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Show John Bushman .:i iary 1318 August-September Aug . 22: 1918: (':o ntinued) In the evening we went to our nieces home. Olof' A.nton Amund:30n net his mo-l;her, brot h er t son. 'i.'hey made music & sang well. Al so t, li. fld about t emp le ,·,ork. They seem to be a united family ~ s9ent a ple?,sant e ver.i::1g & sto9 all n i ght. We nt through the temp le for uncle F,arvey Snith. Worked at the veil Aug. 23' : ev ery day this week. Came home in evening. (VTe have got sister Cameron the ,;enealogical librarian to gather all the Fortescues they can find in America & Europe.) Aug. 25: Sund~y. 10 a.m. attend parents class. 2 p.m. I attended the 3rd ward conference. They have j ust f i nished a fi ne ·ward Chap el, hold about 300 peoale. Pre s . Ev9.ns w as the:-e & s:Joke sule nd i d o f the wood works of this ward. Also B:). Gardner and ·;r .J ;:ri::-ie; . I dismissed . 8 o.m. attended a send-o ff f or 23 you:::1g men to th e army. J.Y.Smith ma.de a ~o od talk - Cau se of the '.'far. Monday & Tuesa.ay ·Norkad arounc. nome. Our grand-dau g.'rtt.er Daphne Smith c~me to out up corn & fruit. Her father c ~l led to se e us, then went to the farm. i\.ug. 28: We came to Salt lake and went t h rough the tern? l" for uncle Fenwick Smith. Aug. 29: Vfent throu gh the temp le f or cousin Finis Swing; Smith. Brother .Martin I went to the library anci got & wife came & took Smith names for us. 5 :9 Sister Bairs a German genealogist to ~tier our De~en & Graff ancesters from Switzer land. .::n. Bro. Henry McCune & wife visited us in the parlor. Our family runs parallel with theirs. Aug. 30: Went through the temple and Bro. Martin and filartha had second blessings for father & mother Bushman. Pres. I talked with/Abel J. Evans and through his kindness we got this work doae for our parents who were faithful latter-day Saints, and we £'eel they are pleased to have us attend to it for them. We a 11 came home in the evening. Our grand daughter Sadia Smith came with (us) to visit a week. Aug. 31: Wrote letters. Sept. 1, 1918: Sunday. 9 a.m. attended Prayer Circle. 10:30 attended H. Priest meeting at American Fork. 2 p.m. attended fast ~eeting, rrany s~oke. Eugene Hilton & wife are here putting up fruit Saturday and Monday. Sept. 2: 2 p.m. attended David V!a.~staff funeral at A..'Tierican Fork. The speakers were Bro. Forbes, Pres. Chipman and Pres. C13.rk, spoke of laying up treasures in hea v en. |
