Day in the Life

Jun 17, 1854

Journal Entry

June 17, 1854 ~ Saturday

17 I left webber & returned to Salt Lake City Mrs Woodruff
was quite sick I nooned on our returned home at
Ezra Clarks we nooned going up at Brother Steeds I saw
his carriage top & sides was cut to piecs with the Hail
Hail fell as large as small Hens eggs we rode through
one Hail drift 2 feet deep washed by the water down the cre[e]k
A single key with teeth to the left I spent the night at mark Halls I had a dream while
[there] {I thought that I was in company with} Joseph {President Young and
others and I thought that many were dying and I thought that I was going to die
and I delivered a strong testimony to those who was present and I awoke}

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Clark, Ezra Thompson
23 Nov 1823 - 17 Oct 1901
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2 mentions
Host
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1579 mentions
Family

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Jun 17, 1854