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Oct 30, 1856

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October 30, 1856 ~ Thursday

30^th I spent this day in the office mostly. I spent the night
making Molasses till 4 oclok in the morning

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many do not treat their children right but use them roughly now if a man has the spirit of God he will use his Children well & treat them kindly I can tell you that Children are very sensitive & the treatment they meet with has a great Effect upon them

~ J M Grant

I met President Grant He told me that there had come an express from the 1st Hand Cart Company & that there was bad news they were Caught in a snow storm & dying vary fast I went with him to the presidents office & saw the messengers who were Gideon H. Gibs & Horace Newel they went out to meet the hand cart companies when they met the Hand cart company there had been some 25 death 20 were men they were caught in a snow storm & the people became Chilled would draw all day & die at night those who would dig a grave for ther brethren would die the same day there were 5 deaths the day before we met them. Ther were

~ 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).