Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 24, 1856 ~ Sunday
24th Sunday morning I did not attend meeting through the day I attended
meeting in the prayer circle R in the evening. President Young
spoke upon good Manners good breeding & setting a better example
before the world than they do before us. we read the account of
the great Eastern ship, which is the greatest ship in the world
Brother Ranay preached in the morning followed by President Young
& Samuel Woolley. Brother David Fulmer preached in the afternoon.
J. M. Grant preached in Centrevill in the morning
People
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3439 mentions
Apostle, Family
Fullmer, David
7 Jul 1803 - 22 Oct 1879
41 mentions
Missionary
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
Woolley, Samuel Amos
11 Sep 1825 - 23 Mar 1900
24 mentions
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President Young said while conversing upon Eternal improvement that He knew by revelation while in England that there would be an Eternal increase in knowledge & as we now are God once was & as he now is we shall be if we continue faithful
~ Brigham Young
Priesthood is a perfect system of Government.
~ Wilford Woodruff
Events
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Wilford helps dedicate baptismal font beside unfinished Salt Lake City Temple in Salt Lake City.
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).