Day in the Life

Mar 14, 1847

Journal Entry

March 14, 1847 ~ Sunday

14th Sunday I met with our ward & spoke to the
people & was followed by Elders Pulsipher, Clapp &
Smoot. I called upon Br G. A. Smith several of
his family was quite sick & in a few moments
after we left, his mother in law Sister Bigler Died
in the evening I met in council with the Twelve
& High council President young preached loud to the
High council after giving a decision upon the head of
Bishop John Murdock. He prayed that God would let him
live to see the day when the High council would pass a righte[ous] [page torn]
decision & have light & understand things

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Clapp, Benjamin Lynn
19 Aug 1814 - 21 Oct 1865
141 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Murdock, John
15 Jul 1792 - 23 Dec 1871
25 mentions
1 mention
Pulsipher, Zerah
24 Jun 1788 - 1 Jan 1872
104 mentions

Events

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

Mar 14, 1847