Day in the Life

Jun 24, 1842

Journal Entry

June 24, 1842 ~ Friday

24th

CELEBRATION OE ST. JOHN's

The Nauvoo Masonic Lodge assembled
at 9 A.M. at J. Smith store received the
visiting Brethren, formed processin &
marched to the Temple or stand near the
Temple it was judjed their was about
six thousand persons present we herd an
address deliverd by President Rigdon
appropriate to the occasion we then retu-
rned to the Lodge & dispersed for two
hours to take refreshment met at two
oclock spent two hours in the lodge we
then dispersed.

I called upon
Mr A. Crane MD professo[r] of Phrenology
who accompanied me to my house &
examined my head & the heads of my
family & gave us a chart of each head

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Crane, Albert
28 Jan 1817 - 29 Jun 1873
84 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Rigdon, Sidney
19 Feb 1793 - 14 Jul 1876

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
assembled at the Celebration of St. John on the 24th ^of June^ at 9 o'clock in the morning at the store of Joseph Smith where the visiting brethren were received. The procession was formed and marched to the Stand in the Grove near the Temple. There were present about six thousand persons. Sidney Rigdon delivered an appropriate address and we then returned to the Lodge where we dispersed for refreshment and re-met at 2 o'clock in Lodge capacity

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Millennial Star begins serial publication of Manuscript History of the Church in England.

Jun 24, 1842