[President Heber J. Grant Diary] George Albert Smith, Richard R. Lyman and Melvin J. Ballard called, and they were very much worked up over the unfair treatment that had been extended, so they claimed, to George Albert's daughter and Vilate S. Raile. We told the brethren that some of the statements they made we were sure were not correct, that they had been misinformed. (1)
-- Jan 19, 1932
[Apostle George Albert Smith Journal] -talks w/ McKay /Ballard & Cannon (?) RE: Primary Problem "until my nerves were seen done." (2)
-- 24 Jan 1932, 28 Jan
[Apostle George Albert Smith Journal] <empty entry> (2)
-- Feb 4, 1932-1934
[Change in Presiding Church Patriarch Office] Nicholas G. Smith
(de facto Acting Presiding Patriarch) [Brother to George Albert Smith], Son of Apostle John Henry Smith; grandson of Apostle George [Albert] Smith; great-grandson of former Presiding Patriarch "Uncle" John Smith; was never officially called, set apart, or sustained as the Acting Presiding Patriarch, but carried out the functions of the office (3)
-- 8 Feb 1932
[Apostle George Albert Smith Journal] <empty entry> (2)
-- 12 Feb 1932
[Apostle George Albert Smith Journal] <empty entry> (2)
-- Feb 22, 1932
[Apostle George Albert Smith Journal] he delivers an address about the birth of George Washington at Springfield, Illinois, to the Patriotic Societies, sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution, about which he comments, "It seemed to me to be a cause of rejoicing that a member of the quorum of Twelve of the LDS Church should be asked to be the speaker on the 2 hundredth anniversary of the birth of our first President. And a member of the Smith family too to be so favored." (2)
-- 7 Mar 1932
[Apostle George Albert Smith Journal] "Why am I so nervous?" (2)
-- 11 Mar 1932
[Apostle George Albert Smith Journal] "weary & nervous" (2)
-- 12 Mar 1932
[Apostle George Albert Smith Journal] <empty entry> (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Journals of George Albert Smith
3 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Presiding Patriarchs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presiding_Patriarch#Chronology_of_the_Presiding_Patriarchs_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
LDS History Chronology: George Albert Smith
Mormon History Timeline: The life of George Albert Smith
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
