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Day in the Life

Aug 24, 1856

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 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Fullmer, David
7 Jul 1803 - 21 Oct 1879
40 mentions
Missionary
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
271 mentions
Apostle
6 mentions

Places

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Centerville, Davis County, Utah Territory

Quotes

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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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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 24, 1856