This being Pres Youngs Birthday anniversary we had L. E. Young as speaker & Morris Young’s wife recited in the Temple meeting. I sealed four couples or more and then went to the funeral services of Bro. L. H. Kennard [page break] in the 19th ward chapel and was one of the speakers, and as they were short of cars I offered my services and took some of their folks to Farmington the place of burial & I attended the services held in the Cemetery.

In the evening I called upon Dr Samuel S. Allen and Oliver & I & his Son gave him a blessing.

We had an unusually large number of young people for endowments & Sealings. Geo. H. Wallace was the Speaker.

I sealed between 45 and 50 couples Attended my prayer circle meeting.

Beautiful weather, a beautiful spring.

I presided at the 8:30 A.M. Temple meeting as usual.

Attended weekly Council meeting from 10 to 1:00 oclock. Sealed 16 couples and some children.

I went to the Temple as usual in the morning.

Pres. Murdock of Heber extends verbal invitation to the Temple workers & employees to visit Heber for our summer outing July 5th A written invitation will follow. Later Pres Stevens of the Summit Stake gave a verbal invitation to go to his stake. I suggested next year & that seemed acceptable. I requested that he talk it over with his people & if desirable and write us. I took 4:30 P.M. R.G. train for Thompson & arrived there 12:30 midnight [page break]

I left Thompson on truck at 7:00 A.M. & arrived in Moab about 26 miles at 9:00 From there I went with Bp. Walter D. Hammond, his wife and another lady to Blanding, about 80 miles arriving in time for the 2:00 o’clock meeting. The Quarterly Conference & Priesthood Convention was being held. I spoke at the afternoon meeting with good liberty occupying about 35 minutes.

At 4:20 I met with the Presidency, the H. Council & other leading brethren and gave instructions, dividing of responsibility, listing the important feature of the Stake work so as to not be overlooked. Work for the H Priests & Seventies. &c.

I stayed at the home of Pres Wayne Redd.

I spoke at forenoon meeting on the subject of what the Priesthood means to the sisters, Lesser Priesthood work &c.

At the afternoon meeting I spoke on Genealogy & Temple work and other subjects.

At close of the meeting I [s]tarted with Bp Hammond on our return trip to Moab where we arrived in time for an evening meeting which had been called especially. I occupied about 60 min on the Subject of the Eternity of the Marrage Cov. &c.

After meeting Bp. Hammond & his brother & their wives took me out to Thompson where I arrived at 12:30 midnight. Stayed at the hotel.

I left Thompson at 4:20 A.M. and [page break] arrived in Salt Lake at 11:50 A.M. While in Blanding I set apart June 5th Bro Harris 2nd counselor to Pres Redd in the Stake Presidency also set apart two counselors to the Bp of Blanding. I spent an hour or so at the Temple and attended to several items of business outside, Making ready for the marriage of our daughter Estella tomorrow.

Home.

Beautiful day but warm.

My daughter Estella was married in the Temple to-day. I performed the ceremony and made the Talk in the Temple meeting. I sealed a number of other Couples. Mother & I took wedding breakfast with Spencer & Estella at Ninos.

We had a grand reception at our home in the evening. The weather was beautiful and we served refreshments on the lawn on tables. Had a six piece orchestra & danced &c. The Bride & Groom stayed at our home the night.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual and sealed nearly 40 couples living.

I sealed something like 30 couples of living people. Attended weekly Council meeting. Pres. Grant was absent with sore throat.

I attended to my work at the Temple as usual. Leaving the City at 7:00 P.M. I took Mother & her three sisters viz. [page break] Annie, Sarah & Estella in the Franklin to Farmington to see Aunt Annie Robinson who was in a dying condition. Her Son Harry & I administered to her and to her daughter Lucy.

I went to the Temple in the morning as usual and had much desk work to do to keep me busy. I went over to the Assembly hall for a while where the M.I.A. convention was on. I attended the M.I.A. Contest in the evening. Visited Sister J. D. Cummings & blessed her.

I attended the 8:30 A.M. testimonial meeting of the Officers of the M.I.A. of the Church and offered the opening prayer. After meeting I took my car and took Alice, Maria, Annie, Estella and Sarah her sisters to the funeral services of Bro. James D. Cummings on Hyland Drive, Wilford Ward and I was one of the speakers.

Later we visited the St. Marks and L.D.S. Hospitals & saw some of our friends Grant Lee, Elias Woodruff, Bro Sanburg, Sister Julia Smith. We also called on Dr L. H. Allen & I gave him a blessing.

I attended the evening and concluding services of the Conference.

I bought from Taylor Richards Motor Co. a two door Ford Sedan. They gave it to me at cost which with accessories viz. Speedometer, Foot feed, Extra tire, cover, chain & Lock &c cost me $574.35. [page break]

I bought this for my sons Oliver and Ray which they both appreciate much. I think this will be a good investment in tying the boys to their father. I desire to help them to do the things they desire to do that are right. I desire that they should be happy. In the evening I took Mother & Sister Gibbs our neighbor for a car ride down to Sugar House & back & through Liberty Park. Letter from Sarah.

I went to the Temple as usual. A large meeting.

I left the Temple long enough to go & take Ruby, Mercedes & Alden to the U.P. Depot where they took 12:45 P.M. train for Cache Junction where they are expecting Jack to meet them & take them on to Cornish. I attended to the Sealing work of the living. I took Alice and her three Sisters in my car to Farmington where we attended the funeral of Aunt Annie Robinson held in the Ward house. I was one of the speakers. Returning from Farmington I took Annie & Estella to their homes the Latter in Sugar house.

Weather cool.

I attended to my duties at the Temple as usual, many marriages.

I sealed 30 couples and Jos F. Smith sealed 20 couples living in one Company. I sealed other three couples. In the evening Mother, Lucena & I called on Estella at her apartment & on Edna at hers.

Alice and I called on Aunt Zina Y. Card at the Hospital & I gave her a blessing. [page break]

I went to the temple as usual. Attended regular council meeting, sealed 20 couples living & some dead and a number of living children to parents. A busy day.

I attended to my duties at the Temple as usual & sealed 15 couples living and sealed a number of children to parents.

In the evening I took train for Montpelier.

I arrived in Montpelier at 7:00 A.M. A Brother Egbert and wife met me, they having come from Afton this A.M. We left for Afton at 7:53 & arrived in Afton at 9:50. I attended the two Conference meetings in Priesthood Convention work and spoke at each. I attended a meeting of the Stake Presidency at 4:15 P.M.

Afton, Wyo.

I spoke at the two conference meetings at a funeral service of Emma Sessions, 14 yrs old, and offered the dedicatory prayer of the Afton So. ward meeting house, the latter held at 8:30 P.M. A strenuous day.

I left Afton, Wyo. At 5:00 A.M. with Bro. Dicksen Burton & his sister in a Star Auto and had a pleasant ride through the valleys & canyons &c arriving in the City at 4:00 P.M.

Home.

All well

I spent the day at the Temple as usual & had a busy day. Had a lengthy talk with my son George about business matters.

I took Mother to the Pan. in evening.

I had a busy day at the Temple. I sealed 37 couples living and a number of couples, dead and sealed several families of children along with other work.

Went to Annie Steeds in evening.

I attended weekly Council meeting and attended to my duties in the Temple. I sealed twenty odd couples. Went to Salt Air in the evening the first time since before the place burned down.

I took 8:15 train for Richfield Sevier Co. reaching there at 4:00 P.M. 45 min late. I was met by Pres. R. D. Young’s Son and taken to the Presidents home where I made my stay. Attended a meeting of the Presidency of the Stake, H Council & Stake officers in the evening.

Richfield.

I spoke at the morning & afternoon Sessions of Sevier Stake Conference held in the First ward house in the A.M. and in the grove adjoining in P.M. I spent about an hour with the [page break] Stake Presidency in meeting. Both my discourses were on the life of the Prophet Jos. Smith.

This is the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph & the Patriarch Hyrum Smith.

I spoke in the forenoon meeting upon the life of the Prophet & Patriarch. In the afternoon I spoke of the errors of Secterianism and the influence of the Gospel or revealed through Jos Smith upon the faith of other &c.

At night I spoke to the young people on the Subject of marriage.

I rode home with Pres R. D. Young from Richfield. Attended to some work at the Temple and in the evening I took Mother & others to the American.

Went to the Temple as usual where I had a busy day. Called on Julia Smith and blessed her. Alice & I went to Sugar House & called on our daughters Mamie & Nina and their families. We took Mamie & her children for a ride also Nerva & Kenneth. Charles & Edna called on us at our home after our return. Wrote Sarah & sent by Register $5.00 Birthday.

Alice & I went to the Temple as usual. Many June brides. I got Pat. H. G. S. to assist me with [page break] the sealings. I sealed 26 couples, living.

I attended to my duties at the temple which included the sealing of 22 couples, living & 18 children. Had a busy day. Attended my circle meeting. We adjourned until Aug. 18th for Temple renovation.

I filled an appointment with the dentist at 8:30 P.M. I had help with the sealing work to-day.