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Day in the Life

Aug 14, 1856

Journal Entry

August 14, 1856 ~ Thursday

14th I spent the day in the office. President Young spent the day at home
President Kimball was also at home. Aslso President Grant. He called in
the office spoke his views concerning some items of Markhams statement
concerning Josephs remarks in Jail my family were in the field gleaning
wheat & have been for the last week most of the we are trying to save
all the wheat that we have grown so that nothing be lost I met in
council with ^J. C^ Little Cummings & L Johnson concerning matters in
Rush valley we concluded to survey it & controll matters there according
to the charter given us

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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
53 mentions
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
271 mentions
Apostle
Little, Jesse Carter
26 Sep 1815 - 26 Dec 1893
172 mentions
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2227 mentions
Johnson, Luke
1807-1861
72 mentions
Apostle
31 mentions

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 14, 1856