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Day in the Life

Mar 10, 1848

Journal Entry

March 10, 1848 ~ Friday

10 Presidents Young, Kimball, and Woodruff with their Ladies
spent the afternoon at Capt Russells on a visit several remar-
ks were made by President Young concerning the Power of man
he said every man had power according to his faith and faithfulness
and good works that he had no power to give any man neith-
er could he take power from any man who was righteous for
he would have to go to work in unrighteousness to take away the
power of a righteous man and he could not be prospered in
it. He also spoke of rich men in this church & Kingdom being bro-
ught down poor He said men could ownly rise, assend, & be exhalted
according as they had decended below, been abased made poor &c
many other remarks were made. I spent the evening with
Mrs Woodruff at Sister Pratts whose husband has gone to the
Islands of the sea

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Pratt, Addison
21 Feb 1802 - 14 Oct 1872
13 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1401 mentions
Apostle
Russell, Joseph
17 Aug 1786 - 10 Mar 1855
64 mentions
1 mention
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1546 mentions
Family

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Mar 10, 1848