Day in the Life

Mar 7, 1847

Journal Entry

March 07, 1847 ~ Sunday

7th Sunday I met with the Saints in our ward
Bishop Smoot addressed the people concerning the
I followed him And requested the people that had
means to carry sumthing to the Bishop to the poor
to carry flour, meal, meat, coffee shugar &c & I promised
I would do the same we dismissed the meeting &
I called in to hear Br Kimball speak A few moments
I then went home & carried the Bishop 30 lbs flour
half bushel meal 4 lbs shugar 2 lb coffee & others
took him some things. Br Smoot & myself took some
of the things brought in & went to visit the sick we
called upon Br Bundy & Sister Cox both of which
were sick Also Job Smith we anointed them with
oil lade hands upon them & prayed for them & left
them some provisions. I then visited Sister Harris
& administerred to Her with Br Phelps I spent the
night at Br Smoots untill bed time.

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Bundy, George
5 Jan 1788 - 29 Jan 1877
8 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Job Taylor
2 Dec 1828 - 3 Jan 1913
10 mentions
1840 British Convert
1 mention
Phelps, William Wines
17 Feb 1792 - 7 Mar 1872

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On Sunday the I met with the Saints in our Ward. Bishop Smoot addressed the people I followed and requested the people who had means to carry something to the Bishop for the poor and after meeting I

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Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.

Mar 7, 1847