The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star first published in Manchester, England by Parley P. Pratt.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
June 28, 1840 ~ Sunday
28th Sunday we held a camp meeting at Stoke
we had a large congregation Elders G. A. Smith, T Turley,
& A Cordon Preached in the fore part of the day
& Elders W. Woodruff H. Glover & G A Smith preached
in the afternoon 2 were Baptized & confirmed 2
were healed by the laying on of hands. spent the
night with G. A. Smith at Sister Battlebys 6 miles
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Cordon, Alfred
28 Feb 1817 - 13 Mar 1871
108 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Glover, Henry
1812-abt. 1841
19 mentions
Battlebay, Maria
abt 1816-aft. 1840
2 mentions
Turley, Theodore
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871
143 mentions
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Joseph Smith's first explanation of doctrine on baptism for the dead by living relatives.
First baptisms for the dead performed in the Mississippi River.