Day in the Life

Dec 23, 1846

Journal Entry

December 23, 1846 ~ Wednesday

23rd I was quite unwell this morning
yet I went to the woods this with
Father and choped 3 loads of wood
& brought home 2 loads I attended
meeting in the evening with our division
Br Benson attended with me and
followed me in addressing the people

I met in council with the Twelve on
the eve of the 22nd. Among other things
President Young spoke upon some
Principles one was cornncerning love beteen
man and wife Male and female as it
would be in the morning of the resur-
rection
that in this life much called
love was more the effect of passion
than principle but in the resurrection
the love to the man would be according
to his exhaltation and glory

People

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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
574 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle

Events

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Church membership is 34,694.
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.

Dec 23, 1846