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Dec 30, 1836

Journal Entry

December 30, 1836 ~ Friday

28, , & 31st was Principly spent in taking care
of Elder Smoot who was confined to his bed with the
scarlot fever at the house of Brother Bonds in Kirtland
On the 31st of DEC being the last Day of 1836 I aranged
the account of my Journals & recorded the same in the
following manner. Thus ends the year of 1836 which
hath quickly passed with its report into ETERNITY

1st I Travled six thousand five hundred & fifty seven Miles 6,557
2nd I Held one hundred & fifty three Meetings 153
I Attended four conferences 4
& Held four debates 4
^I Planted one Branch of the Church^
3rd I Baptized twenty seven Persons 27
^I confirmed^ ^27^
4th I ordained two Elders, three Priests, one Teacher, & two Deacons. 8
^I esstablished 2 preaching places^
5th I Attended to the ordinance of blessing nineteen children. 19
6th Their was four persons healed of deseases under my hands 4
7th I Procured twenty two subscribers for the M & Ad. 22
I Also Procured seventy Dollars for the M & Ad $70.
8th I Gave six dollars & Procured eighty five more for the building of the house of the Lord in Kirtland $91
9th I wrote thirty four Letters 34
& Receieved seven Letters 7
10th I had three mobs come together against me But always as yet deliverd from their hands. 3.

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Bond, Ira
19 Jan 1798 - 30 Nov 1887

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Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)
28, , & 31st was Principly spent in taking care of Elder Smoot who was confined to his bed with the Scarlet fever at the house of Brother Bond's On the 31st of Dec being the last Day of 1836 I aranged the account of my Journal & recorded the same on the following Pages which is the full account of my labours & travels in 1836 Thus ends the year of 1836 Which hath quickly Passed with its report into ETERNITY

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Dec 30, 1836