[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Manti
Bros. L. Snow, F. D. Richards, F. M. Lyman, H. J. Grant, J. W. Taylor, John Smith and myself with other brethren met at the Temple at 9:30 a.m. and at 10:30 a.m. the doors were thrown open, people being admitted by Ticket. At 5 minutes to 11 a.m. the choir sang Lord We Come before thee Now.
Lorenzo Snow gave the Dedicatory prayer â€" 38 minutes long.
[Other speakers listed with amount of time taken.]
In unison three times we shouted Hosanna to God and the Lamb forever and ever Amen, amen and amen.
I dosed with prayer and then all of the people went through the building.
It was a day never to be forgotten by those present.
[Source: Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
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