Day in the Life

Jan 6, 1847

Journal Entry

January 06, 1847 ~ Wednesday

6th The coldest day we have had this year in the
morning the Thermometer stood 2 degrees below
zero I spent the day at home Attended meeting in the
evening And ordained A. O. Smoot A Bishop And then
Preached at Sister Taylors

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Taylor, Leonora Cannon
6 Oct 1796 - 9 Dec 1868

Events

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

Jan 6, 1847