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Day in the Life

Oct 27, 1856

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October 27, 1856 ~ Monday

27^th I spent most of the day preparing my waggon & team to go
into the mountain to assist the poor saints who are in the snow & on
the road with hand Carts I also put up a new boiler to day
to make Beet Molasses I met with President Grant & all the Mission-
aries at Brother F. D. Richards

[FIGURE] President Grant said Elders Woodruff & F. D. Richards would preside
over the missionaries & direct them in their work

Woodruff called upon President Grant to pray who opened the meeting
by prayer W. Woodruff then gave an account of the procedings
of the former missionaries & what course he thought we ought
to persue. J M Grant then said we should do as though there
was no missionaries before. I want you to go through this Territory
& I want you to do as God wants you go prepared for Battle when
it is nessary Jirk men up by there names wake up the bishops &
all presiding officers & then the people. The Church at Grantsvill on
the 4^th of July lifted up an independant flag organized themselves &
appointed a president which was Brother Coolley He came to me

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2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899

784 mentions

Apostle

25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856

271 mentions

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1811-1898

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Consequence of some who were in Authority not obeying Council but rather blocked up the way.

~ Heber C. Kimball

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I spent most of the day preparing my waggon & team to go into the mountain to assist the poor saints who are in the snow & on the road with hand Carts

~ Wilford Woodruff

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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).