Home.

Cold & some snow.

Sister Asenath still quite sick. Others usually well.

I worked at my desk all day. Listed 40 couples for sealing & arranged with members of the family to assist in the work and with the temple recorders to let us do the work next Monday.

I visited my sister Asenath in evening. [p. 47]

Home.

Cool weather.

All usually well. Sister Asenath no better.

Alice Sarah and I attended Temple Fast meeting, fasting. I bore testimony. Had inspired thought & good liberty and occupied about 10 min. Attended the afternoon sacramental meeting and bore testimony. In the evening I attended 27th ward meeting My son Joel and Charles Price discoursed upon the gospel, The Apostasy and the restoration and Sterling Talmage & Walter Wright questioned them.

Home.

All usually well at home.

Sister Asenath quite sick.

My sons Geo. & Joel & their wives & Willard R. Smith & wife accompanied me in temple work to day by which forty couples were sealed. I performed the ceremonies and the two not immediately engaged at the altar were witnesses and each of the three men & their wives had their turns at the altar. A very pleasant work. I spent the remaining portion of the day at home. Called on my sister Asenath in the morning and in the evening, Mama & I visited Geo. & Edith. [p. 48]

Home.

All usually well.

That means that my sister Asenath is bed fast and very sick, that George’s children have the Whooping cough and that Estella & Ray Cough some. Weather Clowdy & Cool.

A large force of men are preparing for the paving of our street, 3rd Ave. It was finished as far East as U St. last year. They have been working on the extending of it all the season so far and at this writing have the excavating done on north half and cement laid for railroad on that side and they are laying the track in front of our home to-day. I walked down town with my son George this morning and we called in my sister Asenath’s home & administered to her.

I attended a meeting of the First Presidency & the Twelve & Patriarch in the temple from 10: am to 12:30 P.M. Elder J. E. Talmage read to us from the manuscript of his book on the life of the Savior. Adjourned until Thu. next. I listed for sealing children to parents all those entitled to be so sealed, seven sheets. [p. 49]

Home.

Health conditions same.

I called on my sister Asenath and administered a blessing to her. Walked down town and attended to some business. Made ready and took Los Angeles Limited 5:00 P.M. train by special permission in company with Elders Jos. F. Smith Jr. &, Chas H. Hart and with Sisters R. R. Lyman and Eddington. of the Reliefsociety I left Salt Lake for Arizona.

We arrived in Barstow, Cal. Thu. 11:10 P.M. Western time. Sisters Thomasson & Foster of the Primary General Board came in from Los. Angeles on Santa Fe No 2 and we joined them leaving Barstow at 2:30 P.M.

Arrived in Holbrook Arizona Friday 6:45 A.M. We were met at the Ry station by Pres. David K. Udall’s son Don who gave to me a letter from his father welcoming us to their stake and informing us that his son Don & a man named Tyler of the Arizona Mail & Transportation Co. would with two cars take us as far as where the Hunt bridge had been washed away and we would cross a foot bridge and be conveyed on to St Johns by other autos. We left Holbrook at 10:15 A.M. and going through the Petrified forest we reached St. Johns 68 miles at 4:15 P.M. A pleasant ride. At Holbrook I wired my Son Joel our condition & progress. We [p. 50] reserved births for Sunday 16th 11:55 P.M. out of Holbrook, the four sisters to the Grand Canyon, Pres Hart to Los Angeles & Jos. F. Smith Jr. & I to Barstow. We were hospitably entertained the Primary sisters by Sister Whiting and the others of us by Pres. Udall & family. We attended H Council meeting in evening.

St. Johns, Ariz.

After a bath & breakfast we men folks & Pres. Udall walked East to the banks of the Little Colorado river and inspected the flood effects in that vacinity.

Attended 10:00 A.M. Session Attendance 137 of Conference. The speakers were in order as follows; Prests. D. K. Udall, Wm D. Rencher, & Chas. P. Anderson, my self & Jos. F. Smith Jr. & Pres Chas. H. Hart.

I occupied about 25 minutes. I had some pronounced views & spoke them freely. Advised that sympathetic & co-operative wives suffer in common with their husbands & children with parents & why. It was better to have come now, the breaking of the reservoir dam than later. They were calculating on raising the dam ten feet & contain or impound as much more water. It will be a great advertising medium & the eyes of [p. 51] men will be turned this way & money be proffered. The dam will be built annuo & better permanent. The sympathy of the state officials will be extended. The Governor & legislators have expressed a desire to do Some thing for this people, having the desire they will find a way. The County & state will without doubt rebuild the bridges. You will have a greater St Johns a greater Northern Arizona. Five or ten dollars per acre will rebuild the dam, the project then will be a valuable one & lands & water yet reasonable in price. The faces of this people are not turned away from St Johns &c. &c. At 2:00 P.M. Session of Conference the Reliefsociety & Primary sisters and I occupied the time on lines of their work. I occupied about 20 minutes on force of example of officers & word of wisdom.

After 4 P.M. attended a H. Council meeting & later a meeting of the bishops. In the evening attended an entertainment of a musical character; good. 215 present.

St. Johns, Ariz.

Beautiful day.

Am well.

Was in Council with Stake Presidency all morning until time of commencement of Conference meeting 10:30.

It was decided to release LeRoy R. [p. 52] Gibbons from presiding over St Johns ward as bishop on his own request because of over burden of work he being the chief man on the Lyman reservoir project & Secretary of the Co. & Chairman of the County board of Commissioners &c. Bro. W. D. Rencher was chosen to be bishop and M. P. Peterson and Francis L Whiting Counselors. John W. Brown was chosen from the High Council to fill the vacancy in the Stake Presidency occasioned by the selection of Brother Rencher for bishop. Bp. LeRoy R. Gibbons was selected to fill a vacancy in the High Council occasioned by brother Browns being called into the Stake Presidency.

Andrew L. Gibbons was set apart a H. Counselor also and other officers chosen. Following is a list of officers ordained & set apart. Sunday afternoon May 9th John W. Brown set apt. 2nd Counselor to Pres. D K Udall by myself.

Wm D Rencher ordained a bishop and set apart to preside over St. Johns ward by Elder Jos. F. Smith Jr.

M. P. Peterson ordained H.P. & set apart 1st Counselor to Bp. Rencher by my self.

Francis M. Whiting ordained H.P. & set apart 2nd Counselor by J. F. Smith Jr.

Andrew L. Gibbons ordained H.P. & set apt. H Counselor by my self. [p. 53]

L. R. Gibbons set apt. H Counselor by J. F. S. Jr. A number of sisters set apart to various offices auxiliary

At 10:30 A.M. meeting the speakers were in order as follows; Sister Laura Foster, Sister Frances Thomasson, Pres. Hart, J. F. Smith Jr & my self. I occupied but about 5 minutes and read two selections on Mother. After this meeting we were in council until 1:00 P.M. & again at 1:30 P.M. Sac. Afn Attendance 286

At 2:00 P.M. I presented the business including the General Authorities all our propositions were sustained without an opposing vote. I occupied about 35 minutes on subject of order & discipline in the Church, duties of members to work where called, Talents, &c. Attendance [blank] Stake pop. 2050.

Took dinner with Geo. W. Crosby Jr. and Supper with Pres. Chas. P. Anderson.

I assisted by my brethren administered blessings to Bp. Rencher, the infant of Sister Anderson Paterson and Sister Patmer [Palmer] the mother of the three children who perished in the flood.

Attended 8:00 P.M. Conjoint meeting. A nice program was rendered. I did not take any part in the speaking. [p. 54]

St. Johns, Ariz.

Fine day.

Am well.

Several auto loads of us went up to the broken Lyman Reservoir 12 miles South of St. Johns returning about 12:00 P.M. I wrote up my journal for yesterday and thus far to-day and did other writing. 9:00 A.M.

Went up to the Lyman Reservoir, for or five auto loads in the Company, 12 miles South of here, required & took about four hours.

I was in counsel and conversation with the brethren later, wrote cards home &c. Took a walk about town with Elder J. F. Smith Jr. We called on the family of brother Rencher Bp. We administered to Sister Ruth Kimball Udall and her little boy. We had a council meeting in the evening at Pres. U. home. A busy day.

St. Johns.

Beautiful day

Am well.

Went to breakfast at Brother [blank] Patterson’s. Visited brother & sister Palmer the parents of the three children drowned in the flood of this 14th ult. Wrote cards to my daughters Nerva & Lucena.

With Geo. W. Crosby Jr. Supt Y.M.M. we Jos. F. Smith Jr., Sisters Foster & Eddington I went to Egar 35 miles and attended public meeting. [p. 55] All of our party were speakers. I occupied about 40 min. Subject suggested by remarks of previous speakers, genealogies, temple work, Reliefsociety work & Mutual work. Avoid mental lazyness. “The Glory of God is Intelligence.” &c.

After meeting we administered to a Sister Wittbank. Elder Smith & I staid over night at Bp. Udalls.

Egar, Ariz.

We went in Auto with brother Geo. W. Crosby Jr. from Egar to Snowflake via. St. Johns a distance of 88 miles Stopping at Pres Udall’s at noon & to dinner. Arrived in Snowflake before dark. I was directed to stay at Pres. S. F. Smiths. Took a bath & change of clothes and had a good night’s rest.

Pres. Hart & Sisters Thomasson & Lyman came over Tuesday from St. Johns holding meeting at Concho.

Snowflake, Ariz.

Weather continues warm.

Am feeling the very best in health & in Spirits. Arose at 5:50 A.M. After breakfast Pres. S. F. Smith & I administered to their baby 10 mos. old Lulu Smith who has been seriously afflicted for several months. I wrote up my journal for yesterday. [p. 56]

Two auto loads of us went to Woodruff 25 miles the way we had to go to cross the river. Looked over the ground and saw the effects of the flood, their dam gone. Held meeting, good attendance. Seven of us spoke. I occupied about 20 min. Reasoned with them on lines of financial interests. Advised that the State Governor & Legislators now in session be appealed to send Engineers and estimate the cost of putting in a permanent dam so the people who could readily value their own property could determine whether or not they would remain, but we assured them it would be, then try for an appropriation from the state to assist them in mean time install pumping plant proffered them by Lyman Land Co. gratis to mature this season’s crops, save their trees &c.

After our return from Woodruff we went to Taylor three miles & held meeting and five of us spoke. I occupied about 20 min. testifying of the truth of the gospel & Received letter from home all usually well except my sister Asenath who seems to be no better.

This night I had three dreams of Rattlesnakes, unpleasant. [p. 57]

<This is the 51st anniversary of my wife’s birth.>¹

Snowflake.

Am well.

Pleasant day.

I wrote up my journal and did other writing. Had a visit and conversation with Pres. Samuel F. Smith on the Woodruff dam proposition and later with Bp. Savage & Bro. Hatch of Woodruff. Pres. & sister S. F. Smith had all seven of the visitors to dinner. Elders Jos. F. Smith, C H. Hart, S. F. Smith & I went down to the home of Wm W. Willis & administered to him. We attended a meeting of the Presidency & bishops at 4 P.M. and a meeting of the Presidency & H. Council at 7:30 P.M. I gave advice & counsel at both meetings.

Snowflake.

Warm weather.

Am well & happy.

Attended 10 A.M. opening meeting <attendance 204> of the conference. The speakers were in order as follows; S. F. Smith & James Flake of the Presidency, J. W. Brown of St. John’s myself, J. F. Smith Jr & C. H. Hart.

I occupied 25 minutes with deliberation & much satisfaction, the Lord giving me good assistance & quoted Emerson, “What I most need” The gospel supplies it, how? Office in the church its influence, organizations in the Church & their influence, association in the Church, its influence [p. 58] I told the story of the Master & the Servant and applied same, likened unto the lives we are living the characters we are building, used the example of modern building, the building, the owner, the architect, the builder & the inspector or supervisor. Conscience in our character building the supervisor or detective, our powers of will the means, the building we only inhabit.

Took dinner with J. W. Smith and supper with Bishop Hunt.

At afternoon meeting 355 the four present visiting Sisters and I were the speakers. I occupied about 22 min. and quoted Longfellow, “In the elder days of Art &c” Read from Matthew 6:1–&c good liberty, good talk.

Attended 7:30 Priesthood meeting 81 present gave instructions, commended the brethren for the good record the stake has made, talked on water works proposition & sanitation.

Attended a 4:30 P.M. Academy Bd. meeting. A very busy day. Assisted in ordaining three elders & I set apart the President of the 1st Elders quorum.

Snowflake, Ariz.

All well

Fine day.

I arose at 6:00 A.M. after making my [p. 59] toilet I wrote up my journal for yesterday from notes. Met the Stake Presidency & visiting brethren at 9:00 A.M. at Pres. Samuel F. Smith’s where we administered to brother & Sister Smith’s afflicted baby Lulu and engaged in council over stake matters. Gave advice to the Stake Presidency to supervise the ordaining of Elders and not trust it to the Presidency of Elders quorums as they are usually inexperienced and it is important that the ordaining be done right. Recommended that such ordaining be done at the priesthood meeting where they are sustained to be ordained. I advised that the Stake Presidency if possible visit each ward every quarter and that each bishop and High Counselor be furnished with an extract or transcript of the ward reports and be requested to use them. Attended 10:00 A.M. meeting, attendance 419 seven speakers & sacrament administered.

Attended seventies meeting at noon hour. At afternoon meeting the attendance was [blank]. I occupied 40 minutes. Service of Public character, of private character. Conversion of souls a great joy to them & to us, whether at home or abroad, in pri-[p. 60]vate or public talk, whether in official or unofficial capacity, in giving temporal relies, financial aid, comforting words or leading them to Eternal life by true missionary work. The 20th blow broke the boulder. Paul sowed, Appolis watered but God gave the increase &c. “We should be anxiously engaged in a good cause &c. Our salvation would be incomplete without the Salvation of others. What we do for others we do for their posterity & for ourselves & our posterity. Disqualification of men for office should be removed. They seldom learn what has passed them by.

After meeting I ordained John R. Hulet an High Priest and set him apart a member of the H. Priests quorum & the H. Council.

We drove to Holbrook via Woodruff and attended meeting in the evening and all Seven of us visitors spoke. I occupied abt. 20 minutes with good freedom. Example, “Let your light so shine” &c. Good liberty.

We boarded the Santa Fe No. 21 train at 11:55 P.M. The four Sisters for the Grand Canyon, the brethren for Dagget where we arrived Monday 2:10 P.M. Elder Hart continued on to Los Angeles [p. 61] and Elder Smith & I took No. 19 S.L. Route train for home.

Arrived home at Noon. Met Pres McMurrin while waiting for st. car who informed me that he & I were appointed to the Southern Arizona Stakes & that he is to leave to-morrow morning & spend a day in Los Angeles. Later I learned from Pres. Lyman that I am to stay to Thu. meeting & leave Friday morning. This should take me to Maricopa Stake Sunday A.M. in time for meeting.

After cleaning up, Alice & I visited my Sister Asenath who is quite weak and the chances for her recovery seem to be slim.

I administered to her. We then went up to the homes of my sons Geo. & Joel & visited the folks. &c.

Had a talk with Pres. Lyman reporting conditions as I found them in Arizona.

Home.

Rain fell.

All well at home.

I made two trips down town Attended to business and attended Circle meeting. I called [p. 62] at my sister Asenath’s and there saw my sister Minerva.

Made preparation to leave for Southern Arizona.

Alice & I spent a couple of hours at George & Edith’s in the evening.

Home.

Rained.

Folks same.

I attended Council meeting in temple from 9:30 A.M. until about 3:00 P.M. I reported our findings in Northern Ariz. and moved an appropriation of $1000.00 to aid Woodruff people to buy engine & install pump in Little Colorado river to save their orchards & crops pending the rebuilding of the dam. The motion carried and the appropriation was made.

Attended to business down town, wrote to my son LeGrand &c. Visited my sister Asenath. Took with me Charles Price & we administered to her. Played a game of Rook with the children before returning. Asenath has been bed fast for several weeks and can only speak in a whisper. I phoned Dr. [p. 63] Stephen this evening and he says she has some throat trouble but her case is one the Doctors have not been able to diagnose to determine just what her trouble is.

Home.

I arose at 5:00 A.M. bathed &c and made ready to take train for Southern Arizona via. Los Angeles. Took S.L. Route train No. 19 leaving L.L. at 8:45 A.M. Formed the acquaintance of a Mr & Mrs. D. C. Moore of Waynetown, Indiana who sat across the isle from me & had profitable gospel conversation with them, also had a nice talk with an elderly grey haired lady from N.Y. Our train last three hours time between Salt Lake & Dagget so that we say by day light that part of the road & country between Dagget & Los Angeles by day light. I sat on the rear observation car platform all down through the Meadow valley wash and have my impressions changed for the scenery is grand. We were due in Los Angeles at 10:30 A.M. Sat. but did not arrive until 2:00 P.M. I phoned Pres. J. E. Robinson from L.L. Route Station and he came down to S.P. Ry Station and met me. I transferred by [p. 64] St. car. We planned our work for the southern part of his mission between the conferences of Maricopa & St Joseph Stakes.

I left Los Angeles this Saturday on S.P. 3:00 P.M. train and this train also last time so that instead of arriving at Tempe at 6:02 A.M. it was about 9:00 A.M. Pres Lesuer was there awaiting me with Auto and drove me to his home in Mesa where I staid during my stay in Mesa.

Sunday 10:00 A.M. meeting I was one of the speakers and occupied about 40 min. Subject Gist of my conversations on train coming down here. You people should look for opportunity to speak for the Lord & his work, to teach the gospel. Every time you find your habits different from your friends the out sider it will afford an opportunity to explain why & thus be preaching the gospel. Example is the most potent means of preaching. At afternoon meeting I also was one of the speakers and occupied about 30 min., Subject Tithing, America a land of promise yet some of the greatest wars ever fought were fought on this land. It is to be a land of peace & plenty on condition of faithfulness on part of the people. Loyalty to the Nation & Loyalty to the King [p. 65] of Kings & Kingdom of God. &c.

Attended Council meeting with the Stake Presidency and set apart an alternate H. counselor brother Geo. W. Lewis.

Attended 8:00 P.M. meeting under the auspecies of the Reliefsocieties & Primaries and by request spoke. The Lord respects the young as well as the old or middle age, the girls as well as the boys. Related my experience in administering to my mother when 17 yrs of age as an example. The boys & girls are entitled to the Spirit of the Lord to guide them in all their religious work if they live for it and that is all the Prophets have & it is by this means that the children of Israel were led out of bondage & the church is organized & the Gospel restored &c & the Kingdom built up. I urged the young people to use the strength of their young man & woman hood the cause of the Lord. Wired J. E. Robinson. We leave Tues. Morn. Between meetings we went out and saw the canals &c. Took dinner with the President’s father & mother.

Mesa, Ariz.

Am well.

Weather is tolerable. I took cold water bath, Shave &c before breakfast Wrote up my journal from memory from the 21st [p. 66]

We took cars and a company of us four auto loads went to Indian mission headquarters across the river going via Tempe. Had dinner under the trees on bank of the canal and held meeting with the Indians. All Seven of the visitors, the Bp. & Stake President were speakers. We stood on the porch and some of the people were on the porch & some on the ground. I spoke first & took about 40 min. Thos. Valenswaley interpreted for us. Another indian also interpreted a little. I spoke & read from D&C & B. of Mormon the future of the Lamanites & how some became white in earlier times. All are sons & daughters of God & my brothers & sisters. We should try to be like our Heavenly father. The glory of God is intelligence. You can not help having black skins but you can help being ignorant. You should learn from the whiteman all that can be learned that is good without adopting their evil practices, see what intelligent men have accomplished In engineering the Roosevelt Dam & reservoir & farming under it. The Autos you see us ride in, Other lives ex. Ry. Steam Ships, Airoplanes, Telephone, phonograph, telegraph, [p. 67] wireless &c &c. Send your boys & girls to school & let them get education & intelligence. You beautify your homes & make them attractive so your young people will come back to you & stay with you after being educated. Be gallant to the women. Build good homes & let the women stay in & beautify & care for them & learn to keep their hair & clothing like these white sisters. You young men get education & then be a blessing to the race as Booker Washington has been to the Negro race. You regard your parents & progenitors, magnify them, & bring them up to a higher standard of civilization & religious development. Teach your children the gospel, to pray, be honest &c. Though your skins be dark your hearts should be white, you are responsible for the heart whether black or white. I had good liberty.

We administered to a sick indian woman. Returning to town we three autos got stuck in the mud & had to be pulled out.

After supper & after 9 P.M. Pres. J. W. McMurrin Pres. Leseuer & I went out about 2½ miles to the home of a brother Angel and administered to him. A busy day & I was tired at night. [p. 68]

Bishop Hiram Defries of Papago ward a half breed Samoan is to be released at end of this quarter July 1st and Asa G. Tiffany is to be installed at that time and be ordained & set apart later.

Mesa, Ariz.

Usually well.

Quite warm.

Arose at 5:10 A.M. and with other visitors were driven to Tempe 6 miles and got 6:20 A.M train to Maricopa junction, took SP train on to Tucson. Shaved & breakfasted on train. Pres. J. E. Robinson was on same train from Los Angeles by prearrangement. We all detrained at Tucson & went to [blank] hotel. Completed our plans for J. W. McMurrin, Amy Lyman & Laura Foster to visit Binghampton, Robinson & St. David and Pres. J. E. Sisters Sarah Eddington & Frances Thomasson & I to go to Douglas, Bisbee & Whitewater valley before going to Thatcher Telegrams sent accordingly.

I telegraphed home to Joel from Tucson as follows; “All well. Will enquire Western Union Douglas tonight, Bisby tomorrow afternoon”

We left Tucson about 3:00 P.M. and arrived at Douglas at 7:30 Attended meeting at 8 P.M. good attendance. [p. 69] All four visitors spoke. I occupied about 40 min with good liberty. Subject, Service in the church, public & private, when called to any position it means opportunity for service. About 20% of our population is consists of officers but the other 80% may have been or will be but if not called we should furnish ourselves something to do. Pure religion & undefiled. We put up at Hotel Gadsden.

Douglas, Ariz.

Am well.

Fine day.

We took 8:15 A.M. train for Bisbee. We were met at station by Bp. Warren and taken to his home. I wrote cards to my wife in Logan & to my daughter Nerva at Tooele. Attended the funeral services of 12 yr old Thelma Murphy who was killed in Auto accident. Pres. Robinson preached the discourse and I dedicated the grave. The family are members of the Church.

Attended evening session of ward meeting. Bp. Warren released, the ward disorganized, the Bisbee Branch organized with Lorenzo Wright as branch president. I set the latter apart. I spoke for about 25 min. Read from Ezek 3:17– & D&C 60:1–4 and [p. 70] spoke of the advantage of having a populous branch & all the auxiliary organizations, of all the members doing their religious duties, live their religion & thus set the outsiders an example that would reflect honor on the people, the work & the Lord. Be teachers of men, convert the people & thus keep your branch organization thriving.

After meeting Bp. Warren & wife in their Auto, an overland, took us back to Douglas, 25 mi. in 1 hr 7 min. Put up at Hotel Gadsden.

Douglas, Ariz.

Am well.

Fine weather.

Took train at 9:30 A.M. for Whitewater 35 miles detraining at Elfrieda. We were met by Presiding Elder Peter Dillman and taken to his home. We attended a meeting in the afternoon 91 present lasting from 2:20 to 4:50. I occupied an hour on pioneer subjects. Related some of my experiences in pioneer work. Advised the laying out of a town site and building up a town & City. Make streets not too wide say 4 rods having in mind paving showed advantages in having town over having every man on his homestead; [p. 71] religious, social, moral &c. While building up the country do not neglect your own or your children’s religious culture. You can not go back & pick it up where you left off. Danger of keeping children out of school & thus discourage them. Retired at 10:30 P.M. Cool night.

Whitewater, Ariz.

Am well.

Fine day.

We took 10:35 A.M. train at Elfrida crossing and changing cars at [blank] we arrived at Cochise on the S.P. Ry at 1:10 P.M. God S.P. train at 2: P.M. bearing the other members of our party J. W. McMurrin, Amy B. Lyman & Laura Foster. We all reached Thatcher at 5:00 P.M. and were met by friends with Autos. I went with Pres. Chas. M. Layton to his home. I bathed & changed my underclothes & retired at 9:15 P.M. & had a good night’s sleep.

Pres. Andrew Kimball has gone to Los Angeles where his daughter Ruth died Thu night following an operation.

Thatcher, Ariz.

Am well.

Warm day.

Attended 10 A.M. conference meeting. [p. 72] attendance 380. I was one of seven speakers and occupied 30 minutes. Subject, “Seek first the Kingdom of God & its righteousness.” The inconsistency of some Church members. If I should be required to keep the W. of W., pay tithing, fast offerings why not my neighbor church member? If he is all approved & secure without, why not I be? &c.

After meeting I called and saw Pres. Andrew Kimball’s family & offered condolence.

At afternoon meeting the sisters and Pres. McMurrin were the speakers and at close of meeting we did some official ordinance work I set apart James A Duke of Thatcher an Alternate H. Counselor & ordained Adelbert Holliday of Pima ward an High Priest and set him apart a member of the High Priests’ quorum & Second Counselor in the bishopric of Pima ward. Pres. McMurrin ordained an Elder. Attendance 554.

Attended a Primary officers meeting from 4:30 to 6:00 P.M. 112 Present

Pres. C. M. Layton with his Ford car took Prests. McMurrin and Nash & me to Pima 7 miles and we ordained Franklin [p. 73] Leonidus Wilson an High Priest Called on Bp. Merrill of same ward and considered with him the matter of Fast offerings and assistance to such as brother Wilson & family. Bro. Wilson is unable to work having Tuberculosis in bad form. Retired at 10:30 P.M.

Thatcher, Ariz.

Warm.

Am well.

Had good nights rest & sleep. Had telegram yesterday from my son Joel saying Aunt Asenath is no better.

Attended 10 A.M. Conference meeting 854 present. Speakers were in order as fol. One recently returned Elder, the four Sisters, myself & Pres McMurrin.

I occupied about 35 min, Subject Individual responsibility to be good & do good. By our conduct we reflect upon the Eternal Father, upon our earthly parents & upon our offspring honor or dishonor and our conduct effects others for good or evil, those with whom we associate. We have no right to do evil and it is not profitable to do so. None of us can afford to do so, the price must be paid & it is too high. Recited “A Mother to Her Son.” [“]Honor [p. 74] thy father & mother”. Let your light so shine &c. At close of the meeting I ordained Ottis Ferrin an Elder and C M Layton ordained [blank] East an Elder.

At afternoon meeting attendance 887. I was last speaker and occupied 35 minutes. Subject, Matt 5:1, 2 &c to end. Let your Not everyone that sayeth Lord Lord &c. This applies to us who have embraced the gospel as much at least as to out siders. “The race not to the swift”. The necessity for constant faithfulness. Also service to one another &c. Good liberty.

After meeting Pres Chas. W. Layton took me & three sisters over to Solomon the County seat about 8 mile. At evening meeting the speakers were sisters Thomasson & Eddington & my self the other visitors went to Pima to attend meeting.

I occupied 55 minutes. Subject Character building. Good liberty, good satisfaction, May the Lord be praised. Retired at 11:30 P.M.

Thatcher, Ariz.

Warm.

Am well.

Wrote up my journal before breakfast. Called on Widow [p. 75] [pages 76–77 blank] of late Wm D. Johnson with Pres. C. M. Layton.

Pres. J. W. McMurrin & I left Thatcher on 11:20 A.M. Arizona Eastern Ry train to Bowie junction with Southern Pacific & thence by S.P. to Los Angles. A hot dusty ride. Arrived in Los Angeles at 7:15 Tues. morning.

Pres. J. E. Robinson met us at depot & took Pres. McMurrin in his car and I took a shave at barber shop and then took car to Salt Lake Route depot and 9 A.M. train from there home.

We had a hot ride across the California & Nevada desert from Barstow to Las Vegas. We lost 2½ hrs in the night by a defective engine which we did not make up but arrived in Salt Lake Wed. 2:30 P.M. O.K. Pres. McMurrin remained in Los Angeles. Expects his wife to join him there.

On my return home found my daughter Lucena here from Logan. All well. Bathed & cleaned up & after dinner attended my Circle & later called on my sister Asenath who is very sick. My Sister Alice Ann Smith was there staying. My son George & I administered to Asenath before leaving. My wife & daughter Lucena with us. [p. 78]