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May 24, 1845

Journal Entry

May 24, 1845 ~ Saturday

24th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Br Dwight Webster
which I forwarded with the other America
Letters 4 [miles] ^This 7th day morning at 6 oclock the last stone
was laid on the Temple of the Lord in Nauvoo with shouts
of grace unto it Glory to God in the Hiest the Lord finished
his work on the 7th day & rested so may the Saints^

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Webster, Dwight
13 Apr 1814 - 19 Aug 1868
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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
On the which was the seventh day of the week and on this the Sabbath day of ancient Israel at 6 o'clock in the morning the last stone was laid on the Temple of the Lord at Nauvoo with shouts of grace unto it. Glory to God in the Highest who finished his work on the seventh day and rested. So may the Saints rest! Thus I wrote in my Journal upon The Laying of the Last Stone of the Nauvoo Temple.

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First Thursday of the month designated for fasting and prayer (later changed to first Sunday by Wilford).

May 24, 1845