Home.

All usually well.

Pleasant weather.

I staked off ground in front for four shade trees and ordered four hardwood trees of the [blank] maple variety from R. Wells. We received word by phone at 1:30 P.M. from Tooele that Estella [p. 61] Lee gave birth to a nice baby boy about an hour earlier i.e. 12:30 noon.

I took Mother, Nina, Edna, Oliver & Ray to the Wilkes Matinee “Seven Keys to Bald Pate.”

I worked at my desk and read the News papers &c.

Home.

Stormy

Alice, Ray & I went to Tooele on the 7:30 A.M. train and went direct to Estella Lee’s & found her as well as could well be expected. I went to the North Ward S. School and addressed the School. Subj. Purpose of the S. School. Progress though slow if continuous will count. Ex. The Clock hands & the Hair and the Tortois.

I took dinner with my daughter Nerva and visited at Estellas a couple of hours. While there I administered a blessing to her. I returned to Salt Lake in the afternoon and to 6:00 P.M. Car to Ogden where I visited Elder D. O. McKay who eleven days ago met with quite a serious auto accident. Returned on O.S.L. train leaving Ogden 9:10 P.M.

Mother & Ray remained in Tooele. [p. 62]

<Ruby returned from Logan today for Conference vacation.>¹

Home.

Fine day

All well

I was in session with the Twelve, the Seventies & Mission Presidents from 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. excepting an hr. for lunch.

Joel & George each spent a little time with us in the evening. I convinced George that I did right in applying for $10,000 Policy in Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Home.

All usually well.

Pleasant weather.

Attended Quarterly meeting of the Twelve from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. with an intermission of 1½ hours. An interesting session at which we all spoke as we felt to do. Mother & Ray returned from Tooele this evening and She, Ruby & I went up to Joels & visited about an hour with George & Joel & their wives.

Home.

All well.

Fine day.

The General Conference commencing tomorrow, our weekly meeting was changed from Thu. to Wed. We met at 10:00 A.M. and when photographed at East end [p. 63] of the temple by Moore Photo. We concluded our meeting at 12 mins after 2 o’clock.

I wrote to my son LeGrand in Holland. Attended Circle meeting and later took supper with the family at Joel’s.

Home.

Cool wind.

All well.

Attended Forenoon & afternoon Conference meetings and general Priesthood meeting at night. Was in council between forenoon & afternoon meeting with Pres. Lyman and other members of the Twelve and several Stake Presidents on important matters submitted by the Presidency. The Tabernacle was not.

Mother & I visited at my son George’s Nerva also an hour in late evening.

Home.

Pleasant day.

All well.

Attended forenoon and afternoon conference meetings in the Large Tabernacle and was one of the Speakers. Pres. Smith asked me to take 25 or 30 minutes. I took 30 min. My text was P of G.P. Moses 1:39 which I read. Defined Immortality, Eternal Life & Salvation. Savior of [p. 64] souls. Origin of Gospel. The responsibility of accepting and teaching substitute plans for man’s salvation. Bore testimony to the truth & told what the Gospel principles are &c. Good liberty, May the Lord be blessed.

Home.

Beautiful weather.

All well.

Attended 10 A.M. Special Priesthood meeting from 10:00 A.M. until about 12:40 P.M. Took Geo. W. Willis to Hist. Office to try & get some clue to lost record of Endowments Richards & Dewy family. Nothing gained. Took him to the Caffeteria to dinner.

Attended M.I.A. Officers meeting in Barratt Hall at 2:00 P.M.

I spent the evening on my manuscript of Conference discourse putting it in shape for publication.

Home.

Beautiful day.

All well.

Ten years ago to-day I was ordained an apostle in Salt Lake temple under the hands of Pres. Joseph F. Smith and set apart a member of the quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

One year ago to-day Alice and I [p. 65] and George & Edith left Salt Lake for California to visit the Fair.

Today I attended the Conference meeting in the Large tabernacle in the forenoon and in the afternoon presided at the Assembly hall which was over crowded. In the evening, I was in attendance at the Sunday School Union Conference in the Large Tabernacle. I was one of the Speakers in the Assembly Hall and occupied 20 min.

Home.

Beautiful day.

All well.

Ruby returns to Logan this afternoon. This is Oliver’s birthday anniversary the 11th. i.e. Eleven yrs old.

I spent the day at home working at my desk. Prepared my conference discourse for publication. Received a call from Local Supt. Connor & Dep Supt. Ambrose B. Kesler of the Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

I made repairs on garden hose and watered the lawn for first time this season.

In the evening Mother & I attended a reception given by the First Presidency to Patriarchs & others in Bp’s Building. Refreshments served, moving pictures &c on program. [p. 66] I wrote to my son LeGrand who is in Holland.

Home.

All usually well.

Threatening rain.

I spent the forenoon at home and in afternoon attended a missionary meeting at the temple annex where 41 missionaries were set apart and instructed. I gave instructions and set apart the following:

1. Nellie Alnora Mills of Oakley, Ida to N. States

2. Ralph Brimhall of Mesa, Ariz to S. States

3. Myron C. Wiser of [blank] to S. "²

4. Joseph H. Mitchell of Parowan to S. "

5. Delbert Kirby of Grace Idaho to S. "

I attended to some business down town. My son George & family took supper with us and spent the evening until 8:40 P.M.

Some rain in evening.

Home.

All well.

Cold day.

I spent the forenoon at home working at my desk. Attended YMMI Gen. Bd. Meeting, My Circle meeting and Ensign Stake Priesthood meeting. Pres. R. S. Wells, speaker

Home.

All well.

Pleasant day. [p. 67]

I attended regular weekly Council meeting from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Received appointment with brother R. Clawson to Beaver for Sat. & Sunday Apr 22nd & 23rd A new Stake Presidency to install in connection with the Stake Conference.

I had a haircut while down town. Read papers, &c.

Home.

Fine day.

All well.

I went to the temple meeting at 9:00 A.M. and occupied the time allotted to speaking about 10 or 15 minutes. Subject. Preparedness. Referred to the topic as one which is moving the nations. There are other kinds of preparedness. Referred to fire & life insurance and the preparation we should make for the important event of the change to the life beyond Temple work for ourselves & for the dead germain & pertinant otherwise good life. Recited “A little Parable” I made the cross, whose weight was later laid on me &c.

I went through the temple for one Thomas Gill and Alice met me there and assisted me in being sealed for seven [p. 68] couples of the Dewy family. Received manuscript of my address at the Assembly Hall overflow meeting of Conference where I presided. I looked it over and prepared it for publication.

My son George & I witnessed the championship wrestling match at the Salt Lake Theatre between Pet Brown of Texas and Mike Yokle. A draw after 3 hrs 40 min.

Home.

I spent the day home reading &c.

Bathed & retired to bed early to get back lost sleep.

Home.

All well.

Warm day.

I attended and took part in the exercises of the 27th ward priesthood meeting from 9:00 A.M. to 10:15 A.M. Walked down to Whitney hall in 18th ward and attended monthly meeting of the High Priests quorum and addressed the meeting for about 30 minutes. Subject, the operations of the Holy Spirit and our privilege to be guided thereby. Good liberty & good spirit. I walked home, no breakfast Anna Robinson Steed & Dau. Lucy & baby here. Attended meeting in the Large [p. 69] tabernacle at 2:00 P.M. J. E. Talmage and G. A. Smith the speakers.

Attended 27th ward meeting in the evening. Speakers Chas Price and Bp. Maxwell. Missionaries failed.

A Dutch brother Wm. DeGrast & wife and daughter called at 5 P.M. went to evening meeting with us and had supper after meeting. Geo & Joel & families and Mamie & Clarence took supper with us. The boys bought ice cream for dessert. A pleasant evening spent Pres. Lund asked Bro Clawson and me to go to Richmond tomorrow and attend the funeral service of a sister Monson.

Home.

Fine day.

All well.

By request of Pres. A. H. Lund I went to Richmond, Benson Stake with Elder Rudger Clawson and attended the funeral services of Sister Mary Monson 72 yr old, held in the Richmond tabernacle 2:00 P.M.

Returning I stopped off at Logan and visited Rega, Lucena & Ruby between trains. Arrived home at 10:30 P.M. Elder Clawson & I each spoke at the funeral service above mentioned. [p. 70]

Home.

All usually well

Rainy day.

I received letter from my son LeGrand in Holland and answered same. Spent the day at home reading, writing &c. Jas. S. Clark came and spent two or three hours, took supper &c.

Home.

All well

I wrote an article for the Y.W. Journal by request. Subject Modesty. Attended YMM Bd. meeting and my Circle meeting. Took supper with Joel & Georgina and Alice & I spent the evening with them & with Geo & Edith.

Home.

All usually well.

Attended weekly Council meeting and had my appointments changed from Beaver to Raft River. Worked at my desk in the afternoon.

Dr Bower the Medical Examiner for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of N.Y. to whom I made application for $10,000. policy called for the third time and took my blood pressure. He received [p. 71] wire from N. York requesting it. The Doctor told me he considered me a good risk. The urine is normal. The blood pressure test was considered a little high, but the test was made the day I had been speaking in the Large tabernacle at conference time which fact with the general anxiety of conference no doubt effected my blood pressure. It is not so high today at any rate. I take night train tonight for Burley, thence to Elba to attend Raft River Conference. J. W. McMurrin companion.

Arrived at Burley, Idaho about 10:40 A.M. We were met at the station by Pres. John A. Elison and counselor Henry Belnap who took brother J. W. McMurrin and me via Albion to Sublet a distance of 52 miles where we held a meeting with the Saints. We made the appointment by phone from Albion about 3:00 P.M. and had in attendance 78 while the population of Sublet is given as 130. We released the bishopric of Malta Ward of which Sublet is the larger, more populous part [p. 72] We organized the Sublet ward and sustained & set apart as the bishopric, Aaron A. Zollenger Bp., Joseph Rasmussen 1st and Ephraim M. Nelson 2nd Counselor, and Melvan Ward, Clerk. I set apart the Bishop of Malta Ward three months ago. Pres. McMurrin set apart Bro. Rasmussen (a H. Priest), 1st Counselor, Pres. Elison set apart Bro. Nelson & ordained him H.P. Bp. Zellinger set apart Melvan Ward, Clerk. Bro. McMurrin and I addressed the Saints. After meeting we drove from Sublet to Elba 28 miles and staid at the home of Brother [blank] Durrington a H. Counselor.

Elba, Ida Home.

Am well.

Cold wind.

Breakfast over before 9:00 A.M. I wrote up my journal for yesterday. Stake population 2156. Attendance at 10:00 A.M. meeting of conference 297 or 14%. Speakers, Pres. Jno A. Elison, Bishop David H. Tayne of Grouse Creek, Bishop Edward Darrington of Elba myself & Pres. J. W. McMurrin. I occupied 30 min. Subj. Contest work a means of getting us to do what is for our own good. Read statistics and [p. 73] commended the people for their accomplishment.

At 2:00 P.M. meeting the attendance was 320. Speakers. Pres. Joseph Harper, Pres. Henry Belnap, Pres. J. W. McMurrin and myself. I occupied remaining 20 minutes. Subject. Creation & Resurrection. The same principle is involved in the Resurrection as in the creation. If we believed in God, his creative powers, we would be able to believe in the resurrection. God’s creations bear record of him.

We went from Elba to Malta 12 miles where we attended evening meeting and installed a bishop. I presented the business and ordained Isaac J. Neddow Jr, a bishop and set him apart to preside over the Malta ward. I also addressed the meeting for about 35 minutes. Subject. Get out of debt while times are good and avoid extravagance. Build up town sites &c. Returned to Elba and staid with John Darrington.

Attended 9:00 A.M. meeting of S.S. officers and took part in the meetings. Attended 10:30 A.M. meeting, attendance 448. I occupied 20 minutes. Subj. Easter Sunday. Christ’s Atonement, death, resurrection & [illegible] [p. 74] Saving of souls delegated to Peter. Feed my lambs &c. S.S. officers & teachers are engaged in that work. Be not discouraged if progress like the physical growth be slow but keep working at it in the most effective way.

Between meetings administered to Sister John Darrington.

At 2:00 P.M. meeting I occupied 50 min Sub. Joseph’s first Story.

Met after meeting Charles & Gene Bigler & their sister & her husband Henry Winkle whom I knew when I was a boy. After meeting we drove to Almo 12 miles & took supper at Pres. Jno A. Elisons thence on 15 miles to Nordma and held meeting, attendance 79. Pop 150. We organized the ward with the name of Moulton and installed a bishopric as follows:

I ordained David Saunders an High Priest and a bishop and set him apart to preside over the Moulton ward. Ernest Simpers was ordained an High Priest and set apart 1st Con by Pres. John A. Elison. Marriner W. Hendricks was ordained an High Priest and set apart 2nd Counselor by Pres Harper. I presented the business. The voting was all unanimous and full. A good spirit prevailed. Pres. Elison & Pres. McMurrin & I were the speakers [p. 75] I occupied 20 min. Subject. The operations of the Spirit and our privilege to be guided by it in all the affairs of life. After meeting we returned in Auto 15 miles to Almo where I spent the night in comfort at the home of Pres. Elison’s. Retired about 12 o’clock.

Almo, Idaho.

Am well

Fine day.

Pres. McMurrin, Pres. Elison, Pres. Harper and I with Edwards Shopler left Almo about 10:00 A.M. for Grouse Creek ward 39 miles distant. We got upon the mountain and had to leave the car on account of snow drifts and walk about a mile. We got a ride with Bp. David H. Toyne and with Stake Clerk Ritchens who had teams and when we had gone about two miles we met two autos sent out for us and they took us in to town.

We held an evening meeting. The Ward population is 331 and there were present 243 or 73% I offered the dedicatory prayr dedicating their $10,000. meeting house. I presented the results of our counseling together before meeting and in meeting. And the officers were all well sustained with [p. 76] no opposing votes. David H. Toyne was sustained as Patriarch for the stake, Joseph S. Barlow for bishop Frank Pasket and John Hadfield Jr, counselors. I ordained these all & set them apart before the meeting. After the meeting I gave instructions to the New bishopric and to the Patriarch. The bishopric took their release in good grace.

Pres. McMurrin & I left for Lucine at 12:05 o’clock and got there at 2:10. A.M. in car driven by a brother Ballingham, a brother Jones accompanying him. We got train at 2:20 A.M. and arrived in Salt Lake at 8:15 A.M.

Soon after my arrival home, I had a phone call from the agent of the Metropolitan Life Ins. Co of N.Y. with whom on the 31st of March I placed an application for $10,000. policy, saying the company would not sell me the commercial policy but would sell me any other policy they have to issue. He came up and refunded the premium money I had paid, $445.70.

I went down town and made deposit. Paid M. E. K. note $200. Pd ZCMI bill and $131.60 Continental [p. 77] Life Ins. Co. Premium.

Cut lawn, dug weeds from lawn and gave it a thorough watering. George & Edith & Clarence & Mamie called in and took supper with us and spent the evening. I wrote letters to my brother Fred, to Pres. A. A. Hinckley and to Sister Nerva. Wrote up journal &c.

Home.

Beautiful day.

Am well.

I spent the forenoon home working at my desk and in the afternoon I went through the temple, endowed for Thomas Leyland. Attended M.I.A. Gen. Bd. meeting 5 to 7 o’clock. Pres. Smith with us and the dancing question was considered & disposed of.

Pres. Lyman called me in to his home in the evening and said he would like me to visit the four Arizona Stakes, the first conference being at St. John’s, May 7 & 8. Wm Morton to accompany me. I reminded him of Panguitch Stake and the written report. I made after my visit six months ago that four wards be organized in Panguitch and that the Stake Presidency be reorganized, which was to be left to the visiting apostle or brethren who should attend the next confer[p. 78]ence. Last quarter went by on account of winter weather and these actions deferred. Pres. Lyman had said he desired me to go down & attend to this work. He now says I can come home from Maricopa so as to go to Panguitch.

Home.

All usually well.

Beautiful day.

Arose early and watered the lawn &c before breakfast. Called on my sons George & Joel and their families. Attended my weekly Council meeting in the temple. Spent the afternoon at home at my desk and in the evening Mama & I accompanied Joel & wife to the Wilks Theatre as Joel’s guests, Geo & Edith also.

Home.

All well

Warm day

I scattered a load of manure on front lawn and raked it into the grass. Pd $3.50 for it.

I worked on an article for the Young Woman’s Journal on “Modesty,” by request. I also wrote an article for the Relief Society Magazine, by request. “Birth Control.”

I went up to the L.D.S. Hospital & [p. 79] administered to Dr Fred J. Pack. My son George took me in his motor cycle up there.

Home.

All well

Cooler day

Alice, Ray & I took 10:00 A.M. Interurban train for Logan. Arrived at Logan at 2:00 P.M. I took 4:10. P.M. car for home arriving in Salt Lake at 8:10 P.M. Left Mama & Ray in Logan. Wrote to my son LeGrand who is in Holland.

Home.

All well

Cool day.

I attended Pioneer Stake Conference meeting in the Stake House at 10:00 A.M. and was one of the speakers occupying 30 minutes with good liberty. Subject. Statistics. Two classes of religious work. Individual effort to save our own souls “Little Parable” I made the cross myself. &c recited, and 2nd Public service for the saving of souls of others, &c. Pres. Lyman spoke.

At afternoon meeting in the Large tabernacle I was the speaker by request & occupied one hour on the early experiences of the Prophet Joseph, His first [p. 80] vision, evidences of the truth of his story as he tells it; Apostasy, Abomination of Creeds &c. Good liberty. Pres. Lund & Pres Lyman present. Attended 6:30 P.M. meeting in the Assembly Hall. Prest. Lyman the Speaker.

I called at my son George’s after meeting and later did some writing.