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Day in the Life

Feb 17, 1847

Journal Entry

February 17, 1847 ~ Wednesday

17th The family meeting of President Young met again to
day but Br Young himself spent an exceding sick day
was taken in the night & suffered much. Speaches were
made in the meeting through the day by Br Kimball & others
of the Twelve & in the evening Elder W. Richards addressed
the assembly & was followed by W. Woodruff G. A. Smith &
A. Lyman all of which spoke there minds in plainness
upon a variety of subjects esspecilally the necessit of union
at the close of the addresses there was some music & dancing

People

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
287 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle

Events

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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.

Feb 17, 1847