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Day in the Life

Aug 28, 1856

Journal Entry

August 28, 1856 ~ Thursday

28 I spent most of the day in the attending to the correspondence. I put into
my peach Nursery 31 buds of Carringtons 1st & 2nd Early peaches &
25 buds into my peach orchard total 56 buds this makes 400 buds
I have put in this season including Apples, peaches, Apricotts plums &
Almonds. President Young & Kimball spent the day at home during the
evening I walked with President Young & Kimball to see the New Font
for Baptizing in rear the Endowment House now being built it was
[blank] feet long & [blank] feet wide as we came out of the Temple block we saw
the Eastern Mail drive up the earliest arivel we have ever had

A folded letter/box as soon as the Mail was opened I obtained Letters from John M Bernh[ise]l
G A Smith & I. F. Carter. President Young got letters from J. M. Bernh[is]el
G. A. Smith John Taylor Wm Smith W. I. Appleby J. L. Hawywood
& many others I went to his office & Herd D H Wells read till
half past 10 oclok we find the Nation in great confusion
& discord & a vary strong feeling against Utah our Delegates
have not yet presented our memorial to Congress & probably will
not this session the spirit & power of Darkness wickedness & abominations
are prevailing to a great extent throughout the Nations

People

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
231 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
409 mentions
Family
Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
320 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
Apostle
Heywood, Joseph Leland
1 Aug 1815 - 16 Oct 1910
74 mentions
Smith, William B.
13 Mar 1811 - 13 Nov 1893
90 mentions
Apostle
Appleby, William Ivins
13 Aug 1811 - 20 May 1870
67 mentions

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

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
The mail came in on the and among the letters received by President Young was one from William Smith. Others were from George A Smith John Taylor and several other correspondants We found a strong feeling prevailing in the States against Utah. Our Delegates had not presented our Memoriel to Congress and the probability was that they would not during that session Brigham Still Governor

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 28, 1856