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Day in the Life

Dec 25, 1841

Journal Entry

December 25, 1841 ~ Saturday

25th Christmas Day was an interesting day indeed to
the Twelve we were invited to a Christmas supper
at Mr Hiram Kimball's it was excellent slaying &
I got a horse & slay & & carried the wives of the
Twelve to Mr Kimballs & home again to the after
our meeting broke up our company consisted of
B Young H. C. Kimball O. Pratt W. Richards Jo. Taylor
& W. Woodruff All with our wives except W. Richard
who waited upon Sister Hyde we had an
excellent feast & before we left Mr Kimball made
each one of the Twelve a present of a lot of land
& mad[e] out a bond for a deed of the whole quorum
each lot worth $50 making $3600 dollars in
all. My Lot was No 4 Block 12 in kimball second
Addition to Nauvoo A warrent tee deed to be
given on or befor the 5th day of June AD 1842

A year ago this Christmas I was in London Eng &
took dinner with Br & Sister Morgan in company
with Br Kimball but we are now again with our families

People

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17 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
11 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Hiram
31 May 1806 - 27 Apr 1863
34 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Hyde, Marinda Nancy Johnson
28 Jun 1815 - 24 Mar 1886
11 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle

Places

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London, Middlesex, England
Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois

Events

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February 3, 1842
Wilford appointed manager of the Church's official newspaper Times and Seasons.
February 19, 1842
Wilford sets type for printing/publishing the Book of Abraham in Times and Seasons.

Dec 25, 1841