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Day in the Life

Oct 4, 1846

Journal Entry

October 04, 1846 ~ Sunday

4th Sunday O Pratt deliverd a sermon
on the first principle of the gospel had an
intermission one hour. During this time
O Pratt, A Lyman and W. Woodruff laid
out the city of the camp of Israel named
Winter Quarters into thirteen wards and
appointed a Bishop over each ward we ordained

People

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
289 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle

Places

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Winter Quarters, unorganized U.S. Territory

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in the hands of God. He works with the wicked by law and when they trespass upon his rights God is there to maintain them. Many other remarks were made by President Young when meeting was dismissed one hour during the intermission Elders I visited the sick council met in the aftern oon and attended to some business on hand
~ Brigham Young

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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.

Oct 4, 1846