Ellis Bay ordained High Priest & set apart 2nd counselor by myself.

After meeting we continued on to the Vail. The terminus of the Ry.

While at Panguitch brother Smith & I slept. at Pres Houston’s and ate a meal each at Bp. Haywoods, Pres. Hennie’s & Pres Haywoods.

Marysville.

Left for home at 8:40 and arrived in S. Lake at 7:00 P.M. On train I finished reading “Inside the Cup by” Winston Churchill and read from “Conniston” same author. Found my daughter Mamie quite sick. My son George called & we administered to her.

Pres. Lyman called me in to his home and I reported to him our work in Panguitch & Junction.

While at Panguitch we had a talk with Bp Black of Marion who had asked to be released & he concluded to continue on & felt well about it.

We decided on John W. Willis of Henriville as Bp but could not reach him. [p. 21] We instructed the Stake Presidency to visit Henreville ward & install the bishop leaving the ordination until next conference.

Home.

Mamie some what improved. Word from Tooele that Estella’s baby is very sick with Pneumonia.

I attended reading Course Committee, R. Class Bd., Y.M.M. Bd. & Circle meetings. Paid bills, &c. Had my shoes soled & heeled while I waited.

Spent the evening at home writing &c Made ready to leave in the morning for Moapa.

Home.

Took 8:45 A.M. train No 19 accompanied by Brother C. B Felt for Moapa. Arrived at Moapa at about 8:30 P.M. and took a room at the Kirkham house both of us occupying the same bed. During the day I finished reading “The Higher Sacrifice” by David Starr Jordan also “Do Something Be Something” by Herbert Kaufman, also read considerable in “Conniston” by Churchill.

Moapa.

We rode in a carriage from Moapa Station to Bunkerville, 35 mile over sandy, heavy road with Stake Clerk N. Roy Pixton and were from 9:15 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. An hour’s noon. On the way I finished reading “Conniston” by Winston Churchill comprising 537 pages. Put up at the home of Bp. Edwad I. Cox bro. Felt & I occupying the same bed. [p. 22]

Attended a theatre by home talent. “East Lynn”

Bunkerville

Pleasant weather.

Am in good health & Spirits.

Moapa Stake population 1700

10:00 A.M. Con. meeting, Attendance 266.

I occupied 25 minutes Subject. Comments on reports made. Were I looking for home in that section I would want to settle where the saints are faithful & the opportunities for religious training was good. The wages of sin are death & sorrow as shown in last night’s play. We must pay the penalty for our sins here & hereafter if not repented of.

2:00 P.M. meeting, attendance 316.

I occupied 30 minutes. Attitude of the Church may be known on all questions concerning salvation. Be in harmony

After meeting I went with Elder Pulsifer up the river to see work done by Church appropriation and drove through Mesquite ward. Took supper with bro. Pulsifer, a H. Counselor. Spent the later evening with Bp. Cox’s family.

Bunkerville.

Attended 9 A.M. S. School meeting and addressed those present on the topic courtesy.

Conference at 10:30 Attendance 340.

Sacrament administered & S. H. Wells of Stake presidency occupied about 45 min

2:00 P.M. meeting, attendance 308. I occupied about 50 minutes on Gospel subjects. Sundries.

Between forenoon & afternoon meeting [p. 23] we remained at the meeting house & held a Stake Priesthood meeting. I talked to them for about 40 minutes on duties of Bishops & ward teachers & service &c.

After the afternoon meeting I met with the Stake Presidency and set apart a number of officers.

Attended evening meeting under auspices of S. Schools and occupied about 15 minutes on Religion Class work and after meeting met with the bishops & Stake Prscy and talked to them on that subject. Only one ward (Mesquite) has R. Classes.

Bunkerville.

We left for Moapa at 6:30 A.M. and reached Moapa at 12: noon Pacific time ten minutes after the train No. 2 had gone. We saw it pull out. We rode with a young brother Burnham, a smoker and I passed a few words on that subject.

We took 9:45 P.M. train No. 20 for home. Coming across the Desert I got a Cactus, had it expressed home in a box.

Met several people at Moapa whom I had met before. We consecrated a bottle of oil and administered to a little girl named Keats. Talked to the girls mother & a sister Peterson & others about establishing a s. school at Moapa. Will urge this further.

<This is the 32nd anniversary of our marriage.>¹

Arrived in Salt Lake soon after noon. After taking a bath & clean clothes, went to work on my books, correspondance &c. Retired early. [p. 24]

Home.

Attended committee meeting of Reading Course, at 10:00 A.M. Attended to some business down town. Administered to Aunt Mary Jane Robinson West. Attended U.I. & V. Bd. meeting & my Circle meeting and Mama, Ruby & I went to Utah theatre at night.

Attended weekly Council meeting from 10:30 to 2:30 P.M. Attended to some business down town. Wrote letters, read &c. Worked on temple records until 10:00 P.M.

Home.

All usually well.

Pleasant weather.

I spent all the forenoon on temple records getting out lists of names for sealings, Husbands & wives & children to parents.

Uncle Joseph E. Robinson & Aunt Dora called and spent most of the afternoon with us.

I commenced to read “Their Yesterdays” by Harold Bell Wright.

Home.

All usually well.

Pleasant weather.

I spent the day until 3:30 P.M. at home and read “Their Yesterdays” to a finish & liked it. There is much in it of merit & little or no demerit on to Subject matter. It is a good book for me to read.

Alice & I took Edna, Oliver & Ray down town, made some purchases, called at my son George’s office & at Dr. Birds office in the Judge building. [p. 25] We took the children to a picture sho. Mehessies. On invitation of my son George I went with him to the Orpheum in the evening.

Home.

All well.

Beautiful day.

Alice, Geo. Joel, Georgina & I walked down to the 21st ward house & attended Ensign Stake Conference and later, Joel, Georgina, Alice & I went to the Large tabernacle meeting. We called at my Sister Asenath’s and before evening meeting took a walk up in the City cemetery. Alice spent the evening at Ediths while Geo. & I went to evening meeting in the 27th ward. At Ensign Stake Conference meetings there were present Pres F M. Lyman, H J Grant & B. H. Roberts. At 27th ward Pres Lyman & Home missionaries. Took supper after evening meeting with Geo. & Edith.

Home.

All pretty well.

Fine weather.

I spent the day & evening home working on my records. I transferred all my personal accounts from paper backed, non indexed books to a new ledger in the accomplishment of which labor I have great satisfaction. In the evening Alice & I made a call on Sister Mary Jane West who is just convalescing from an attack of serious sickness.

Home.

All usually well

Beautiful weather.

I spent the forenoon home working on my records and preparing sheets [p. 26] for temple work. Attended a missionary meeting in the temple annex where about 24. missionaries were set apart & instructed. I gave some instructions on success in the mission field & how attained and set apart the following.

1. Lorenzo Dow Young of Washington Ut: to N.S.

2. James B. Murray, Altonah, Ut. to Cent States.

3. Lewis Nephi Godfrey of Clarkston to So. States.

Received letter from Lucena and answered same also wrote to my brother Fred and to my Son LeGrand in Holland and several other letters.

Home.

All usually well.

Weather ideal.

I attended a committee on M.I.A. reading Course from 10 A.M. to 11:30

Met Alice at temple at 11:45 A.M. and engaged in sealing work, getting out at 3:00 P.M. We were sealed for 23 couples & had a number of sealings done, children to parents. We stood for the parents.

Attended Gen. Bd. meeting of Y.M.M. and reviewed before the Board ‘Their Yesterdays’ one of Harold Bell Wright’s books. Attended my Circle meeting in the evening.

Home.

Pleasant day.

All well.

Attended weekly Council meeting from 10:30 to 2:30 o’clock. Attended to business with Continental Life & Columbian Nat. Insurance Companies. Called on Joel [p. 27] at his office. Alice & I visited Cousin Levi W. Richards. Administered to his wife Persus, gave them flowers. We called on Aunt Mary Ann Parker Richards and gave her flowers & I administered to her.

On invitation of Elder H. J. Grant Alice & I went to Salt Lake theatre & occupied seats in his box. “Kindlings” by Willard Mack and comp,

Home.

All usually well.

Pleasant weather.

I spent the forenoon home working on my books and spent an hour & half down town attending to business and went through the temple for endowments in afternoon. Prepared to leave for Cedar to attend Parowan Conference on 11:45 P.M. train. Seven friends were endowed for our family today, Alice, Asenath, Aunt Sarah, Phoebe Peart, and several of our friends went through.

Alice & I spent some time at our son George’s in the evening. I took train about 10:00 P.M.

Our train arrived at Lund at 9:30 A.M. We took Auto for Cedar 35 miles and arrived there soon after noon. Rulon S. Wells & Leo. Fairbank my companions. We staid at the home of Uriah Jones while in Cedar.

Attended 2:00 P.M. Conference meeting. I occupied 25 minutes with good freedom. Suggested by remarks of former speakers I spoke of a ward S. School as a type of all S.S. I am a type of man. What is good for me is good for you. The Gospel has had a good effect upon my life, It will have [p. 28] a good effect upon the life of every man who will let it. I am a better man than I would have been without the gospel. I would have been a better man than I am had I been more in tune with the gospel. The gospel law eminated from God who is perfect and is a perfect law. We are imperfect. Of all God’s creations man only is at variance. If the planetary system were as recreant to law there would be universal confusion chaos & destruction. We must account for our disobedience. We should let the gospel enter into our every day life. It should not matter whether we be rich or poor or what our occupation. Job’s example enlarged upon. He was perfect as a rich man and true in poverty & affliction.

Attended a dance & social under auspices of the S. School officers in the evening.

Cedar City.

Pleasant weather.

I took some cold from draft from window.

Yesterday I also attended a meeting of the Presidency & High Council and addressed the meeting. The New Castle ward bishopric were ordained & set apart also stake clerk & ward clerk. I ordained Jesse L. Forsythe an High Priest & a Bishop & set him apart to preside over the New Castle ward.

This day I met the Sunday School workers at 9:00 A.M. and spoke upon the topic “Courtesy” 1. to fellow workers, 2 to Officers 3 to strangers, and to children.

At 10:30 meeting I occupied about [p. 29] 20 minutes. Made appeal to the people to obey the Word of Wisdom. I asked it as a favor to me, to Prs. Smith to the Lord each of whom had expressed the wish that we would observe it. For obedience sake. We pray for the Authorities let us sustain them by following their lead & their instructions. We sing “We thank Thee O God for a Prophet to lead us.” Why do we not follow.

Attended 2:00 P.M. meeting and was one of the speakers occupying about 25 min. Subject. One gospel only having in it the plan of salvation & that we have Bore testimony. Count cost & continue true. Race to those who continue faithful to the end. Happiness follows such a life, Salvation follows.

Left Cedar in Auto at 4:30 P.M. and arrived at Lund at 7:00 P.M. Took train 8:30 which was 40 min late and arrived home S.L. 6:30 A.M. Monday.

Arrived home from Cedar, Parowan Stake at 7:00 A.M. Proceeded to look over my mail, write up journal & other records Found folks well.

I commenced reading The Prince & the Pauper and read until 10:00 P.M.

Home.

Better of my cold.

Some snow last night but pleasant to-day.

I finished reading The Prince & the Pauper An interesting book of 300 pages one of the classics by Mark Twain. [p. 30]

Home.

All well.

Pleasant weather.

I attended a Reading Course committee meeting at 10:00 A.M. Got sheets from temple & did some recording.

Attended the funeral services for Alfred Asper’s baby and was one of the speakers. Pres. Nephi L Morris the other.

I spent the time from 3:30 to 4:45 at the American Theatre.

Attended Y.M.M.I. General Board meeting and my Circle meeting.

Home.

All usually well

Pleasant, Some rain.

Attended weekly Council meeting in the temple from 10:30 to 3:15 o’clock. Attended a meeting of the Twelve in the Bps. Bldg. to consider annual reports from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Spent the evening at home reading & writing.

Home.

All usually well

Rained during the day.

I spent the forenoon reading and the afternoon and evening studying and writing statistics of church work and arranging same for use.

Did not leave the house all day.

Home.

All usually well.

Pleasant weather.

Elder D O McKay and I took 7:30 A.M. train to Tooele Station where we were met by Pres. Orme and counselor McBride and taken by team to Grantsville, arriving at meeting soon after 10:00 A.M. [p. 31]

On the way to Grantsville from Tooele we discussed the advisability of dividing the Grantsville ward and decided to call the High Council together after the morning’s meeting to discuss it then which we did.

At the morning session I occupied 25 minutes on ward teaching and service called forth by the reports.

At High Council meeting all favored a division of Grantsville ward and we made a call of Grantsville priesthood to meet us after the afternoon meeting. At 2:00 P.M. meeting brother McKay & I each spoke. I occupied 20 min. Text. Matt. 25:14–30 & 31–38.

At priesthood meeting 4:00 P.M. it was agreed unanimously that the Grantsville ward be divided and the Hale Street be the dividing line also that the west division be called Grantsville 1st and the East division Grantsville 2nd ward. An expression was also taken as to good men for office each man writing three names more or less on a slip of paper & signing his name on the back of the slip. We agreed to meet again at 9:00 A.M. tomorrow to consider the officers we would have to present. We worked on the proposition of tabulating the written expressions of the priesthood and making selections. We decided to present for the bishopric of Grantsville 1st ward, Richard Jefferies for bishop and Chas. Leroy Anderson & Edwin M. Clark for counselors and for 2nd ward John Wm Anderson Bp & Parley Pratt Matthews and Joseph L Brown as counselors. [p. 32] While Bro McKay was attending a SS. meeting in the evening I had these brethren meet me at Bp Anderson’s and found that they were willing to accept the responsibility of the office. I instructed them also. Stayed at night at Bp A K. Anderson’s. My head commenced to ache at close of first meeting this A.M. and continued all the afternoon and most of the night.

Grantsville

Severe headache in afternoon & all night.

I attended a priesthood meeting of the Grantsville ward at 9:00 A.M. and presented to them the names of the brethren we had decided upon for the two bishoprics of Grantsville wards & the name of August K. Anderson for patriarch all of which met with hearty endorsement.

Attended 10 A.M meeting in the Opera House and presented to the people there the propositions sustained by the priesthood. I also addressed the meeting briefly.

At close of forenoon meeting we ordained the officers & set them apart as fol.

August K. Anderson ordained a Patriarch and set apart to labor in the Tooele Stake by myself.

Richard Jeffries ordained H Priest & Bishop and set apart to preside in the Grantsville 1st ward by Elder D O. McKay.

Chas. Leroy Anderson set apart 1st counselor to Bp. Jeffries by my self. [p. 33] Edwin M. Clark set apart 2nd Counselor to Bp Jeffries by Elder McKay.

John Wm Anderson ordained a bishop & set apart to preside over the Grantsville 2nd ward by myself.

Parley Pratt Matthews ordained HP. & Set apart 1st Counselor to Bp Anderson by D. O. McKay.

Attended afternoon meeting and after Elder McKay & I had both spoken we retired and were taken to the Ry Station by a son of Bp. A K. Anderson in Auto and reached Salt Lake before 5 P.M. I had such a splitting headache that I retired to my bed soon after 6 o’clock & suffered most all night.

Home.

Feeling some better

I made ready and went to a meeting of the Council of Twelve held in the Bps. building at 10:00 A.M. when we had before us the cases of John Woolley and M. F. Cowley, the former was excommunicated for being out of harmony with church disciplin and for performing marriages between men having living wives and unmarried women. The case of the latter was postponed.

I had a letter last night from my son LeGrand in Holland quoting prices on diamonds in Amsterdam said quotations showing that a 1/2 K. perfect dimond such as he bought for Ina for $152.50 could be bought for $80.00. I wrote him a letter to-day and enclosed to him a check for $80.00 with which to buy such an one for me to have set in my wife’s engagement ring [p. 34]

Home.

All well today.

Rained during the night.

Cousin Levi W. Richards died last night after a serious illness of two years. Had he lived he would have been 69 years old.

I attended a quarterly meeting of the Council of the Twelve in the temple from 10:00 A.M. to about 5:00 P.M.

Called on my way home at the home of Cousin Levi W. Richards’ family and spoke words of comfort & blessing to them. Spent the evening at home reading & writing and studying