Day in the Life

May 12, 1852

Journal Entry

May 12, 1852 ~ Wednesday

May 12th The Rodeometer made the whole distance
from Great Salt Lake City via Sanpete to
Ceder Fort 314 1/2 miles 314 1/2 mils

A single key with teeth to the left we met to day to organize the High Counsel & presidency
of the stake &c at Paroan Having returned there this
morning John L Smith was appointed President
of the Stake. John Steel 1st & Henry Lunt 2nd councellors
E H Groves M. Cruthers, R. Harmons Joseph Chatterly,
J Graham J. A. Little Wm H Dame, John D. Lee, Samuel
West, Eligah Newman Francis T. Whitney & Joel H. Johnson The High Counsel

Philip Chicken Smith Bishop of Cedar City

Tarlton Lewis Bishop of Paroan

The above were ordained under the Hands of Elders
O Pratt W Woodruff & G A. Smith

10 High Priest 12 High counsellors, 1 President
& 2 counsellors of this stake of Zion H. C. kimball
Addressed them

People

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2 mentions
Groves, Elisha Hurd
5 Nov 1797 - 29 Dec 1867
27 mentions
4 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Lunt, Henry
1824-1902
40 mentions
2 mentions
22 mentions
6 mentions
Missionary
29 mentions
Smith, John Lyman
17 Nov 1828 - 21 Feb 1898
42 mentions
Steele, John
1821-1903
24 mentions
2 mentions
7 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle
3 mentions
2 mentions
West, Samuel Walker
30 Mar 1804 - 22 Feb 1873
58 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Lewis, Tarlton
18 May 1805 - 22 Nov 1890
11 mentions
Dame, William Horne
15 Jul 1819 - 16 Aug 1884
17 mentions

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Cedar City, Iron County, Utah Territory
Cedar Fort, Iron County, Utah Territory
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Parowan, Iron County, Utah Territory
Sanpete County, Utah Territory

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May 12, 1852