Day in the Life

Feb 18, 1849

Journal Entry

February 18, 1849 ~ Sunday

18th Sunday I met with the Saints at Br Birds And had A good
meeting I preached upon Zion, read 60th chapter of Isaiah
I read A letter sent to Br Barnes, from G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson
they wished him to send them $1000 dollars to help them away
in the spring said there was A conspiracy getting up to take the[ir]
lives And Elder Hydes & wished to move with their families in the
spring. During the evening I had A lengthy conversation with
Mr Andrew Delin A Jentleman from Switzerland He had bee[n]
in this country two years spoke considerable English I preach
the gospel to him. He seemed to believed it & thought He woul[d]
embrace it

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Delin, Andrew P.
abt. 1823-1895
10 mentions
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Bird, James
18 May 1811 - 20 Apr 1896
10 mentions
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
14 mentions

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Switzerland

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Feb 18, 1849