Day in the Life

Jan 8, 1837

Journal Entry

January 08, 1837 ~ Sunday

8. Sunday Went up to the house of the Lord to worship we
had an interesting meeting. their was about fifteen
hundred people assembled their was two discourses
deliverd from the Aaronic Priesthood one from coun-
cellor Knight & the other from Priest Willey Priest Willey
had much of the spirit of God in Preaching to the
Church after breaking bread Elder Sherman
sun^g^ in the gift of tongues & proclaimed great & mar-
velous things while clothed upon by the power
& spirit of God. Elder Smoot for the first
time after his sickness Also attended meeting
I spent the evening with Priest Turpin at
Bishop Whitney's had a vary happy time in
speaking singing hearing & interpeting ton-
gues
& in prayer with the family

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
584 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Turpin, Jesse
1816-1854
44 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Sherman, Lyman Royal
22 May 1804 - 27 Jan 1839
Whitney, Newel Kimball
3 Feb 1795 - 23 Sep 1850
Knight, Vinson
14 Mar 1804 - 31 Jul 1842

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Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
to his council all would be well. On Sunday a large congregation attended at the Temple two discourses was delivered from the Aaronic Stand by Brother

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Jan 8, 1837