Day in the Life

Oct 11, 1856

Journal Entry

October 11, 1856 ~ Saturday

11th I spent the day in the office making a commencement upon the History
of Brigham Young. Presidents Brigham Young H. C. Kimball Joseph
Young
& John Young came into the office & herd read what whe had
written & corrected what was wrong. The Texan Company arived
in this city at 4 oclok P.M. I attended meeting with the Board of direct-
ors at 7 oclok in the evening

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Young, John (Jr.)
22 May 1791 - 27 Apr 1870
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
I spent the in the Historian's Office making a ^commencement^ upon the History of Brigham Young Presidents Brigham Young and Heber C Kimball and Joseph and John Young came into the Office and heard read what was written and corrected what was wrong The Texan Company arrived in the City this day at 4 o'clock P.M. In the prayer ^circle^ on Sunday Elder Leonard Wilford Hardy was called forward and Presidents Brigham Young Heber C Kimball and Jedediah and M ^M^ Granat and Franklin D Richards and Wilford Woodruff laid hands upon his head and ordained him to the office of an High Priest and a Bishop and also as the First Counsellor to Bishop Edward Hunter The following is a synopsis of The Ordination and Blessing of Leonard Wilford Hardy As Bishop and First Counsellor to Bishop Edward Hunter

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Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).

Oct 11, 1856