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Day in the Life

Aug 16, 1846

Journal Entry

August 16, 1846 ~ Sunday

16th Sunday I met A large congregation
of Saints And the quorum of the Twelve
at the meeting ground at Cutlers Park in
the morning. O. Pratt delivered an interesting
discourse in the fore noon upon the celestial
law of God. And the dealings of the Priesth-
ood with the church was followed by Father
John Smith And President Young closed the
meeting by Preaching A discourse to the sisters
which was truly interesting. I laid hands upon
A number who were sick

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, John, b. 1781
16 Jul 1781 - 23 May 1854
74 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle

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Cutler's Park, unorganized U.S. Territory

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October 15, 1846
Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.

Aug 16, 1846