I went to the temple as usual in the morning. Wrote up my journal for the weak-end and sealed up 52 couples before noon. I took Mother & Ruby to see “The Queen of Sheba” at the Orpheum. This is Ruby’s birth day anniversary the 30th.

Attended to my duties at [page break] the temple as usual.

In the evening I took Mother, Ruby and Hugh & Sarah to the Pantages.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual, and attended M.I.A. Gen. Bd. meeting and my Circle meeting.

I attended regular weekly council meeting in the temple; also attended to my duties at the temple as usual.

In the evening Alice & I attended a social gathering at the home of Sister Julina Smith where the Presidency, the Twelve, Patriarch & Bishopric and their wives were invited most of whom were present.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual. I took the 11:30 P.M. train for Rupert, Idaho.

I arrived in Rupert about 10 A.M. Was met by Winslow Taylor with auto and driven 36 miles to Malta where I attended the afternoon and evening meetings of Raft River Conference. At the 2 P.M. meeting I occupied 60 min. Subj: Two Powers— Thy Will Be Done— At evening meeting I occupied about 50 min. Subject. Priesthood & offices. How obtain an efficient ministry. Stake mission, any work among non members, &c. [page break]

Malta, Idaho.

At the 10 A.M. meeting I occupied 45 minutes. Subject, Honor Thy Father &c

At 2 P.M. meeting I occupied about 45 minutes. Subject, Gospel of self denial & sacrifice. What we may attain, How obtain it, Faith & Works. Tithing. &c.

I rode from Malta to Rupert with a sister Otley and her son. A Bro. Lewis rode with us to Daco.

I got train at 8 P.M. for home.

Arrived in Salt Lake at 7:15 and went directly to the Temple

Raining very hard. About 135 boys from Weber Stake came down to be baptized for the dead. We held meeting with them and I addressed them for about 20 minutes.

I spent about seven hours at the temple, then went home and spent the evening on my record books until about 9 P.M. when Alice Ruby & Ray and I accompanied my son & daughter Charles & Edna in a car down to Sugar House to witness the flood waters which are unprecedentedly high, many homes being flooded. The storm continued through the night

It rained most all night & this morning early it commenced to snow, and continued off & on during the day. I spent about nine hours at the temple. [page break] I spent the evening at home.

I was in the temple before 7 A.M. Attended to my regular work there as usual. Attended M.I.A. Bd and Circle meetings.

I attended temple meeting at 8:30 leaving home at 7 A.M. Attended Council meeting from 10 to past 1 P.M. Attended to sealings &c.

In the evening Alice and I attended the opening of the Primary Convalescing home & Nurce’s Home 44 North Temple St. President Grant offered the dedicatory prayer.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual and at 4:45 P.M. took train for Price as my way to Ferron to attend Emery Stake Conference, R. S. Wells accompanying.

We spent the night at Savoy Hotel in Price. Bp. Wilford C. Petersen was there to meet us and prepared to take us to Ferron, 44 miles, next morning.

Price, Utah.

We left Price by auto at about 6:30 A.M. and arrived in Ferron at 9:20 A.M. We slept at the Christensen Home where a sort of hotel is kept. A report of the conference will be made of record in that stake. My record is for my use only hence tills only of my activities.

At the Sat 10 o’clock meeting I was one [page break] of the speakers and occupied 25 minutes on Sacrifice required of church members, obedience, tithing, charity, love, course of life &c Not treating either topic as such. i.e. I could have consistently have taken up any one of those topics afterward & treated it fully.

2 P.M. meeting I occupied 30 min, Operation of the H. Ghost, Our responsibility to preach the gospel Rom 10:13–25, Ezek 13:17 General treatment of these topics, not specific but a splendid liberty & freedom of thought and speech at both meetings, Praise the Lord.

Ferron, Utah.

Am well Fine day.

At 10 A.M. meeting I occupied 30 min. on the Subject of “Mother’s Day” with splendid freedom. At 2 P.M. meeting I occupied 40 min. on the subject of Essentials to Salvation, not faith only. Had excellent freedom.

During the conference 60 Elders were ordained Seventies. I ordained 17 Seventies & one H. Priest and set apart a President of Seventy and an alternate member of the H. Council.

After meeting Elder R. S. Wells and I were taken in an auto by a Bro. Petty to Price where we spent the night at Savoy hotel.

Price.

Beautiful weather.

Pres. Wells & I took 7:10 A.M. train and arrived in Salt Lake at 12:30 o’clock.

My wife’s 58th birth day was celebrated by members of the family yesterday in my absence. [page break]

My daughter Nerva and her two youngest children came down from their home in Inkom, Idaho, last Friday night and they are here with us. She is at sister J. W. Tates this evening.

My son Oliver invited Mother & me and Estella to accompany him to the Pantages show in the evening and we accepted. Chas. & Edna and Rega & Lucena were also there. It was a clean good show.

I went to the temple as usual taking 7 A.M. car where I attended to correspondence, wrote up journal, attended meeting & other temple duties. Sealed 46 couples before dinner. Made appointments for the General Authorities for May 27 & 28.

My sons Geo. & LeGrand and their wives called in the evening not by appointment or invitation and my daughter Nerva being at our home we had a pleasant evening until mid night, conversing on subjects business, and religious.

Beautiful weather.

Attended temple meeting as usual and before noon sealed 46 couples of dead. Attended to the sealing of the living a number of couples and considerable sealing where one or more of the families were living. A busy day.

Attended my prayer circle in the evening as usual, 23 present. [page break]

I took 7 A.M. car and went to the temple as usual. At 10 A.M. I went into meeting with the Presidency, the Twelve & Patriarch in regular weekly session which continued until after one o’clock. At this meeting my appointment was changed for this weekend from Malad Stake to attend a convention of the genealogical workers of the four stakes of Cache, Logan, Hyrum and Benson to be held in Logan Tabernacle Sat. & Sun. May 20th and 21st. Bp. Jos. Christensen & Lillian Cameron of the Genealogical Society also are appointed to this Convention.

I spent the evening at home retiring early. My son Joel & family took Mother, Nerva & me for an auto ride down through Liberty Park for about an hour before bed time.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual. Left temple for home at 5:30. This being the anniversary of the marriage of my son LeGrand, he has invited Mother and me to go out with him this evening.

We went to the Pantages theatre.

Mother and I went to Logan with Geo. & Edith <& Franklin> in their car leaving Salt Lake at 6:20 A.M. we arrived in Logan at 9:15 A.M. and attended morning and evening <2 P.M.> sessions of a Convention of genealogical workers of the four Cache Valley Stakes [page break] At the opening session I made the principal talk on Genealogy & Temple work occupying about 40 minutes.

In the afternoon I answered many questions written and verbal.

At close of afternoon meeting we visitors from Salt Lake including Pres. Christiansen & Lillian Cameron accompanied Pres. Shepherd & Bro. Geo. Scholes to the Logan Temple and we were shown through the temple and even went upon the roof to view the City and Valley. We later took supper at Pres. Shepherds’ and spent the evening i.e. Mother & I at my Bro. Fred’s home.

Logan, Utah.

Beautiful weather.

I attended both sessions of the genealogical convention and at the afternoon session occupied about 45 minutes upon the subject of qualifications necessary to be recommended to the temple; Well begun, half done; Mantle to fall upon some member of the family; My experience in obtaining Longstroth Record. Hope & fear are incentives; Examples—Call people to the temple as in Sanpete &c.

Both days lunch was served in the basement of the tabernacle.

After meeting this afternoon we went to Wm Robinsons on invitation and took supper. We left for home at 6:20 P.M. and arrived home at 9:50 P.M. We paid $5.00 to Brigham Cop. for exceeding the speed limit. This only marred the pleasure of our trip. [page break]

I took 7 A.M. car for my work at the temple as usual. Sealed seventy couples of dead before noon. Wrote up my journal for the week-end, answered correspondence and sought an interview with Pres. Grant but failed.

I went down to my daughter Mamie’s home on her invitation and took supper, Mother and others were there also. After supper Clarence & Mamie took Mother, Nerva and me to the American.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual. Spent the evening at home. Wrote Sister Emily Richards offering to assist her daughter Carol to get Nurse training at L.D.S. answering her letter on this subject.

I made the opening talk at the temple meeting, and did the sealing of the living as usual including those sealings where one, or more, is alive.

Attended a General Board meeting of the Y.M.M.I.A. from 5 to 7:50

Presidents Grant and Ivins were present All members present spoke in all about 25. Pres. B. H. Roberts having been called to preside in the Eastern States Mission expects to leave for his field of labor next wk. He was released from the position [page break] of Assistant Gen. Supt. of the Y.M.M.I.A. and eulogistic talks were made in his favor. After 9:30 I retired to bed. My daughter Nerva is with us and her children Ralph and Kenneth.

Attended temple meeting at 8:30 as usual. At this meeting I made the announcement that the doors of the Annex would hereafter be closed five minutes before the time for beginning the meeting; that the organ would play five minutes before meeting begins; that when the organ begins to play the recorders would cease taking records and repair to the stand and the people would take their places in the meeting room; the workers should not linger in the hall or recorders room adding to the Confusion. It is hoped that these instructions will be carried out and that confusion will be avoided thereby.

I attended regular Council meeting from 10 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. except that I had to leave the Council two or three times to attend to sealings I received the appointment to attend the Uintah Stake Conference June 3 & 4th. Bro. Jos. F. Smith & I heard a case of difference between Bro. Bauchman and Sister Smith, workers.

As guests of my son Ray, Mother George & Edith & I went to the Pantages in the evening.

Geo. L. Tate and Alice & George (children) came from Inkom, Idaho, to day and [page break] Geo. & Nerva went to the Wilkes as guests of my son Joel.

I presided at the 8:30 temple meeting as usual and attended to my regular duties in the temple. At 6 P.M. Alice & I took supper at Sister Mary Grant Judds with Pres. & Sis. Grant & Bp. Nibley & S. G. R. & their wives and later went to the Salt Lake theatre with Pres. Grant & wife. “Mr Pim” I took 11:50 train for Arimo, Idaho to attend Portneuf Stake Conference.

Arimo, Idaho.

Beautiful weather. Am well & happy.

Arrived in Arimo at 4:50 A.M. was met at train by Henry Joseph James Nelson, counselor in the Bishopric, and taken to his home which was made my staying place while in Arimo.

Attended 10 A.M. & 2 P.M. Conference meetings and spoke at each. Subj. Example 45 min. Missionary work at home and abroad.

Arimo.

Beautiful day. Am well.

Attended 10 A.M. & 2 P.M. Conference meetings and spoke at each. Subj Higher Law of the Gospel & Honor F. & M. 45 min.; “Thy Will Be Done”, W. of W., Card playing, Secret orders &c. 35 min.

Attended Counsel meetings and attended to ordinations & setting apart of officers. My Brother Myron J. & his wife are moving to Garland. He was released from being 2nd Counselor [page break] in the Stake Presidency & she from being 2nd counselor in the Reliefsociety Stake Presidency and these vacancies filled. I set apart three Bps. Counselors and Henry Williams Henderson 2nd Counselor to Pres Geo. T. Hyde. I took 5:37 train & arrived in Salt Lake at 10:40. Was met by my son George in his car.

Mother, Charles, & Edna were along.

Home.

Am well.

Sister Edna L. Smith this A.M. suggested to me that since she has been a temple and Endowment House worker for 50 years and is now past 70 yrs of age she felt that the Summer work of the Temple is rather too hard for her and it would probably be best for her to be honorably released at Closing time June 30th. I told her that I would take the matter under advisement.

I attended to the duties of the temple as usual.

Elder Jos. F. Smith & I met with Presidents Grant & Ivins in further consideration of rules & decisions for guides at the temples and a number of important matters were decided. Also local temple matters. The Presidency granted us permission to have a weekly night session of endowments in the temple. We will have one this week June 1st in honor of Pres Brigham Youngs birth and continue them thereafter if the [page break] patronage will justify.

The Presidency approved the recommendation to honorably release Sister Edna L. Smith at the closing June 30 from her position as Matron of the temple

This action taken on her own suggestion. I spent the evening at home & retired early.

Decoration Day.

All well Beautiful day.

I was at the temple from 7:45 to about 3:30 except that I was away about 1½ hours at the Tabernacle Services. Important work accomplished.

A number of my married children and their children were at our home. Mother and I with Nerva & George, Sarah & Hugh went auto riding in the evening with LeGrand & Ina & Geo. & Edith.

Beautiful day.

Attended to my duties at the temple as usual.

Was in conference with the Presidency for some time on Temple matters. Completed the rules and decisions for guidance of Temple Presidents and some changes in the ordinances. This is the fruition of a labor of months as I was able to devote myself to it. This is one of the accomplishments of my administration as Temple President of which I am greatly [page break] thankful and pleased. These rules and decisions have been gleaned from a number of books manuscripts and loose sheets and obsolete rulings have been eliminated and new rulings have been made & approved by the First Presidency. Copies of these decisions will be made and every Temple President will be supplied with a copy. The ordinances are all being rewritten and a copy will be furnished each temple. This should be the means of getting uniformity in all the temples.