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Day in the Life

Jul 7, 1844

Journal Entry

July 07, 1844 ~ Sunday

7th Sunday I was awoke in the morning with the
loud talk of George Bothby. I spent some of the
morning in conversing and writing at 10 oclok we
assembled in conference. about four hundred people
assembled at an early hour. I addressed them upon
the first principles of the gospel. as soon as I closed
Hull Barton got up & spoke. I answered him & was

followed by Elder M. Holmes, father & mother
Carter was present Luther & Rhoda Scamman's
Sarah Foss, & most of the neighborhood. good attention
was manifest. I had the spirit of speaking. we
had an intermission of two hours. Met at 2 oclok
& found an audience of about six hundred
persons assembled, many from Saco Elder S. B.
Stodard
addressed the meeting one hour & had
the spirit of speaking. I followed him, & felt
free in leaveing my testimony with the people
we had the best of attention. As soon as I dismissed
the congregation Hull Barton arose and gave out
an appointment for next Sunday at the Hayth
meeting house. we returned to father Carters & spent
the night Timy Ham came & contended awhile agains
the Brethreth.

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On our return from meeting Luther & Rhoda
& a number of friends stoped at father Carters
for awhile. Rhoda felt anxious to go on west to
Nauvoo. Spoke of Phebe & felt anxious to spend
some time with her. Sister Foss seemed to be
bound in such a way that it seems difficult
for her to leave

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3 mentions
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
288 mentions
Family
Boothby, George
11 Apr 1784 - 30 Jul 1866
4 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
Hardy, John
abt. 1816-1891
11 mentions
Scammans, Luther
7 Dec 1808 - 10 Jul 1878
73 mentions
Family
Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
217 mentions
Maine Mission
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1573 mentions
Family
Scammans, Rhoda Farnham Carter
13 Mar 1809 - 23 Dec 1896
64 mentions
Family
Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
181 mentions
Family
Carter, Sarah Fabyan
8 Apr 1775 - 24 Jul 1845
90 mentions
Family
13 mentions
5 mentions

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We feel an anxiety about our families in Nauvoo in consequence of the Persecution that rages in that
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
the and in a Presbyterian Meeting House. There were present of the Elders Wilford Woodruff S. B. Stoddard Milton Holmes Elbridge Tufts and Samuel Parker. On the Sunday afternoon we had an audience of about six hundred.

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Meeting where majority of Church members sustain the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as governing body of the Church.
Wilford accepts call to preside over the European Mission for one year.

Jul 7, 1844