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Show John Bush..mn Diary Novemb er-Dece mber (12) 1890 some. J'ondg_y 17: (Eovemb er) "iorked on Ditch till Saturda y 22. Rained speake rs ,. The Attende d ~abbath School . 2 p.:rr.. w'3nt t~ meeting . .:i !!•.·,? 23 : v•ere C.I-[ . Peterso n , H.M.T a.nner & J . H.Richq_ rds. 1.'!orkin g on th0 d itch • ..ond'l.y 24 : 'i'uesd<!y 25 : !,'forking on the ditch . edr<>scb.y :26 ·forking on the ditch . Fine and wa rm. at 10 a.m. to "'hursd?:!.y '2.7 : All the people o f our wa rd gathere d at the vra rd house p.m. we all 1 . singing and , g speakin b~r , day observe Thanksg iving short entera gave school the 3:30 . partook of a splendi d dinner we had a which after , r.ether to hinme nt. Then we a 11 had supper tly. socia l par ty . All went off p leasan Came Sister Lois, Bro. J. 1,·: iller & I start to confere nce at Te.ylor . Frid9.y 28: to vro odruff stop ped w ith Sister Webb. . All are well. Saturd'.:i.y 29: Vie came to ~ae~h Snowf l ake and stop ::i ed vrith S . D.Smith to meetwent a.m. 10 . We:::it to Tg_yl or. Sto np ed with Bro. JI .P-. Cordon Sctnd'ly 30 : attende d .m. p 2 llors. i ng . The speake rs we re Pr es SNith & h is counse d attende p.m. 7 . meetin g when severa l of the ~ged brethre n spoke a prie stho od meet ing. Ha d much go od talk rep ort wa s l!onday 1: (December) 10 a.m. attende d confere nce. The stati s tical r ead , and the stake and gene ral author ities we r e presen te d and of Chu IC, h sustain ed . 2 p.m. attende d meeting . ?res Smith and Hatch spoke S-a /zN, / s the import9 .nce of the ~hurch Schools . Confere nce wa s adjourn ed . ke Snowfla for 3 -,or:ths to meet at 1<:ywife & I attende d a family r eunion at Pr es . J.W.Sm iths where Tuesd'ly 2: the Ei gh Counci l, all the 3 ishops or' this stake and others wer e ir..vhed and all the m'3r.i'oe r s of the fa!'1. ilie s that cou ld were We ?resent . At 11 a.m. all met and wen-t through so:ne 9relim inary. ·. at seated were sons r pe 70 ha.d a recess for l½ ho urs. At 2 :30 over 11-i, Smt that d ce announ s wa it a ta:'e±e rrost sumotio us tab-le. At 3 o'clock {f--e_µi) ),,.-.rt just 56 years a 6~ at i,hat hour Pres. J . N. Smith was born. At 4 p.m. we were all called in when a p ro gram of s ongs , p.m. speeche s ,1:are ,rn ll rendere d and a lunch was pa.ssed around at 9 adults the l al when speeche s of congra tulatio n vras given by most uresent . V'fe c ontinue d to g<rl:;her till 11 p . m. o:lnesd'1.y s~~:lay 'ond•ty8 : Tu,,sdw : ~ ,:oclnesdJ.y During the day patriar11 ::h L.H. Hatch gave ? r es . Smith a mo st extrao rdinary bless i ng . All :i is p ersed with a h earty 1~ood vri ll and mmny returns of his natal day . All aqeed that this was a mo st enjoyab le reunion . 3: 'i:e start hone , 01.me to "o odruff and took dinner wit h Bro. P..ead store. e th in d Sto;Jpe p.m. 7 at ook hcad . ;'.lme to Eolbr Cn.me home . Al l a re nre ll. Fasted . Rained . Pe;::n.ir ing mJ·agon . Rn.ined . Rena iring wagons . 10 a . m. attende d Sabbath School . 2 p.m. attende d meeting . The . s:1eaker s vrere Eros. H. I.I . Tn.nne r, S. Richard son , and J . H.Rich ards 7 p . m. n.ttende d testimo ny meeting . (,ot re 'ld:r to haul frei ,ht . ·1-lf;?e)/ £ >me with Sro E iller & Parkins on to ~I olbroolc and got a lo::i.d of eventhe in up flou r for Apstche . :3ros . Hichards and Txrme r c::1.me F i>, : :tmi lo,1.ded .. r-e1c/2 ll a most 10: ·:re ca:ne to iio odruff Butte and st o p? ed all ni €:ht . Rained nir;ht . r f ! |
