Attended to important business down town and worked at my desk at the temple until after noon. I made repairs on my desk at home &c. Mother & I went to show with Joel & Georgina.

I attended 27th ward S. School and meeting. I offered prayer at former and was opening speaker at the latter. By appointment I spoke at Ensign Conjoint M.I.A. in the evening on MIA work.

After meeting Joel came to the Ensign meeting house and got Mother & me and took us down to Mamie’s to see Clarence Sen. he having had his tonsils removed during the week. We called at Sarah’s on our return trip.

I went to the temple as usual in the morning.

I wrote Sister Orvil L Thompson and family a letter of condolence, having just heard of the death of Pres. Orvil L. Thompson of Scipio. [page break]

I wrote to my daughter Nerva at Inkom inviting her & Geo. L. to come to conference & stay with us. Mother & I went to the Pantages and saw the “Three Muskateers”. Geo & Edith took us down to Mamies in Sugar House Ward later in the evening.

I this day received first Dividend Tues., Oct. 4, of 7% for past 6 mo. on 23 2/3 shares of Oregon Portland Cement <Co> Stock.

Attended temple meeting at 9 & a meeting of Apostles & Mission Presidents at 9:45 o’clock until 5:40 P.M. after which I went to the fair with Mother.

Attended Temple meeting at 9, Council meeting in temple from 9:40 to 1 P.M. Sealed 69 70 couples at the alter and attended my circle meeting.

Attended the Conference meetings and spent the evening at home. Large attendance this first day of Conference. Weather ideal.

Attended a show with mother..

Weather fine, large attendance at the meetings. Attended the fair again in the early evening with Orin and attended the General Priesthood meeting in the evening.

I had appointment with the First Presidency and Montpilier Stake Presidency in the morning. Later [page break] I attended a Genealogical meeting and took Pres. Shepherd of Logan Temple and Pres Anderson of Manti Temple to dinner & spent the afternoon with them in the temple and the evening at home.

I was one of the speakers of the morning session in the Large Tabernacle which was more than filled to seating capacity. Attended both sessions and the evening S. School Conference meeting. I also met with the Pres. & Twelve in the Ch. offices building 1:30.

I met Pres A. W. Ivins at his office by appointment at 9:30 and attended Special Priesthood meeting in the Assembly Hall at 10 A.M. I offered the opening prayer and made a talk on temple work. Attended to further business at the Presidents’ Office. Was at the temple in the afternoon. [6 words redacted relating to a temple ordinance]

I took Geo L. & Nerva, Geo. & Edith, Mother & Thelma Tate to the evening pictures at the Empress. A party for Nerva & George who leave tomorrow morning for their home in Inkom.

Attended temple meeting and temple duties during the day. [15 words redacted relating to a temple ordinance].

While eating baked apple at dinner I split one of my teeth from bottom to top so that I took out the inside half with my fingers. I think this is the exactly opposite tooth to one I broke in same way while I was in Eng. [page break] I attended a missionary meeting & assisted in setting apart a company of missionaries.

In the evening I attended a reception at Country Club house by the Twelve & General Authorities and their wives.

I was the speaker at the temple meeting and occupied about 20 min. with splendid liberty & Spirit praise the Lord. I spoke of the large attendance at this session, one of four daily in this temple.

Counseled the workers to not congregate in the hall. Spoke of the purpose of this meeting that we might get the spirit of worship and carry it with us through the day’s work and the spirit of the day’s work through our lives, also that we may be instructed. A work of preparation is needed before coming to the temple to receive these blessings which are intended for the elect, the faithful.

We should have sought to know the mind & will of the Lord and to do it. Word of Wisdom & fasts & offerings as necessary to be observed as more direct commandments. Disobedience has deprived Saul of his Kingdom and has deprived many others of theirs. The covenant of sacrifice should willingly be made. All that we have we have been made stewards over only. The earth is the Lords’ & the fullness there of. It is all his.

The wearing of the garment and the protection it affords. It protects life morals, virtue, honor & faith. The girl or woman who exposes nudely her shoulders, body & limbs directs the attention of lustful eyes to her person [page break] The attention of to a properly dressed person is to her character, her real self. Some women are equally guilty because their dress has aroused the passions of the man & she lacked power to resist him.

None can afford to pay the penalty. We are to be the salt of the earth & follow Christ our head & exemplar:

[17 words redacted relating to a temple ordinance]. I sealed 36 couples and a number of children to parents.

Attended prayer circle. After Supper my son George & wife took Mother, Ruby, Ray & me for an auto ride. The weather for weeks has been beautiful.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual. Attended a business meeting of the H. J. Grant & Co. directors and weekly Council meeting in temple.

In the evening I went to the home of Patriarch Hyrum G. Smith and had him smothe up a tooth for me. My son George & wife called and brought me and Mother home.

Fine day.

I attended temple meeting and other temple duties as usual.

Fine weather.

I left Salt Lake on 7:30 A.M. train and arrived in Eureka, Tintic at 11 A.M. and attended Conjoint auxiliary convention & conference. Others present were Pat. H. G. Smith. Bros. Seegmiller & Jergensen & Sisters Knight, Talmage & Smith, Martha G., I assisted with the convention work attending all the [page break] meetings and the social.

I spoke at Sund 2 P.M. meeting 40 min. Sub. “Thy will be done” W of Wisdom, Fasts, donations &c.

I returned home in the evening.

Alice & I rode to Provo with Joel & Georgina where we attended the Inaugural exercises of Dr Franklin

Stewart Harris as president of the B.Y.U.

I offered closing prayr of the meeting in the tabernacle. We arrived home about 7:30 P.M. A nice time.

Attended to temple duties in forenoon.

Took 1 P.M. train with my sister Nerva for Layton where we attended the funeral services of Ralph Watt, son of John H. Watt who died while on a mission in the Southern States. I was the concluding speaker. I attended the 27th ward Mutual and made opening remarks by request this being the first working meeting of the season. I went with my son Joel and administered to Sister Walsh of 27th ward.

Attended to temple duties as usual.

Attended YMM. Bd meeting & my circle meeting.

I attended Weekly Council meeting until 1 P.M. and attended to my duties in the temple as usual.

In the evening my son George took LeGrand & me & our wives for an auto ride. [page break]

I attended to temple duties as usual. and spent part of the evening at Lucena’s in their new quarters in 27th ward Cor. P & 4th Ave.

Accompanied by Harold G. Reynolds, LeRoy C. Snow I went by 6 A.M. train to American Fork where we were met by Ernest Bramwell and in his Dodge car were driven to Heber 31 miles arriving there at 9:20 A.M. Sisters Knight, Brixen & Young had gone on the night before by train.

I attended the group conventions during the day and took active part. Stayed at Pres. Murdock’s home at night.

Heber.

Rain commenced to fall soon afternoon and continued much of the afternoon and night. I attended and took part in the convention meetings and occupied 50 min in the afternoon session addressing myself to the Young people in particular on marriage, obedience to the will of God & his commands, use your franchise in the Church &c. I set apart two presidents of Seventy and one Bishops’ counselor. I left with Bro. Bramwell & others in auto at 4:45 P.M. and arrived in American Fork at 6:25 P.M. and got 6:35 train for home.

I visited with others of the family at Lucenas’ in evening. [page break]

I went to the temple as usual in the morning. Had several people visit me who were in need of counsel. In the evening Alice & I attended the Tabernacle Concert and heard Mme Sundelius.

I spent the day at the temple until abt. 4 P.M. when I went to a board meeting of the directors of the Taylor Richards Motor Co which continued in session for more than two hours.

Beautiful & seasonable weather.

I was at the temple at 7:30 this morning. I am corrolating decisions & rulings from a number of letters, papers, manuscripts and books and indexing them so that they may be more readily found when needed. Attended my Circle meeting at 6:30 and Ensign Stake Priesthood meeting at 7:30 P.M.

I was in the temple at 7 A.M.

Stormy dark day but all is bright and pleasant in the Lords’ house.

I attended weekly Council meeting from 10 to 1 oclock and was busy until after 6 P.M. when I left for home.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual.

I am using what time I can spare corrolating decisions and rulings made for the temple, under [page break] their proper heads. This information is obtained from at lease six books and a number of letters, manuscripts & other papers and it is a big undertaking. The purpose of this work is that I may have all rulings & decisions of a certain subject recorded under that heading and have these headings indexed so as to be found readily when needed.

Geo & Edith and Lucena & children were at supper with us. Bro. Alfred W. Asper brought us three ducks and we had these for supper.

I received a letter from my Nephew Roscoe A. Grover this morning and answered same. He is in Charleston, W.V. on a mission.

I spent the day in the temple busy at my desk. In the evening Alice & I attended the Civic Service program at Salt Lake Theatre.

I attended Pioneer Stake Conference and spoke at the morning session in Pioneer Stake Hall on Service, and in the evening on marriage. I occupied 60 min. in the Large Tabernacle with good liberty. Subject, Causes for many people in this dispensation as in former ones not receiving the Gospel. Pre-existance and what a knowledge of same reveals, ie the Brotherhood of men & Fatherhood of God; to what man may attain; the eternal evolution of man; the fallacy of Reincarnation and Darwin theory of evolution; the Origin of the Gospel; [page break] the state of man between death and the resurrection; &c Also the interpretation of Gen. 2;1; Moses 3; Rev. 12; 13:8; John 1; 1 Col. 1:1–15; 1 Pe. 1:18–20 &c.

After evening meeting my son George took Mother & me down to LeGrands in Sugar house to see the folks.

The weather continues beautiful. We have had an exceptionally good fall so far.

I spoke at a special meeting held in temple annex, account of a large company of young people from Utah Stake to do baptismal work.

Left the temple at 6 P.M. and rode with my son LeGrand to Sugar House and took supper with my daughter Mamie & family and spent the evening there, Alice had been visiting there during the day. We left at 9 P.M. and returning by street car Called at Lucena’s on P. St.