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Attended weekly Council meeting.

Attended Temple meeting as usual. Prepared to leave tomorrow morning for Los Angeles. Played a game of golf with my sons Geo., LeGrand & Ray.

All day & night on train for Los Angeles.

Arrived in Los Angeles at 8:30 A.M. and was met by Pres Leo. J. Muir Pres. of the Los Angeles Stake and was taken to his office in the Hybunion Building where I spent the time until noon when we went out to lunch. Later He took his wife & me for an auto ride to see the City & inarms [environs?]. We went to Hollywood & Glendale &c At 6:00 P.M. I met with Pres Muir & Counselor Avard McMurrin for about an hour at the hotel going over stake matters. Attended Stake Priesthood meeting at 7:30 P.M. 220 Present. I occupied an hours time with freedom of thought & speech and many expressions of delight were made to me after. May the Lord be praised.

Los Angeles, Cala.

Am well

Attended an officers meeting at 9: A.M. Spoke at 10:30 A.M. Conference meeting and in the meeting at 2: P.M.

We had a good meeting and I met many acquaintances & some relatives.

I took 5 6:05 P.M. train for home.

All day on train from Los Angeles. [page break]

Home.

All well.

Warm day.

I was met at the train last night by my wife and daughters Mamie and Lucena and we went down to Estellas She is getting along nicely under Ruby’s care. Mother & I went to the Temple for morning meeting as usual where I presided. Attended to my duties as usual.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual. I was the Speaker at the temple meeting where we had a large number of young people some for marriage & some as missionaries. I occupied 20 or 25 min with good liberty and received many compliments thereafter. Hyrum Taylor said to me that it was the best discourse that he ever heard. May the Lord be praised. I sealed about 28 or 30 couples of living people and some parents to children. I spent two hours in forenoon with my son George on the golf links. Attended my circle meeting in the evening. The weather has been cool and pleasant to-day.

At the Temple meeting I spoke of the purpose of our Father to save his children, his end in view. Ours should be the same to save ourselves and assist in saving others the living and the dead. Explained how it is that there are so many religious organizations, due to the lack of knowledge as to what Salvation is and how it is attainable. Explained how it is that they can not understand the Scriptures [page break] the word of God on those points. it they have not the Spirit by which these things were given and will not take the course presented to obtain that spirit. Explained the first principles as a birth, Jesus to Nicodemus. Commented The screen of life shows the thoughts, words and actions by which we will be judged. By Repentance & obedience the screen of life may be cleansed of all obscene or objectionable features. If we continue in sin our sins will thus be published upon the housetops. &c. Samething on marriage. [illegible] the dead will be associated and will find their affinity and make known their desires to us & we will seal them.

Home.

All well.

Pleasant weather

I attended Temple meeting at 8:25 A.M. and weekly Council meeting at 10: A.M. Attended to the sealing work &c. Towards evening I played golf with Geo., LeGrand & Orin. I wrote to Sarah.

Home.

All well

Rained hard.

I attended to my duties as usual at the Temple.

Elder D. O. McKay and I took 6: A.M. Electric train for Preston where we attended the Franklin Stake Conference.

We each spoke at each meeting. Had an excellent conference. Elder McKay and I went to Logan and stayed over night at Eccles Hotel. Failing to See Pres. Partride, Elder Barton was even phoned for & he came from Preston & got us. [page break]

Preston, Ida.

All well

Attended and spoke at both meetings of the Franklin Stake Conference, and returned home on 5:05 Electric train.

Stormy.

I spent part of the day at the Temple. attended to several jobs such as cutting the lawn grass, watering the lawn. Had a man from Utah Gas & Coke Co. Come and connect our grate with the gas system. Had a man come and put the finishing touches on our gas oil heater so we can get the heat where we want it. I played a game of Golf with my sons George, LeGrand and Orin in the early morning.

I got my car from the Shop where it had been for two weeks being painted &c. I took Mother down to Sugar House to see the folks.

Attended to my duties at the Temple &c. R. S. Wells speaker at temple meeting. I assisted in setting apart a company of missionaries. I set apart six of them myself. I met with F. S. and Chas C. Richards at Ch. Off. Bldg & we decided to call a meeting of the Richards’ of U.S. & Europe to meet at Ch offices, 4th floor, Fri. Oct 7 at 4:20 P.M., for the purpose of organizing a Richards Family Sir Name Association. I have permission to use the names of Morgan Richards and Bp Silas Long [page break] Richards in making the call.

Attended to my duties at the Temple as usual.

I attended to my duties at the temple as usual, attended my Circle meeting in the evening. Mother & I went to the Hospital and visited Sarah J. Cannon and Maurice Whitney Dresen. I gave a blessing to the former.

I attended to my duties as usual at the Temple.

I attended weekly Council meeting Played golf with George.

I attended to my Temple duties.

Took Alice & her sisters Annie & Estella for a ride up City Creek Canyon. Had my car greased and serviced the oil. I had a mishap with my car in running into another, a Ford which will cost me about $20.00

Mother & I called on Pres A. W. Ivins in the evening, this being his 75th birthday and the public being invited. We called at LeGrands & Nina’s, Estella & baby were there.

I spent some time in the morning at the Garage with my car. Spent some time at the Temple at my desk. Played golf in the afternoon with my son Ray. [page break]

Home.

All well.

Attended Ensign Stake Conference by appointment. Met with the Stake Presidency at 8:30 A.M. and was one of the Speakers at the 10: A.M. meeting in the Assembly Hall. I occupied about 30 minutes, Subj: “Thy Will be Done.” Word of Wisdom, Card playing, fashion in dress. Had good liberty.

Attended meeting at 2:00 P.M. in the Large Tabernacle. Elders Kimke and Alma O. Taylor had been asked to prepare talks on the Coming forth of the Book of Mormon and they were the speakers. I, on invitation, attended the evening sacramental meeting in the 31st ward of Liberty Stake and talked upon the subject of Genealogical & Temple work.

After meeting I took Mother, our daughter Nerva and Thelma and her beaux up to LeGrands where we spent an hour or longer.

Home.

I played a game of golph with my sons George &and LeGrand in the early morning. Took Mother to Sugar House and got Nina and brought her up to our house. Spent some time at my desk in the temple &c. I started for Ogden with Mother, Nina & baby & Dorothy & Orin Jr. & Estella & baby When we reached Bountiful I phoned to the Robert Hinckley Co Incorporated (Dodge Dealer) of Ogden & learned that Edna was out of town so we went no further [page break] I had the humiliating experience of receiving a puncture to my auto tire as we were opposite Z.C.M.I. on So. Temple St and of having to repair it.

Mother & I went to the Temple as is usual with us in time for the 8:25 A.M. meeting where I preside. Bp. John Wells was the speaker.

I attended to my duties as usual at the temple.

Mother & I went to the Temple as usual. After meeting I went to the Dentists and had a tooth root stub prepared for crowning.

Attended to my duties at the temple as usual.

Attended my circle meeting in the evening.

Attended to my duties at the Temple. Attended weekly council meeting.

Attended the funeral services of the wife of Arthur Winter in 18th ward.

I had a tooth crowned and my dental work completed amounting to $34.00. Took supper with Rega & Lucena.

Attended to my duties at the Temple as usual.

Took 11:50 P.M. train for Blackfoot, Idaho. [page break]

Arrived in Blackfoot at about 8: A.M. where I was met by Pres. James Duckworth and escorted to his home which was made my headquarters while in Blackfoot.

Attended 10:00 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. stake conference meetings and spoke at each occupying about 35 min. at each.

Blackfoot, Ida.

Am well & happy

Cloudy but no storm.

I spoke at the regular conference meetings at 10: A.M., 2: P.M. and 8: P.M. I also spent two hours with the Stake Presidency and spoke about 40 minutes to the Presidency, High Council and Bishoprics. These extra meetings were highly profitable. After the evening meeting Pres. Duckworth & wife & Pres. Davis & Wife took me by Auto 25 miles to Pocatello where I got train for home We had good meetings and the Lord helped us through.

I arrived in Salt Lake from Blackfoot at 7:00 A.M.

Attended to some duties about home Played Golf with my Son George. I went down to Sugar House twice and in the evening took Mother, Lucena and Mothers Sisters Annie & Estella to a show.

Mother & I attended to our duties as usual at the Temple. I played golf with Geo. & Edith toward evening. [page break]

I attended to my duties at the Temple as usual where we had a busy day. Attended my prayer circle meeting in the evening and was the speaker at the Ensign Stake Priesthood meeting in the 20th ward 7:30 P.M.

Weather turned cold

Mother and I went to the Temple as usual, and after Temple meeting I attended weekly Council meeting. Stormy day.

Stormy cold day.

I attended to my duties at the temple. I leave to-morrow morning for Price, to attend Carbon Stake Conference.