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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 pieces 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 creek
[FIGURE] 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 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Clark, Ezra Thompson
23 Nov 1823 - 17 Oct 1901
33 mentions
Steed, Henry
1817-1890
5 mentions
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2232 mentions
2 mentions
Host
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1551 mentions
Family

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Jun 17, 1854