Day in the Life

Dec 4, 1847

Journal Entry

December 04, 1847 ~ Saturday

4th Met in conferance according to adjournment G A. Smith addressed
the meeting A few moments, but the House was so crouded we
could not do business President Young Also made some remarks &
the conference was Adjorned for 3 weeks & the conference resol[ved] [page covered]
to go to immediately & build A large log meeting House for the peop[le] [page covered]
to meet in Henry mMiller was Appointed the committee, & about 200
gave their names to go to work immediately at it, it was to be built
about 65 by 40 in the clear but was to be under the direction of the
Twelve.

After meeting the Twelve rode to Br Chase & spent the
night. I spent the night with Br Isaac Behannan & Elie Chase 1[5 miles] [page covered]

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3438 mentions
Apostle, Family
Chase, Darwin
25 Feb 1816 - 4 Feb 1863
19 mentions
Chase, Eli
9 Nov 1808 - 20 Feb 1851
1 mention
Host
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Miller, Henry William
1 May 1807 - 9 Oct 1885
31 mentions
Behunin, Isaac
20 Oct 1802 - 10 May 1881
5 mentions
Host

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Kanesville Tabernacle, Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

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Dec 4, 1847