Snowville

Am well.

Attended 10 A.M. conference meeting of Curlew Stake.

I occupied about 60 minutes with good liberty. Subject & Text— Moses 1:39. In working for others we are serving God and self. [page break] Pure religion is to save souls. What religion has done for me.

At 2 P.M. I occupied about 60 minutes with good liberty.

Text Obedience & Service. It is a satisfaction to have been right, a disappointment to have been wrong. “Maud Muller”, “Dives” Lazarus

Snowville

Am well

I attended 10 A.M. meeting and occupied 45 minutes. Topic Sacrifice and Service.

At 2 P.M. meeting I occupied 60 min. Topic Jos. Smith—His visions—The organization of the Church a compliment to him and what others say of it proves that it was instituted & carried on by inspiration from God. The testimony of the 3 & 8 witness and what they prove.

At 8 P.M. Conjoint I occupied 65 minutes. Topic & text— Joseph Smith. His experiences no chance. The lessons learned from the visions.

His birth, parentage, removal to Palmira at 9 yrs to Manchester at 13 yrs. revival; power of darkness Heavenly appearing; the heavens of brass penetrated; darkness flees befor the rays of light divine. He learned the two powers. Gospel restored through an Angel. Kingdom established; Priesthood restored;

The various messengers appeared; D&C 110: Jesus appeared to Joseph, to Jos & Oliver D&C 110: to Joseph & [page break] Sidney D&C 76:11–20 Read D&C 128:19–end. I attended a meeting of the Social Advisory Committee Saturday also a meeting of the H.C.

Many people expressed their pleasure at my ministry in that stake. Pres Cutter in Conference said that they had sent the right man to them this time.

Snowville.

I left for Trenton at 8:10 A.M. with Joseph Cutler and his sister Rina in a ford, the roads wer quite slipery. We reached Tremonton, 40 miles, at 1 P.M. & got train out at 2:30 P.M.

Arrived in Salt Lake at 5:45 P.M. Mother & I went down to Mamies with her and from there to the American Show house

It was Clarence’s 25 birthday.

Home.

Am well.

Sarah’s baby & Joels baby are not quite well.

I went to my office at 8:30 A.M. Took dinner with Mother at Sarahs’. Assisted in setting apart missionaries and in instructing them and had charge.

I had a busy day in my office. I assisted Joel in administering to his children Wayne & Joel. [page break]

Home.

Am well.

Sarahs’ boy, Nina’s baby and Joels baby are quite ill.

I attended committee meeting, R.C., Y.M.M. and Circle meetings. Worked at my office remaining time.

Mother & I took dinner at Lucena’s and supper at LeGrand’s. Called on Orin & Nina and administered to their baby.

Home.

Pleasant weather.

Our grand children who are ill are convalescing.

I worked at my office from 8 until 10 A.M. and was in Council meeting from 10 A.M. until 6:30 P.M.

I spent the evening at home and retired early.

Home.

Folks better

Fine day.

I worked at my office until about 2 P.M. Made ready to take 4:45 P.M. train to Price, thence to go to Huntington. Patriarch Hyrum G. Smith accompanied me and we arrived at Price about 10 P.M. and stayed at the Savoy hotel.

Price.

A Brother Garrey of Huntington took us over to the [page break] latter place in time for meeting at 10 A.M.

I attended the forenoon and afternoon meetings of Conference and the evening priesthood meetings and spoke at each session except the first.

At 2 P.M. meeting I occupied 60 min. Subject Faith and works. What we are required to do besides having faith. At Priesthood meeting I occupied 20 minutes. Advised that the boys be informed what qualifications are necessary to be advanced in the Priesthood & to go to the temple and plead with them to make the necessary preparations. I gave the attitude of the Church on profanity, using tobacco and tithe paying as qualifications or obstructions. I stayed at the Parks hotel at night.

Huntington.

Attended forenoon & afternoon conference meetings and spoke at each. At 10 A.M. meeting I occupied 60 mins on Atonement & sacrament & sacrifice. Good liberty. At 2 P.M. meeting I spoke of the Prophet Josephs’ experiences & the restoration. [page break]

After meeting the Patriarch and I were taken to Price, 20 miles, in auto by a Bro. Jensen, Bp. Leonard accompanied us. We stayed at the Savoy hotel and got 7:10 A.M. train for home next morning.

Price.

I left Price on 7:10 A.M. train and reached Salt Lake at 1 P.M. Mother & I went down to Lucena’s and visited with Lucena, Sarah and Mamie and their babies. Clarence & Mami took Mother, Lucena & me to a show. After the show we went down to Ninas and administered to her and the baby. Returned late.

Home.

I spent the day at the office. I was three hours in committee on B. of Mormon. Mother & I took lunch at Z.C.M.I. and with Oliver Estella & Ray went to the Kiwana on complimentary invitation. A good show was presented.

Home.

I spent the day at my office and in the Offices Building, attending com[page break]mittee and Board meetings. Attended Circle meeting later in the evening Mother and I accompanied LeGrand & Ina, Joel & wife & George to the Empress and saw Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Rob’t Lewis Stevensen

Home.

I spent the day in my office and at the temple in weekly meeting of our Council, from 7:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M.

Nina & Orin spent the evening with us.

Home.

This is Alice’s birth day and she is 56 years of age. I spent the forenoon at my office and in the afternoon worked in my den at home on commentary of my own until between three & four o’clock, after which Mother and I went down town & did some trading and went to a picture show. I bought a summer suit at the Z.C. sale for $45.00, Regular price was $60.00. Alice was with me in selecting it. It is said to be 80% wool.

I got six quarts of ice cream and some cake to treat the callers to congratulate Mother on her birth day. I took the [page break] 11:30 P.M. train for Teton Stake.

I arrived at Driggs, Ida. at 1:45 P.M. Attended and spoke 60 min. at 2 P.M. meeting. Service I administered to Patriarch Eddington.

Driggs, Ida.

Am well.

I occupied 65 min. Subject the Sacrament & Atonement.

At afternoon meeting I occupied about 45 min. Church of England creeds, their fallacy

I attended an Elders meeting and instructed them. I set apart three H. Councilmen.

Left Driggs at 3:35 arrived in Ogden at 5:30 next morning.

I detrained at Ogden at 5:30 A.M. and got the Idaho Cache Valley train at 7:30 for Preston.

Elder M. J. Ballard by appointment was on this train. We met the Presidency of the Oneida Stake at station and later met the High Council. We laid before them the proposal to divide the Oneida Stake and the lines which were unanimously agreed upon.

We took 2:45 train to Logan where we met the Presidency of the Cache Stake and H Council. and decided to divide the Cache Stake & the lines on which it [page break] should be divided. Arrived in Salt Lake at 9:40 P.M. A successful day.

I did some office work and attended two sessions of Book of Mormon committee meetings. In the evening George took his family, Mother, Ray and me for a ford ride. This day I set apart three missionaries to New Zealand.

We as a family are all feeling pretty well in health. I am happy in my labors May the Lord be praised.

I have missed the mark, I am sure, in the matter of keeping my diary in the past in that I have aimed principally to show how and where my time has been spent. Many important things I have omitted to record such as dreams, occurrences contemporality with my life. For example At a meeting attended in Holbrook Arizona April 26th last a Mr Mayfield Congressman from South Carolina was present and at the close of the meeting sent up $20.00 for the Arizona Temple fund. I [page break] wrote him from Barstow, California the following day thanking him and later received a splendid letter from him which I should have recorded in my journal. I think I shall get it at this late date and pin it in my journal. One of the most important things of my life was the seeing the Saviour in a dream which was I think in the month of March 1906, the month before I was called into the Council of Twelve. I failed to record it at the time and later when I came to make a record of it I could not tell the date I received it. I wonder if it was not so with the Prophet Joseph with respect to the bestowal of the keys of the Priesthood by Peter, James & John. We have not the exact date I think I shall try and do better & be more careful in the future.

Last Saturday night May 15th I went with Bros. Cordan and Chales to the home of Patriarch Eddington in Driggs, Idaho and we administered to Bro. Eddington. His sister said she had received a manifesta[page break]tion that if I came to the conference and administered to her brother that he would get well.

On Friday Last my son LeGrand brought me home and took dinner with me. I told him on leaving that I he would lose nothing through having come up here. It was his mother’s birth day. As he turned his car around he saw Sister Hansen standing in the street waiting for a car and he asked her to ride which she did. She put him on track of a customer for a house and he sold her or him a home that afternoon.

Home.

All well.

I spent 3½ hours with the Book of Mormon committee reading that book.

I attended Y.M.M. Bd. meeting and my Circle meeting. Worked at my office &c. Mother & I rode out with Geo. & Edith and made a call upon the Andrews & Ravencrofts families near Liberty Park.

All are well and we are having ideal weather.

I gave to Lucena & Rega tickets to the Tabernacle concert & Oliver went down & tended babies. [page break] Orin and Nina left the baby with us and went to the evening show.

Home.

I attended regular weekly Council meeting in the temple, attended B. of M. Committee reading and did some work in my office.

Mother, Ruby & I went out riding with George & family in the evening. George inspected several houses, for sale.

Home.

All well. Rained for hrs.

I was with the Book of Mormon committee from 9 A.M. until afternoon. I worked in my office on commentary until about 7:20 P.M.

After supper I made ready and took 11:30 P.M. train for Idaho Falls to attend the Bingham Stake Conference.

Arrived in Idaho Falls at 9:05 A.M. in company with Pres. Chas. H. Hart. We were met at the Station by Pres. Heber C. Austin and taken to his home where we made our headquarters while in that City. Public meetings were held at 10 and 2 o’clock [page break] The attendance being 190 and 332 respectively. Pres. C. H. Hart and I spoke at both meetings. I recommended that an effort be made to get 10% of the population at the opening session of Stake Conference Spoke of unsettled business conditions, scarcity of money and extravagance of the people and advised the practice of economy get out of debt & keep out & be free. Debt may mean bondage. I spoke of spiritualism as being of the Devil and showed the two powers in the world. The ways of darkness disappear before the rays of light divine. I also spoke of the necessity for a good example.

Idaho Falls.

Am well. Rained.

I spoke at both forenoon and afternoon sessions of the Conference. The attendance was 915 & 921 respectively. A full house. Subjects treated were; Honor parents & God, History repeats itself &c

At 4:40 P.M. a well attended priesthood meeting was held and I addressed them upon the subjects of sacrifice and hospital, office and service missionary work among the non mormons &c. Prepare the boys for the priesthood and for temple blessings, &c. [page break]

Saturday I went to Iona ward and with Pres. Hart & others administered to Bro. Albert Lundholm who was very low with Pneumonia. He died the following day. I administered to a Sister Fox on Sunday assisted by others. Took 7:30 P.M. train for home.

Arrived in Salt Lake from Idaho Falls at 7:30 A.M. Found all the folks well.

I worked at my office until about 6 P.M. Rode down to my son LeGrands’ with him.

Took supper with Geo. & Edith with mother, LeGrand & Ina, and Joel & Georgina after which we all went to the Empress show.

Home

All well. Beautiful day.

I spent about 10 hours in the Church Offices Building

Set apart four missionaries and sat about six hours in committee meeting reading the Book of Mormon. Nina & baby spent the evening with us and Orin called for them after class meeting.

Home.

All well.

Fine weather.

I attended the Book of Mormon Committee meetings read[page break]ing &c. 5½ hours. I attended to other office work and set apart a lady missionary to California mission.

Attended my circle meeting in the evening.

Home.

All well Fine day.

I attended weekly Council meeting in the temple and took 5:15 P.M. train via O.S.S. & U.P. for Denver, thence to Manassa, Col.

I arrived in Denver at 12:30 P.M. and spent 6 hrs 40 min in Denver. Took street car No 40 and went to terminal to see the town. I attended a picture show. Left Denver on D. & R.G. Ry train at 7:10 P.M.

Arrived in Manassa Col, about 8:30 A.M. I attended 10 & 2 o’clock conference meetings, and spoke at each. Subj; Two powers God & the Devil, Exercise of agency &c. 50 mins Faith & works. What works. 45 minutes. We counseled with the Presidency and High Council about dividing the Stake. I stayed at Pres Samuel Jackson.

Manassa, San Luis, Col. [page break]

At 10 A.M. meeting I occupied 35 minutes, “Higher power & God[”] &c, 490 present. At 2 P.M. meeting attended to the business of dividing the Manassa ward and spoke 40 min. on Sacrifice & Service Recited “Get Somebody Else”.

The Manassa War had a population of 1006. We divided it into Manassa 1st & 2nd wards and set apt. the bishopric in each wad.

I got a train at about 8:30 P.M. for home having had a good and successful conference.

I arrived in Denver at 8 A.M. and got U.P. train out for Salt Lake at 3 P.M. While in Denver I bought Mother a stran of Oriental beads 4.00 and a Gold and sapphire auravalier 6.00