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Day in the Life

Mar 9, 1847

Journal Entry

March 09, 1847 ~ Tuesday

9th I met in council with the Twelve & spent the
day together. while in council Br McCray & Lumero
arived from Nauvoo Bro McCray had been in prision
& many of the brethren were imprisioned & others hung
untill they were nearly dead, this was done by the mob
I spent the evening at Br Smoots & read a portion of
my Journal

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
556 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
16 mentions
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Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois

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

Mar 9, 1847