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Day in the Life

Jan 31, 1847

Journal Entry

January 31, 1847 ~ Sunday

31st Sunday I preached in the morning to a congregation
in our own ward No 14th in the afternoon at the Council
House to President Youngs ward & others and had
liberty of speech. I attended council in the evening
with the High Council & Bishop's. I watched with Sister
Sheets in the latter part of the night and she died at
31st Monday 30 minutes past 3 oclock

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
3 mentions

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Council House, Winter Quarters, unorganized U.S. Territory

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1847
Church membership is 34,694.
January 19, 1847
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.

Jan 31, 1847