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Day in the Life

Aug 20, 1848

Journal Entry

August 20, 1848 ~ Sunday

20th Sunday I met with the Saints in Boston Br
Rockwood spoke in the morning Br Little followed
him we partook of the sacrament I addressed the
meeting a larger Number were in than had been
for a long time some apostates of the worst class
The powers of darkness tried to prevail for a little
time still I was blessed Br Little followed me,
we returned & spent the night at Br Badlams

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Rockwood, Albert Perry
9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879
123 mentions
Badlam, Alexander, b. 1808
28 Nov 1808 - 1 Dec 1894
99 mentions
Little, Jesse Carter
26 Sep 1815 - 26 Dec 1893
172 mentions

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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Aug 20, 1848