Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 16, 1847 ~ Thursday
16th I met in council with the Twelve & High council the subject of
tighing, taxation, Poliece &c was brought up President Young rema[rked] [page covered]
that there was A great difference between the tighing & taxes for
tighing was A standing law of God for one tenth was required
of evry man & woman who was the head of the family & that
would probably [be the law] of the Church untill the coming of Christ but
taxes was leved according to circumstances
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3439 mentions
Apostle, Family
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Wilford arrives in Council Bluffs/Kanesville, Iowa.
Log tabernacle built in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
First Presidency reorganized with Brigham Young as President of the Church.
Brigham Young sustained as President of the Church by Church membership.
Treaty signed ending Mexican-American War. Mexico cedes to United States: present day California, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, and Colorado.