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Day in the Life

Aug 21, 1856

Journal Entry

August 21, 1856 ~ Thursday

21st I spent most of the day in the office I grafted 8 buds of Dr W Richards
sweet Apple into my orchard. I had a plesant interview with Dr J. Clinton
who has just arived from the states he gave me an account of his travels
labours &c. He was with Elder Orson Spencer when He died he was resigned
composed & fell asleep in peace. He talked with Many influential in the
states upon the subject of our being admitted into the union the general feelings
were to receive us. He brought on Machinery to Manufactur petal
pails can make 600 per day his machinery cost $800 & weigh
4200 ^lbs^ he has also turning laths & circular saws of many sizes going im-
mediately into the business has also obtained the latest information for
making gass & camphene. I visited the new Historians office & went
over President Youngs garden with his gardner & was pleased with
its appearance He has a great variety of fruit & a large quantity of Grapes
nearly ripe. President Young went North president Kimball was at home
building. J. M. Grant was North on his farm President Young went
to Judson Stodards to buy some mules I took a slack lime sweat for my
rheumatism but it did not seem to do me any good

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Clinton, Fielding Jeter
17 Feb 1813 - 10 May 1892
27 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
282 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
7 mentions
Spencer, Orson
14 Mar 1802 - 15 Oct 1855
74 mentions
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
540 mentions
Apostle

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

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
On the I had an interview with Dr J Clinton just arrived from the States. He gave me an account of his travels &c. He was with Orson Spencer when he died Orson was resigned and composed and fell asleep in peace. I also visited the New Historian's Office opposite President Young's Office. I was still suffering from rheumatism. I took a slack lime sweet but it did not seem to do me any good Revelation to President Young of the Eternal Progress of Man

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 21, 1856