I had a busy day at the temple. Came in before 8 A.M. and left after 8 P.M.

At 11:30 P.M. Bp. Clarence Neslen phoned me that President Lemuel H. Redd of Blanding had died at 7 P.M. this date. It would be necessary to leave at 8:10 A.M. tomorrow morning in order to reach Blanding for the funeral services on Sunday. I tried to find some one of the general authorities who could go but most of them were out of town filling their appointments and others did not seem to be at liberty to go. I offered to go myself if some one could be [page break] appointed to fill my appointment with Bro. Ballard in organizing the wards on west side of Jordan into a new stake.

I went to the Temple where I spent part of the day. Wrote a letter to Bp. Wayne H. Redd of Blanding concerning his brother’s demise, Lemuel H. Redd. With Elder Melvin J. Ballard, we having been appointed by the Presidency, I attended a meeting of those holding the Melchizedek Priesthood residing in the three wards, Garfield, Magna and Pleasant Green of the Pioneer Stake and the two wards, Hunter and Granger of the Cottonwood stake, this meeting having been previously called on my suggestions. The attendance at this meeting was 239. I presented the question of organizing a new stake of the wards named. The question carried unanimously in the affirmative. By unanimous vote also we named the stake Oquirrh after the Oquirrh range of mountains at the base of which these wards are situated. We then took a written expression of those present as to officers to preside over them. After the meeting was dismissed we canvassed the written expressions which showed clearly that Geo. A Little and [page break] John Henry Bacoden stood out in bold relief as leaders. We decided to name the former for the President and the latter for First Counselor. The numbers of the Cottonwood & Pioneer Stakes Presidencies were present and rendered valuable assistance. The Spirit of this meeting was very choice.

By appointment the members of the Cottonwood and Pioneer Stakes Presidencies met at the meeting house of Pleasant Green at 8:30 where we were employed until 10 A.M., selecting officers. At the 10 A.M. conference meeting after explanations were made the conference, 620 in attendance, voted unanimously to create a new stake of the five wards of Garfield, Magna, Pleasant Green, Hunter & Granger, and by unanimous vote decided to call the New Stake Oquirrh.

At the close of the morning meeting a Stake Priesthood meeting was held and the officers selected were sustained. At the 2 P.M. meeting 702 were present. The General Authorities were sustained and the officers as far as selected were named and unanimously sustained. After the afternoon meeting, Bro. Ballard & I set apart the officers who had been sustained. They were as follows: [page break]

Presidency.

Geo A Little of P. Green by Geo F. Richards

Jno H. Bawden of Granger by M. J. Ballard

Henry Earl Day of Hunter by G. F. R.

Clerk

Henry J. Walk of Hunter by G. F. R.

<Pres. H.P. Quorum>

Alexander J. Hill [of] Granger by M. J. B.

High Councilors

1 Daniel H. Jacobs of P. Green by G. F. R.

2 James C. Bertock of Hunter [by] M. J. B.

3 Fred L. Bangerter Jr. of Granger [by] G. F. R.

4 John Benj. Pendleton <Bp> of Garfield [by] M. J. B.

5 Isaac W. Coon of P. Green [by] G. F. R.

6 Ranald Mills Wooley of Magna [by] M. J. B.

7 Thos. B. Barton of Granger [by] G. F. R

8 Wm T. Cannon [of] Hunter [by] M. J. B.

Genealogical Chairman

Jn H. Bawden the Sr of Granger [by] M. J. B.

Reliefsociety President.

Emma S. Jacobs of P. Green by G. F. R.

Sunday School Supt.

Marcus L. Bennion of Granger M. J. B.

Y.M.M.I.A. Supt.

Leonard H. Whipple of P Green by G. F. R.

Y.L.M.I.A. Pres.

Viola B. Jones of P.G. by M. J. B.

Primary President

Martha Paul Piersen by G. F. R.

Appointments were made for meeting to perfect the Stake Organizations.

Pres. S. I. Cannon took Bro B. & me out to P. Green & brought us back after the meetings.

Later Mother, Ray & I accompanied Clarence & Mamie to their home in Sugar House where we had supper and spent a couple of hours.

The Lord helped us and success resulted. [page break]

I presided at all the meetings and presented all the business speaking at each meeting. In the concluding meeting of the conference we heard briefly from the New Presidency, the Pres. of the H.P. Quorum, and the heads of the Auxiliary associations and from the Counselors in the Cottonwood Stake Presidency & the Pioneer Stake Presidency. The Presidents of these stakes spoke at forenoon meeting.

I went to the Temple as usual and attended to the business claiming my attention correspondence &c.

Called on the Presidency, Pres Grant being absent. I reported our work organizing a stake yesterday. Mother & I went to a show in the evening.

I took 7 A.M. car for my work at the Temple. I performed the ceremony making Andrew Kimball and Mary Elizabeth Connely husband and wife for time and eternity.

I took the 5:00 P.M. train with some of the family members for Salt Air, my first trip out there this season. Leaving there at 8:00 P.M. we came to the City and went to the Paramount Empress & saw “Brass”; a good play. [page break] Our company consisted of Mother, two sisters Maria & Sarah and the latters grown up daughter and of Mother & myself.

I took 7:20 A.M. car for my work at the Temple. The weather is ideal and the city and valley look beautiful. My health and that of the family is at present, good. I attended to my duties at the Temple as usual. There were 75 couples of living people sealed of which I sealed 71 couples and sealed some dead and some children to parents.

Alice & I attended the wedding reception of Pres. Andrew Kimball & his wife Mary E. Connally. Attended my circle meeting. My daughter Ruby came down from her home in Cornish to spend a week or so.

I fasted until about 4 P.M. Attended regular weekly Council meeting in the temple. Sealed up something like twenty couples and some children. Attended to correspondence, &c.

In the evening I attended a meeting in the Stake House of Granite with others to perfect the Stake organization of Oquirrh. [page break]

Attended to my duties at the Temple as usual.

Alice and I went out to the Salt Air resort in the evening with the June Conference people & returning with Hugh & Sarah at 9:30 I took them to the American.

Attended to some business down town and to some desk work at the Temple. Attended 2 P.M. M.I.A. Conference in the Assembly Hall. Wrote to my sister Alice &c. In the evening I attended M.I.A. Conference meeting in the tabernacle. On my way home I was eating some candy and broke one of my teeth, split down through the middle as I have done before to two others of my teeth. I made appointment with H. G. Smith and my son George took me down there & he put a filling in for me.

I attended the four conference meetings. 8:30 in the Assembly hall and the 10 A.M., 2 P.M. & 7:30 P.M. in the Tabernacle.

By appointment Presidents Grant, Penrose & Ivins came to my room in the Temple [page break] where they, Jos Fielding Smith & I considered matters pertaining to the garment for about 2½ hrs. A letter to be sent by the Presidency to Presidents of Temples, Presidents of Stakes & others. I attended to some sealing work and was busy at my desk writing letters &c.

At 6:15 P.M. I accompanied Elder Melvin J. Ballard in his car to Pleasant Green where we met the Presidency of the New Stake at 7:00 P.M. and attended a Stake Priesthood meeting at 8:00 P.M. After meeting Elder Ballard & I set apart a number of stake officers, one of which I set apart or ordained Hyrum Theron Spencer a Patriarch and set him apart to labor in the Oquirrh Stake and to bless his posterity wherever found.

I took 7:30 car for my work at the Temple.

At 2 P.M. attended a missionary meeting and set apart four missionaries.

I sealed two couples. Considered with Pres. Ivins a letter prepared by the First Presidency to be sent to Presidents of Stakes & Presidents of Temples pertaining to modifications permissible to the temple garment.

On the opposite sheet is copy of a letter I wrote to my daughter Edna. [page break]

[one leaf—2 pages missing from journal]

the Temple during the day, many questions are propounded which requires my hearing and answering.

I attended to my Temple duties as usual and spent an hour or two with my son LeGrand riding down in the southern part of town looking for a good location for Geo L. Tate, my son-in-law. Spent the evening at home.

I spent a good portion of the temple working at my desk &c. I went to the Pan Show with my wife and daughters Ruby & Nina in the early evening.

I took 8:00 A.M. train for Ogden. Was met at Ry Station by President Robert Burton of the Mount Ogden Stake and we went to the stake office where we met the clerk and the counselors and considered important stake matters.

Pres. L. E. Young came on a later train & he and I spoke at both morning and afternoon meetings. The members of the Stake Presidency and one H. Counselor also were speakers. I spoke upon some phases of the subject, Service in the forenoon & on Marriage in the afternoon. At 4:15 I met the Presidency, [page break] the High Council and Bishops and made explanations concerning changes made permissible in the Temple garment. I took 5:30 Electric train for home. Was met by my son George in auto, mother and Edith included. With them I rode down to Forest Dale and back.

My daughter Ruby was with me going to Ogden on her way home to Cornish. She expected Jack to meet her at Brigham. While in Ogden I set apart two High Counselors in the Ogden Stake.

I arose at 4:30 A.M. Watered the lawn and went to my work at the temple on 6:40 car. Held special temple meeting with a large company of boys & girls from Utah Stake. With the janitor, Bro. Gulbrancen & Jos. Christensen, I inspected the temple making a survey of what is needed in the way of cleaning, painting &c. I spent about an hour with the Mgr. of U.I.V. Co. of which I am Pres. Called to see the Presidency and had a talk with Pres. Penrose. In the evening I wrote some letters, &c at home.

I went to the temple as usual and did some sealings, &c about 20 couples. Attended a missionary meeting and set apart five missionaries. [page break] I set apart two High Councilors of Oquirrh Stake and ordained and set apart the Bishopric of Garfield ward. In the evening Nina took her children & Mother & me in her car for a ride. We called on Orin’s parents, on Mamie and family & at LeGrands.

I took 7 A.M. car for my work at the Temple where I had a busy day. Pres. Grant and Bro. G. A. Smith were at the Morning meeting and Pres. Grant was the speaker. There were probably 75 people standing. After meeting the temple workers repaired to the Terrestrial room where we were in session for about 25 min. I gave instructions including the reading of the letter of the Presidency in relation to changes made permissible in the garment. Elder G. A. Smith was present and made a few remarks. Over crowded sessions. I sealed sixty-two couples of living and a number of children to parents and some sealings for the dead. Jos. F Smith & Hyrum G. Smith did considerable sealing also. I left the temple about 10:10 P.M., ten hours in the temple.

I attended to Temple meeting and other Temple duties including [page break] the sealing of fifteen couples and a number of children. Attended weekly council meeting from 10 to 3:30 except while out attending to the sealing. I went home about 6 P.M. and cut the lawn, sowed some grass seed and 25 lbs of fertilizer and then sprinkled it thoroughly. During the night and early morning it rained hard, thundered, lightened and hailed so that I fear much damage was done.

Stormy day.

Arrangements had been made for a Richards Family gathering today at 3:00 P.M. in the Liberty Park but the weather makes it impractical.

I sealed fourteen couples and a number of children. [23 words redacted relating to a temple ordinance]

I spent the forenoon at the temple. Mailed by register letter sheets for the Temple Presidents Book No 5, 6, & 9 to Pres. Wm M. Waddoups of Laie, Hawaiian Temple and Nos. 5 & 9 to Pres. Shepherd of Logan Temple. Towards evening Mother & [page break] I went with George & Edith in their car up into Mill Creek Canyon and had supper lunch there and called and saw Hugh & Sarah & children who were living on the Cannon ranch near the mouth of the canyon.

This is the birth day anniversary of Willard Richards my mother’s first husband.

I spent the forenoon studying gospel subjects. Attended the Tabernacle services and offered the invocation. My Son George took me to Magna where I had an appointment to assist in the installation of a new Bishopric &c. Alice and Edith went with us. 46% of the ward membership were present. A crowded house. I presented the business and ordained and set apart the Bishopric. The old Bishopric were released and the new sustained unanimously. I spoke with good liberty for about 35 minutes and at the close of the meeting administered to three of the brethren.

I ordained Wm. F. Harkness a H. Priest & a Bishop and set him apart to preside over the Magna ward of the Oquirrh Stake. I also ordained Roswell Irwin Rowley a High Priest and set him apart First [page break] Counselor to Bishop Harkness in the Magna Ward and I ordained Charles James Ford a High Priest and set him apart Second Counselor. I had a generous welcome and a royal good time.

I attended the quarterly meeting of the Twelve in the forenoon and witnessed the parade of President Harding and party. Did work at my desk in the afternoon and in the evening I attended the lecture of Prest. Warren [blank] Harding. Mother & I had tickets for admission but could not get admission to the Tabernacle so we went to the Assembly Hall where we heard distinctly the President’s talk. There must have been a number of thousands of people who heard the President while they were outside the buildings on and off the Tabernacle grounds through the radio & amplifiers in use.

I wrote to my daughter Nina and Edna.

This is the 79th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum.

I sealed 62 couples of living and 75 couples, one of whom is dead. [page break] This with the sealing of a number of families kept me occupied for about 4 hours incessantly.

Mother & I went to a show with Geo. & Edith on invitation of Sister Bean and after the show went with George for an auto ride.

I attended Council meeting in the forenoon and Temple meeting in the morning. I sealed about 20 couples and a number of families. A busy day. About 12 hours in the temple.

I did the speaking at the Temple meeting. Was in the Temple before 7 A.M. and until about 8:00 P.M.

This is the closing day, until Aug 20th.

The excavation on the west of the Temple and on the North is going on with two steam shovels at work.

I took D & RG 8:10 A.M. train to Price where I attended the Carbon Stake Conference. The morning session had been held which was an unusual procedure. I occupied about 45 minutes referring to President Warren G Hardings visit to Salt Lake [page break] and how that Pres. Heber J. Grant had played Goff with him and on invitation had accompanied him and his party to Zion’s Canyon, to Idaho and the Yellowstone. Referred to change of sentiment. Quoted Pres. Hardings speech of Ceder how that a greater reverence was the result of his visit to the Grand Zions Canyon, reverence for the Creator. I spoke of Nature’s evidence of God. The works of Jesus Christ prove him to be what he professed. The works of Jos. Smith prove him to be what he claimed for himself. We by these and other evidences know him to have been a divinely called prophet of God.

In the evening I attended an entertainment by the Minstrels and by request spoke briefly on the M.I.A. slogan, “We stand for Divine Guidance through individual and family prayer. The weather is very warm & my palm beech suit got badly wrinkled coming up on the train so I sent it to the laundry by special arrangement and had it laundered and returned to me at a cost of $1.00.