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Feb 15, 1847

Journal Entry

February 15, 1847 ~ Monday

15th I met in council with the President & Council
captains of Hundreds, fifties, and tens, to further
the organization of the Camp of Israel I recieved an
appointment to go to Kegg Creek with Br Smoot to
organize the people ther one of the Chiefs of the Otoes
was present this morning. In the evening I met with
the quorum of the Twelve & others to learn to take the
proper steps in dancing

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert

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The Lord gives to everry man all the power influence and authority that he can wield in righteousness and all that his goodnes[s] & faithfulness merits
~ Brigham Young
The Lord gives to everry man all the power influence and authority that he can wield in righteousness and all that his goodnes[s] & faithfulness merits
~ Brigham Young
prove himself worthy & show to his brethren & to God that he loves the cause & by his passive spirit that he is not ownly willing that others should should prosper & gain influence & that he actually loves to see them prosper for then he does all that he can through hims[e]- lf, he helps advance it through others although they recieve the honor of it and he still be aware of it such a man will never be forgotten and to his honor glory and exhaltation there shall be no end.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
On the th I met in council with the Presidents and Counsellors captains of hHundreds Fifties and Tens to farther the organization of the camp of Israel. I received an appointment to go to Kegg Creek with brother Smoot to organize the people there

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

Feb 15, 1847