Weather spring like.

All fairly well in health.

Mother and I attended the special services in the Tabernacle at 11 A.M. where President Grant delivered an excellent discourse to a congregation of probably 800 to 1000 people.

We attended our ward fast meeting and I bore testimony.

We broke our fast at 4:30 P.M. Mother, Rega, Lucena & I attended the evening services at the Catholic Cathedral of the Magdelene and heard Father Hunt discuss the Subject of the Godhead, previously announced.

He represented the belief of the Catholic Church in a God who created man; a God having a mind; who gave the laws or mans guidance; a spiritual God. If he had a body of flesh and bones as some believe he would not be infinite but would be an object to be acted upon. We understand that God is a Trinity because God has told us &c.

He is a Spiritual God. Thus sayeth He.

I went to the temple and solemnized the marriage of Bro. Lewis [blank] Hoagland and Sister Mary Alice Brazier Young for time only.

Spent several hours in the temple, and arranged for an entertainment of the family at our home in the evening.

This is a Public Holiday. [page break]

In the evening we had the married members of the family and some others with us at our home. Mother and I presented 14 copies of “Vitality of Mormonism” to members of the family, including Aunt Nerva K. & Annie Steed.

We served ice cream & cake & had a royal good time.

Presided at the temple meeting, 9 A.M.

Attended Quarterly meeting of the Twelve from 9:30 to 6 P.M. Retired early

I made the talk at the temple meeting 9 A.M. and from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. except while attending to sealing ordinances was in a meeting of the Presidency, the Twelve and Council of Seventy hearing Pres. B. H. Roberts present a paper of 141 type written pages he had prepared while considering five questions upon the Book of Mormon submitted by a Mr. Couch or Wm.

In the evening I went to the Dentists home & office on Yale Ave. H.G.S. and had one of my teeth treated.

Attended Temple meeting as usual and some sealings and from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. was in session with the authorities on same business as yesterday. Continued from 5 to about 7 P.M. at Pres. Office.

Retired early. [page break]

Renewed note of $800. at Bank

Attended to the duties at the temple.

Went to the dentist & had nerves taken from a double tooth &c.

Mother, Estella & Charles Murray went through the temple.

Prepared to leave on night train for Oasis, Deseret Stake.

Leaving Salt Lake at 11:55 P.M. accompanied by Pres. B. H. Roberts I arrived at Oasis at about 6 A.M.

We were met by members of the Deseret Stake Presidency and others and by auto taken to Deseret about two miles distant where we made our stay at the home of Bro. & Sis. Western and attended the Deseret Stake Conference. With the Gov. thermometer registering 7° below zero the country had a frosty appearance. The meeting house was cold and the attendance light.

Elder Roberts spoke in the forenoon Sat. the 7th and I in the afternoon occupying about an hour each. The Stake Presidency also spoke. I treated the subject of optomism as applied to present financial conditions. My own experiences. We are contented with our lot because we are hoping to better it.

Assist the poor this inclement season of the year. Parents duty to children; their love for them manifested.

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Deseret Temperature 5° below.

An extra stove in the meeting house made the room comfortable.

We heard from four recently returned missionaries and Pres Roberts in the forenoon & had the Sacrament administered

In the afternoon, the authorities were sustained and I occupied about 50 min. on the Life and labors of our Savior. Thy will be done War in heaven, continued on earth. Are we lending comfort or encouragement to the enemy. Christs’ greatest suffering was result of love which he bore for his people & their wickedness

God the Father’s gift is no less than that made by the Son, same love, same suffering. Had good liberty.

We took 3:20 P.M. train for home.

I had some dental work done in the early morning by H. G. Smith at his home.

I spent most of the day in the temple. Important matters considered. I spent the evening at home studying.

Attended temple meeting and other temple duties, answered correspondence &c.

I wrote to George & Nerva at Inkom.

Received invitation from Dr. Frank E. Caldwell, one of our Temple workers residing at 721 East, 21st So. St. to take duck dinner with him & his wife Sister Richards & I. [page break]

In consulting the old Nauvoo Temple Record to-day I learned that my mother had her Endowments Jan. 24, 1846. Her mother Ann Longstroth also had hers in Nauvoo Temple.

Willard Richards was one of seven of the Brethren who made the first company to whom the Endowments were administrd That was on May 4, 1842 before the Temple was used.

To-day I assisted in setting apart a company of missionaries.

Went to the dentists in the evening and my tooth treated.

Attended to my temple duties as usual. Large companies to-day.

Attended Circle meeting and later spoke in genealogical meeting in Hawthorn ward.

I attended 9 A.M. Temple meeting and attended to sealings and attended Quarterly Fast meeting of the Presidency & Twelve & Partriarch which lasted from 10 A.M. to about 4 P.M. Attended to correspondence &c.

Nina & Mamie and their husbands & children & Geo. & Edith & their children took supper with us and some of them spent the evening with us.

Clarence & I administered to my grand daughter Thelma Tate she having come home from school ill.

Attended to my duties at the Temple [page break] as usual. Attended to correspondence &c.

Mother and I took supper with Dr. Frank Caldwell and spent a pleasant evening with them.

Last night was, perhaps, the coldest of the season to date.

I took the 8:10 A.M. car for my work. Spent the forenoon in the temple and at 1 P.M. filled an appointment with the dentist.

Took dinner later in the day with my daughter Nina & family with Mother and other members of the family and spent the evening there in Sugar House Ward.

I attended the 27th Ward Priesthood meeting and S. School and at the latter I spoke briefly. Attended the funeral services of Pres Moses Taylor in Richards Ward and offered the closing prayer. Home missionaries spoke. After the meeting a number of boys were ordained Priests and I ordained my son Oliver L. a Priest by request of Bp. Maxwell.

Several members of the family called after meeting. I brought out our candy box (Xmas) and had a treat.

I visited the Taylor Richards Motor Offices on Social Hall Ave. where the Co is just being located since the 10th inst.

At temple we decided to [page break] increase the seating capacity of the Terrestrial room from 204 to 250 which would mean an increase in the number we can accommodate for each Co. without using temporary <of 30> seats. I presented the matter to the President Grant, and he approved

I spent the evening at home studying the life of Pres. Penrose.

For ten days we have had cold weather reaching, at night, nearly to zero, but last night the temperature changed and moderated

I went to the temple as usual taking 8 A.M. car. Presided at the morning meeting and gave direction to the new seating plan in the Terrestrial room. Completed our work of seating at 8 P.M.

I got home soon after 7 P.M.

Snow and cold at night last

Cold this morning.

Attended to my duties at the temple as usual.

I went out for a few moments at noon with Mother and bought a $35.00 dressing table. Attended YMMIA Bd. meeting at 5 P.M.; my Circle at 6:30, and family reunion at my son LeGrands’ later in the evening. Very cold. Elder G A Smith reported 12° below zero at his house at 8 A.M.

Thus. A.M. At this meeting my sister Nerva related incidents in [page break] my mother’s life and I talked to my family. Admonished them to be careful and exacting of themselves in the matter of their religious duties, prayers, meetings, Word of Wisdom, tithes &c & live so near the Lord that He will be pleased to bless them and hear them when they cry unto him.

12° below zero.

I attended to temple duties as usual. Attended weekly Council meeting from 10 to 1 P.M.

Attended the W. W. Writer funeral services in Assembly Hall 2:30 P.M.

Yesterday we administered 963 endowments and today 978.

Spent the evening home & retired early. All well, may the Lord be praised.

I presided at the 9 A.M. meeting as usual at the Temple; also, attended to other temple ordinances.

Spent two or three hours with my assistants Jos. F. Smith Jr, and Albert W. Davis; Bros Christensen & McAllister associated in considering decisions, rulings &c prepared by me for their approval to be used in all the temples. I spent the evening at home retiring early.

I took 7:30 A.M. train for Tooele where I attended the Tooele Stake Conference meetings [page break] held in South Ward house.

At 10 A.M. meeting the attendance was 170. Very few outside Tooele were present if any. Weather extremely cold. At 2 P.M. meeting 276 were present. I spoke at both meetings <I slept at Pres. C. R. McBrides house.>

I spoke at both forenoon and afternoon meetings. Necessity for repentance that there may be removed from the screen those things we have thought, spoken or acted which would embarrass us to have exhibited: Baptism washes them away if the repentance be genuine.

I also spoke of two powers. The war still on. Are we doing Gods will as Jesus did it or our own will a Satan did his own will. Are we lending encouragement to the enemy.

I came in from the Conference on 3:05 train and made preparations to go to Provo next morning.

I took 8 A.M. train for Provo where I gave a talk of about 40 min. on Genealogy & Temple work.

I also spoke at the funeral services of Sister Sarah Tidball held in the Provo 4th ward house. I took D & R.G. train at 3:51 for home. Spent the evening at home. I have had a good day and enjoyed the Spirit of my calling.

I presided as usual at the temple, 9 A.M. meeting. Wrote up my journal, Attended to correspondence &c.

This day I drew my check in [page break] favor of Geo. J. Cannon for $170.00 in payment for 10 shares H.J.G. & Co. Stock.

I assisted in setting apart & instructing a company of about twenty missionaries

I left my watch at Jensen’s to be cleaned and oiled it having been about six years since it was cleaned if it has been clean since I got the works in exchange for Elgin works. That may have been 8 or 10 years.

Spent the evening at home, bathed & retired early.

I took 7:40 car for my work. Weather very cold. Had a busy day at the temple. Spent about an hour at the YMM Bd. meeting and attended my circle meeting, and later Mother & I attended a concert in Barratt Hall in honor of Robert Burns.

Attended temple 9 A.M. meeting as usual and my weekly Council meeting until about 3 P.M.

Attended to the sealing in the temple &c. At night Alice and I and the other members of the family resident in the 27th ward attended a ward social in our own ward.

Attended to my temple duties as usual and with Elders Jos. F. Smith and Duncan M. McAllister presented to the First Presidency the correlated rules, decisions, instructions [page break] &c for temple work guidance which were carefully considered & with a few amendments passed.

These comprise practically all the decisions of record in the temples, and are for use in the temples of the Church.

I spent several hours at my desk attending to correspondence &c. Mother & I accompanied Clarence & Mamie to the Wilks in evening. A good drama.

I went to the temple as usual and spent an hour or two with the carpenter & plumber in arranging for more room for seating and dressing room &c. Ventilation was also considered.

I by request went down to Sister Alice K. Smiths home and with her two sons Andrew & Fielding administered to her.

I worked at my desk in the temple until after 7’oclock. Have the carpenters working late. We are undertaking to place chairs in all the four endowment rooms so as to make the capacity 270 or 275. Stationary chairs. Until two weeks ago the seating capacity was 220. It is now 250 permanantly placed chairs. We are supplying the extra chairs from the gallery of the 5th floor in the temple.

I attended 27th ward P. meeting, the S. School and evening meeting. [page break] at the latter I was the speaker.

I occupied about 65 min. Subject Two Powers. God & Satan. Choose ye this day whom ye will serve. We, like the Savior, came not to do our own will but his who sent us. We should be seeking to know his will. We should let the Church authorities interpret the will of God. The President and a majority of the Twelve never go wrong. Follow their lead. Applied above to plural marriages without their mention; to cards and card parties, to immodest dress, garments &c.

A Mr. & Mrs. Hobson and a Mrs. ONeil whom I met in England & were present with their daughter Sister ONeil and I took them home with me and gave them Supper &c.

LeGrand, Joel, George & Orin and their wives called on us after the meeting. We retired at 12 midnight.

I went to the temple as usual and there supervised the work of placing permanant seats to increase the Endowment capacity. We increased the capacity of the endowment rooms from 220 to 250 two weeks ago. Now we have added another 30 chairs so as to have a seating capacity of 280 stationary chairs. I am delighted beyond my powers of expression.

I left the temple after 7 P.M. and took supper with Sarah & Hugh, Sister Richards being present, where we spent the evening. [page break]

I went to the temple as usual and attended to my duties there. Answered correspondence &c.

I spent the evening at home preparing my Income Tax Return returning about mid night.