Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 26, 1847 ~ Sunday
26th Sunday the conference Assembled at 10 oclock And was Addressed b[y] [page covered]
Elder Apbleby in an interesting manner upon the Political state of
the world the gathering of the Jews at Jerrusalem & many other
interesting things He was followed by Br Kimball Lyman Benson &
others who spoke in the power of God, during the evening the meeting
was Adressed by Professor Pratt & W. Woodruff both had the
spirit of speaking we numbered the People & they were found to
be about 800 in the House. I spent the night as usual with Br Richards
People
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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
298 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
Apostle
Appleby, William Ivins
13 Aug 1811 - 20 May 1870
67 mentions
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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.