[Apostle Heber J. Grant Diary, eight years after the manifesto] Gusta, my cousin Anthony W. Ivins and I chatted until 1115 Speaking of plural marriage he said there were quite a number of them being performed in Mexico. Said he was on hand and willing to take another wife if his brethren felt that it was the wisest thing to do under all the circumstances. He had no desire for another wife, but at the same time had a strong desire to [not] to [sic] fail in doing any duty devolving upon him and he wanted me and my fellow apostles to know that he was on hand to perform any and every duty required of him.
[Source: Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Correction: EIGHT YEARS after The Manifesto, which was Oct.6, 1890.
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