Day in the Life

Jul 23, 1856

Journal Entry

July 23, 1856 ~ Wednesday

23 & 24 Presidents Young Kimball & Grant & a large company
of saints went to the Lake in big Cotton wood canyon to celebrate the
24th of July the account is published in the Deseret News of July 30th
I was lame with the Rheumatism my men are getting up my Hay

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3438 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp

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Big Cottonwood Canyon, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter to John William Cooley, Wilford Hudson and Arieh Coats Brower, 23 July 1856
Great Salt Lake City Messrs John W. Cooley Wilford Hudson & A. C. Brower Sirs just as I was leaving home this morning A Messenger put your Note addressed to me into my hands and as he wants ^to carry my^ reply I have no time for reflction in making it. I would merly remark that I do not understand the purport of your Letter, if I have been rightly informed that Branch of the Church Did on the 4th of July take the Matter into their own hands & reorganized the church by Appointing John wW. Cooley president Wilford- Hudson & A. C. Browen counsellors whicho I amwas informd were nominated by Jacob Redding & carried by almost a unanimous vote & if this was the case I do not understand wy you now petition to be reop reorgansd, if that report is true it I consider it Illegal entirely, as the presidcy of the Church Appoited Bishop ^Thomas^ Clark to preside osver the Branch & to be the Bishop, & the ownly proper course woud hve been to hve petitind the presiddecy upon the matters in the first place, &instead of organizng withot their concil. I will lay the Matter before president Young the Earliest opportunity Yours respctfully W. Woodruff
Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
On the and of July Presidents Young Kimball and Grant and a large company of Saints went to the Lake in Big Cottonwood Kanyon to celebrate the Twenty Fourth of July in commemoration

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Sep 1856 - April 1857
Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).

Jul 23, 1856