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Day in the Life

Aug 5, 1844

Journal Entry

August 05, 1844 ~ Monday

Aug 5th Monday this is the day of election in this
state their will probably be some fighting and perhaps
some blood shed as men are geting wicked and
about ripe for judgment, their was some fighting
in the bar room below last evening but nothing
vary serious. Elder Kimball had a dream last evening
thought he was preaching to a large congregation
said the Prophet Joseph Smith had laid the foundation
for a great work and it was now for us to build
upon it. He thought Br Joseph was present and appeared
natural. We took the steemer St Croix and
left Galena for Nauvoo we had a plesant sail
through the day and evening, though some
unplesant feelings during the evening.

People

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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2226 mentions

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Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Illinois
Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois

Events

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August 8, 1844
Meeting where majority of Church members sustain the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as governing body of the Church.
August 12, 1844
Wilford accepts call to preside over the European Mission for one year.

Aug 5, 1844