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Day in the Life

Aug 10, 1837

Journal Entry

August 10, 1837 ~ Thursday

AUG 10th {Having the offer of a ride in Father Carter’s new chaise} I rode in company
with Mrs Woodruff to Cyrus Fenderson's we had an interview
with {Sister} Aphia Woodmans Mother & Brother & sister from thence
we rode to Brother James Townsend & saw Elders Hale & Holmes
sup'd with them & returned to Father Carters whare I was
privileg'd with an interview with Ezra Carter jr & his Lady 20 m[iles]

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Holmes, Aphia S. Woodman
26 Feb 1810 - 5 Apr 1885
12 mentions
Fenderson, Cyrus
abt. 1799-1872
1 mention
1 mention
Carter, Ezra (Jr.)
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
177 mentions
Family
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
288 mentions
Family
Townsend, James Foss
20 Feb 1808 - 2 Apr 1886
91 mentions
Hale, Jonathan Harriman
1 Feb 1800 - 4 Sep 1846
151 mentions
Missionary
Carter, Judith Walker
4 Dec 1807 - 18 Nov 1889
6 mentions
Family
Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
218 mentions
Maine Mission
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1579 mentions
Family

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

— . — I accompanied Ezra and Fabien Carter, my brothers-in-law, on a fishing excur- sion; we caught with hooks 250 cod fish, had- dock, and hake, and saw four whales; it being the first time I had ever seen that class of fish that swallowed Jonah.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

——I accompanied Ezra and Fabien Carter, my brothers-in-law, on a fishing excursion; we caught with hooks 250 codfish, haddock, and hake, and saw four whales; it being the first time I had ever seen that class of fish that swallowed Jonah.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

On the , I accompanied Ezra and Ilus Fabien Carter, my brothers-in-law, on a fishing excursion; we caught with hooks 250 cod fish, haddock and hake, and saw 4 whales; it being the first time I had ever seen that class of fish that swallowed Jonah.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

on the I accompanied Ezra and Fabyan Carter my brothers in Law on a fishing excurtion we caught with hook 250 cod fish haddock and hake and saw four whales

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

Sunday the we met a large congregation at brother Justus Eames. After meeting I opened a door for baptism when another sea Captain the brother of Captain Eames offered himself for the ordinance as did also a young lady. I rejoiced greatly to find the captains of the sea enter the New and Everlasting Covenant and as I stood upon the shore after baptising these new members of the Church I addressed the people under the Spirit of God and they were cut to the heart. Things moved along with us in our ministry daily much according the first part of our mission to the Islands of the sea excepting that the Rev Mr Newton and also the Methodist priest turned against and opposed us. I preached baptized visited the other Island of the

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Aug 10, 1837