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Day in the Life

Dec 20, 1849

Journal Entry

December 20, 1849 ~ Thursday

20th I rode in the rain 10 miles took steemer to New York
& spent the night with Brother Kelsey & talked upon A
A single key with teeth to the right variety of things such as the importance of the Elders
keeping the commands of God 20 mil

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1850
Church membership 51,839; population of Utah Territory 11,380; population of United States 23,192,000.

Dec 20, 1849