I attended a meeting of the Twelve, the Seventy and Mission Presidents from 9:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. in the Temple. Luncheon served in the Temple. In the evening, with other members of the family, I attended a reception tendered the returning Stake officers of Ensign Stake, held in the L.D.S. Gymnazium building by the Stake people over 16 yrs of age.

I spoke at the morning Temple meeting. Sealed 35 couples and some children. Attended my prayer circle meeting. Did considerable desk work.

I attended weekly Council meetings from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Attended to the living sealings & other Temple work. [page break] Sealed about 15 couples and some children to parents.

My son George & I went to the Hospital our wives accompanying us and we administered to Ella Hammond Campbell who is about to have an operation for the removal of goiter. Later Mother and I attended a Genealogical worker’s Reception in the Bps. Building.

Attended forenoon and afternoon meetings of the conference and the oratorio Elijah in the evening. At the forenoon meeting the Speakers were in order as fol.: Pres Grant, Pres Penrose, John Wells, Pres Callis, D. A. Smith, & John Knight. At the afternoon meeting they were in order as follows: Pres Clawson, myself, Bro Whitney & Jos F Smith. I occupied about 23 minutes. Subj. Marriage. Had fair liberty but not entirely satisfied. Many people however, remarked that they enjoyed my remarks & they were timely. May the Lord be praised.

I went to the Temple before going to Conference meeting. The weather is ideal.

Attended forenoon, afternoon & evening general Priesthood meeting. I spoke for about 15 min at the latter on 3 points: First, How families should receive the Ward Teachers. Bps should inform the people as it [page break] would be a delicate matter for the Teachers to have to do.

Second. Bishops should have their people informed of the requirements and qualifications necessary to obtain recommends to the Temple and for advancement in the Priesthood. Third, Bishops should instruct those who apply for Temple recommends that the old pattern of garment only is used in endowment work.

I attended the forenoon and afternoon meetings of the conference and the evening S.S. conference in the Tabernacle.

Attended Special Priesthood meeting from 10 A.M. to 12:20 P.M. I spoke a few minutes by permission of the President. Attended to several important matters of business at the Temple and to work at my desk. I went down to 1952 So Main and administered to my grandson Kenneth LaMont Tate who has Pneumonia, so says Dr. Phipps. I attended an informal reception in the evening at the Bps. Building where the General Authorities met stake & ward officers & others in a general handshake. Our wives with us.

This day my wife and I signed before a notary acknowledgement of receipt of full settlement [page break] for my matured policy 26 37 & left with the Continental Life office to be sent to Home office from where $228.09 should come to be balance.

I took 7:20 A.M. car for my work at the Temple where I had a busy day. Assisted in setting apart a company of missionaries. I set apart four of them. Attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of the U.I.V. Co. My son George and I attended the Dern Thye wrestling match at the Salt Lake Theater in the evening. Thye won two falls out of three. I assisted Joel in administering to Georgina & Elliott.

I attended to my duties at the Temple as usual. Sealed Twenty odd couples and some families of children. At the morning meeting, Elder J. F. Wells was the speaker. In the evening I attended my circle meeting & later accompanied my Son George & his wife & Mother to the Wilke and saw Corianton.

Attended morning Temple meeting. W. A. Morton was the Speaker. Attended weekly Council meeting which lasted from 10 A.M. to about 4:45 P.M. The matter of proposed lease of Salt Air resort and Ry. to my son Joel and [page break] Adamson and Romney came up and occupied much time, in which I engaged freely. I think I blocked a motion made by President Ivins and seconded by J. E. Talmage to not dispose of the property to anybody at this time. The motion was not put. I called attention to certain reasons assigned to justify the favorable action upon the motion which in my mind were no reasons at all stating that the most reasonable excuse that had been offered was the statement of Pres. Grant that from the beginning the Lessees were to furnish bonds that would be acceptable to Pres. Grant and that the London Lloyds bond is not acceptable. Pres. Grant practically agreed with my reasoning. He did say however that he does want to sell outright The President said he thought he would make such representation to the Lessees.

Later, I had a talk with Joel who said the bond spoken of in the proposal to lease had been furnished and that bond is satisfactory. That the London Lloyds is excess insurance which was not thought of in the beginning. He says he and his associates Adamson and Romney and Burt Judd, Their attorney met every demand that has been made that is possible of accomplishment. That the London Lloyds is the only [page break] Company Known which will write excess insurance. President Grant in our council meeting said they are the only company that write that kind of insurance. The Church has never had such insurance on the property.

Last evening the wives of the First Presidency and The Twelve entertained at Hotel Utah, their husbands and Bro. & Sis. Nibley.

I went to the Temple as usual. Bro. Benj. Goddard made the talk at the morning meeting.

I attended to some sealings and attended to considerable business.

My son Joel called and reported an interview had with Pres. Grant to-day at the office of Burt Judd where by chance they met.

I took 8:15 A.M. train for Provo where I met Patriarch H. G. Smith and we attended the Utah Stake tabernacle. Both of us spoke in both meetings. I occupied 25 minutes in each. Subjects: We owe it to others that we live right, to Whom? The Two first great commandments.

I returned by evening train and Nina took Mother & me in her car and we visited, Georgina & family, Geo. & Edith, LeGrand & Ina, Mamie & Elaine & there we administered to Mamie’s baby. We also called at Nina’s. [page break]

My son Geo with Edith & their hired girl took Mother and me to Provo in their car, where we attended Utah Stake Conference, and Mother and I took dinner with Pres. Wm. Knight & family. The Patriarch spoke at both meetings. I spoke in the afternoon, occupying about 50 minutes on Servicing & Bearing false witness.

On my way home I stopped at Willard B. Richards Sen’r home and visited with him for about two hours and he and Lucy Gill brought me home. I made an appeal to Willard to subscribe $500[.]00 to be used in Genealogical & Temple work for the Longstroths & Gills. He promised $100.00 which pleased me very much and I promised to give a like amt.

I arose at 5:30 A.M. made the furnace fire as usual, took my regular morning’s exercises and tub bath, shaved &c and went to the Temple where I spent most all day. I made a brief call upon Elder J. E. Talmage at his office. Called on my son LeGrand and he subscribed $100.00 to the Longstroth Family Temple Work fund, 10.00 down & 10.00 each month until paid in full. I called on Claude Richards and learned that he and Gill had finished 100 names of males each, endowments. I went down to Sugar House and saw W. B. [page break] Richards Jr., who subscribed $100.00 for temple work.

This is the anniversary of my Mother’s birth day.

It stormed during the night and part of the day.

I went to the Temple as usual. Spent the time in the Temple until about 3:40 P.M. where I left to join my wife in going to the show.

Cold weather, freezing.

I went to the Temple as usual. Sealed sixteen living couples & some children to parents. Was kept busy. Attended my Circle meeting in the evening. Later with my son George went to Salt Lake Theater & saw Thye of Portland throw Yokal and Dern throw Workman of Park City.

I presided at the 8:25 A.M. Temple meeting as usual. Sealed seven couples and some children. Attended weekly Council meeting from 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Received appointment with Elder Geo. Albert Smith to meet with the Presidencies of Granite & Liberty Stakes and ascertain how best the Granite Stake can be divided into two or three Stakes using possibly some few of the wards of Liberty Stake. Prets Grant & Ivins said they would like me to go to St. George & look into conditions there with a view to [page break] releasing President David H. Cannon from presiding over the St. George Temple and putting it in the hands of Pres. Edwd. Snow.

I have the appointment to Lost River Stake for Apr 26 & 27th. I leave for North Sevier Stake tomorrow morning, Salina.

I have Stephen L. & my son George on the sub. list of temple fund Longstroth family, 10.00 payments.

By her request, I visited Sister Walsh of 1120 Second Avenue, and assisted by Bros. Gibbs & Hardy, administered to her and blessed her for a trip to England to obtain genealogy. She & her husband had interceded to leave with missionaries tomorrow and she had to go to her bed sick today. My daughter Nina brought the typewriter home and worked for me until 11:30 P.M. I was engaged until that time with my work, the smaller commentary.

I bathed, shaved and other wise made my toilet and took the 8:30 A.M. train for Salina, N. Sevier Stake, arriving there at 3: [illegible] P.M. I was met by Bishop Gilbert M. Burr of Saline Second ward and was taken to his home where I had my headquarters. I spent the time while on the train and after arriving at Salina, in studying. By phone I arranged with Pres. Lazenby for a meeting with him in the early evening and with the Presidency at 8:00 P.M. [page break] I presented to Pres. Moroni Lazenby in the most diplomatic way at my command the matter of a reorganization of the Stake Presidency and he expressed his willingness to have done any thing that would help the cause. The stake affairs are much in need of a readjustment. I told him that in the event of a change in the Presidency, we would like him to receive the ordination of a Patriarch. There is no active patriarch in the Stake at present. He assented to that.

Pres. Lasenby also named seven members of the High Council who, he thought, should be released and suggested that they all be released and a new council without alternate be chosen. I accepted this suggestion. When the counselors came in I submitted these questions to them and they approved. It was 10:30 P.M. when we adjourned the meeting.

Salina, Utah.

A beautiful day.

I am well.

Attended morning & afternoon Conference meetings and spoke in each. Held meeting of the H. Council & Bps and they approved the proposal to release the Presidency and High Council. We took an expression of the brethren, their choice of men for presidency & H. Counselors. In the evening, in fact, from the conclusion of the afternoon meeting until 10:00 P.M. we were in council about filling the offices of the Presidency and High Council and other [page break] officers where certain offices are made vacant by choosing the H. Council & Presidency.

Salina, Utah.

Fine weather.

Am well.

Attended and spoke at the forenoon meeting at which there were 313, or 12% of the Stake population. I occupied 45 minutes with good liberty on the Gospel Defined &c.

We counseled all the time between meetings and at the afternoon meeting where there were 408 or 15% present, I presented the General Authorities and then made the full and necessary explanations of the meeting and presented the proposition to release the present Stake Presidency and high Council and the Stake chorister, organist & choir and presented the new officers and gave instructions occupying in all 60 minutes. After meeting, assisted by Bro Lasenby and the members of the New Presidency, I set apart and ordained where necessary all the officers, i.e., the Patriarch, the Presidency and the H. Counselors. We did not call any alternates. I gave instructions to the new officers. At the conjoint M.I.A. meeting in the evening I occupied about 25 mins. on the subject of Marriage and announced if any one present has individual or family problems they want information upon I would hear them at the close of the meeting. Several came up after meeting with [page break] their problems. I visited with the new president until 11 o’clock talking over stake problems and giving advice.

Salina, Utah.

Am well

Beautiful day!

I had several callers before leaving town on 10:30 train. Administered to a young man who stutters.

I arrived in Salt Lake at 5:00 P.M. & was met at the Station by my son George who informed me that my daughter’s baby boy Melvin Glenn, aged eight months old had been taken suddenly ill Sunday morning of Pneumonia and died this morning 2:30. Kenneth Lamar who had had the Pneumonia for several weeks is critically ill, he having had a relapse. I went with George directly to Nerva’s. We administered to Kenneth and did what I could to comfort the family. I spent the night there. Mother had become so rundown that she went home & to bed sick. We administered to her. Kenneth had a fairly good night, his temperature lowering from 103.4/5 to 99.3/5 during the night. He is still a very sick child. I wrote a letter to Oliver in Germany and one to Edna & Charles in Eugene, Oregon.

Attended funeral services of Nerva’s baby and the burial. Administered to Kenneth &c. Attended to some desk work in the Temple and spent part of the day at Nerva’s. [page break] The funeral services were held in the Farmer’s ward meeting house at 1:00 o’clock. The speakers were in order as follows: Bro. [blank], Pres. Hugh J. Cannon and Bp. Tooler. Bro. Jenkins of the Bishopric offered the invocation and Bro. Horace Stayner the benediction. At the grave Bro. N. G. Morgan dedicated the grave. The floral tributes were profuse.

I attended a committee meeting at 5:00 P.M. with Elder Geo. A. Smith and the Presidents of the Liberty, Granite and Cottonwood Stakes and considered the matter of dividing the Granite Stake. I went home with Hugh and remained until called for by Mother & others returning from Nervas about 9:30. Had a good visit with Sarah and supper and assisted by her husband, gave her a splessing for her pregnant condition.

This is my son George’s 41st birthday. I took my usual morning’s bath in cold water before going to the Temple. I sealed eleven couples of dead for Sister T. B. Lewis, Bro H H Cummings acting as proxy with her. I also did the living sealings numbering about 12. Attended to other necessary work at my desk, the morning meeting &c.

I called on Columbian National Life Ass. Co. about policy, to obtain information to enable me to determine whether to continue to carry my policy of $5000.00 with them after having paid 17 payments.

I attended my Circle meeting at 6:30 and later with Geo, Edith, & Mother went [page break] down to Nerva’s 1952 So. State St. and spent about an hour. Kenneth was improved. We returned and called at my son George’s. It was his birthday & we had ice cream & cake. Returned at a late hour.

I attended to my temple duties and attended weekly Council meeting &c. Received appointment for May 3 & 4 at South Sanpete Stake. I spent the time between about 4 P.M. & 7:00 at my daughter Nerva’s. The little boy Kenneth is considerably improved.

I attended to my duties as usual at the temple during the day and in the evening George & Edith, in their car, took Mother & me down to Nervas 1952 South Main. I later took train for Lostriver Stake. I had a good night’s rest & sleep. Changed cars at Blackfoot and

detrained at Darlington at 11:10 A.M. I was met at the train by Walter A. Jensen of the Stake Presidency and was taken in his car to Ballard about four miles distant arriving there at 11:30. Meeting had been in session one hour. I occupied about 35 minutes. Related some of my experiences in home building. The hope one has for better things in the future encourages [page break] him to bear present hardships and trials. It is true alike in temporal and spiritual things.

At the afternoon meeting I presented the business of organizing the Ballard Branch into the Ballard Ward and sustaining the officers and after the meeting I ordained and set apart the Bishopric and assisted in setting apart the other ward officers. Organized a Conjoint M.I.A. I spoke in concluding of the meeting occupying about 40 minutes on the subjects “Two Powers,” “Thy Will be done” &c. I went with President H. N. Mickelsen to his home in Lost River ward where I spent the night.

Lost River, Ida.

Am well.

Cold day. I wrote up my journal for the past two days. Considered with Pres. Michelson the stake reports and stake conditions. We went to Moore ward where the conference was continued at 10:30 and 2:00 o’clock. Luncheon was served at the meeting house. The Conjoint M.I.A. meeting was held in Darlington. I went from Moore to Darlington with the Bishop’s folks Bp. Victor D. Nelson and stayed at his home over night. At the morning I was one of a number of speakers and occupied about 45 minutes on the Subjects of Ward Teaching, tithing, Love and service. Had good liberty. Did not read any thing on the Subjects but quoted freely. At the afternoon [page break] meeting I was one of a number of speakers and occupied about 45 minutes, Subjects; Faith in God, in the Savior and in the H. G. and the plan of salvation, the principles and ordinances of the gospel. I read Beacher, Boneport, and Commentaries on Heb. 6:1–2. Spoke of other necessary principles & ordinances &c. Priesthood, Endowments, Marriage &c. Had good liberty, praise the Lord.

At the evening meeting at Darlington I occupied 30 min. on the Subject of Temple work, necessary qualifications to enter the Temple, marriage &c. Advised the young to prepare to go to the temple for marriage, to choose companions worthy and go to the temple for marriage.

My ministry in this stake affords me much satisfaction.

On my recommendation, Patriarch Wm. B. Lowry who was also President of the High Priests quorum was released from the latter position with his counselors and with his approval and Wm P. Fullmer of the H Council was released from his position in the H. Council and made President of the High Priests quorum. He chose Geo Wilson and Charles D. Johnson as his counselors. Bro. Fullmer is also the Stake Genealogical agent. I suggested to the Presidency that he should be released from the latter position when a suitable person can be found to take the Genealogical & Temple work responsibility.

At the close of the afternoon I [page break] set apart the members of the High Priests Quorum Presidency, and five High Councilors ordaining those brethren who were not already H. Priests. I ordained and set apart the Counselors to Bishop Sorenson of the Lost River Ward. I also set apart a president of the 203d Quorum of Seventies Council. I this work I was assisted by the Stake Presidency. I also assisted them in setting apart some auxiliary officers. It has been a strenuous day but a blessed day for me.

Darlington Ward, Ida.

Am well.

I had a good nights rest at the home of Bishop Victor D. Nelson. This morning I wrote up my journal for yesterday while waiting for breakfast. After breakfast Bishop Nelson took me to Moore about 8 miles. From there I took train to the terminal of the Road, at Mackay. Then from there 85 miles back to Blackfoot where I got the train for home, arriving in Salt Lake at 10:40 P.M. I was met at the depot by my son George with his car and with him were Mother, Nina and Ray. Mothers cold is apparently no better. I administered to her. Kenneth is improving.

I went to the Temple as usual and attended to my desk work &c In the afternoon I went with [page break] my son George, Edith and LeGrand to look at two houses which George & Edith had been considering with a view to buying one. I wrote letters to Oliver & Edna, and in the evening I went down to my daughter Nerva’s home. I found her very much depressed on account of the recent death of her baby boy and the fact that Kenneth is having such a hard time to pull through.

I went to the Temple as usual and was the speaker at the Temple meeting. Answered many questions. Sealed more than 20 couples.

I paid off a $1200. note by giving a new note for $900. and my check for 300.

Attended my Prayer Circle.

Arranged to do sealing work tomorrow night our own people. Have arranged to have W.B.R. Jr, Preston D & Stayner & their wives to assist me. Later I received word that Preston D. could not be with us. Spent the evening at home.