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Oct 11, 1840

Journal Entry

October 11, 1840 ~ Sunday

11th Sunday Sister Jennette Richards had a
A humanoid son born this morning 15 minutes past 10 oclock
he was as large & fine a son as I ever saw
his name is Heber John Richards. Sister
Richards is comfortable.

We attended meeting at the Carpenters Hall. Elder
B Young Preached in the morning I Dined at
Br Brewshers in the afternoon we communed
with the Saints Elder Kimball & myself con-
firmed 9 persons. We took tea with Sister Katherine
Betes
the Prophetess. Elder Young preached at
night in the Carpenters Hall to an attentive congr
egation of about 1500

[FIGURE] We commencd a letter Historical & religious to
E Robinson & D C Smith

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, Don Carlos, b. 1816
25 Mar 1816 - 7 Aug 1841
Robinson, Ebenezer
25 May 1816 - 11 Mar 1891
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Heber John
11 Oct 1840 - 12 May 1919
Bewsher, James
abt. 1800-aft. 1843
Richards, Jennetta
21 Aug 1817 - 9 Jul 1845

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
This was Sunday and we held our usual meetings and in the evening Elder Brigham Young

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Oct 11, 1840