Day in the Life

May 18, 1855

Journal Entry

May 18, 1855 ~ Friday

18th We rode 30 miles without water to a small creek then nooned
then crossed Red Creek & drove to Parawan distance 40 miles
we met with G. A. Smith here we visited his flowuring mill
which is a good esstablishment. We held a meeting with the
People President Young Preached upon the Law of consecration
W Woodruff reported see report I wrote a Letter to my wife
A hand pointing to the right at Salt Lake & sent by the Calafornia mail which came in yesterday
it brought me one letter from Edward Partridge & 2 Numbers of
A folded letter/box the mormon I spent the night with Samuel West

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3420 mentions
Apostle, Family
Partridge, Edward, b. 1833
25 Jun 1833 - 17 Nov 1900
31 mentions
Missionary
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1429 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1577 mentions
Family
West, Samuel Walker
30 Mar 1804 - 22 Feb 1873
58 mentions
1835 Southern Convert

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May 18, 1855