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Day in the Life

Aug 11, 1856

Journal Entry

August 11, 1856 ~ Monday

11th I put in 28 Apricott buds this morning into plum & peach stocks
I spent the day in the office. The First Presidency B. Young H. C. Kimball
& J. M. Grant spent the afternoon with us to day in hearing the minutes
of the April Conference of 1844 read, the last conference the 12 ever
spent with the prophet Joseph before his death

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
271 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2227 mentions

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter to Lucius Nelson Scovil, 11 August 1856
Bro Lucius N. Scovil Dear Sir, You will confer a favor by forwarding to this office a complete description of the Masonic Temple at Nauvoo, for insertion in the history, a blank being left for that purpose? Your immediate attention to this matter is requested. I am Yours &c W. Woodruff Historian & Gen. Church Recorder

Events

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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).
October 2, 1856
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).

Aug 11, 1856