Day in the Life

Jul 24, 1856

Journal Entry

July 24, 1856 ~ Thursday

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

Jul 24, 1856