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Nov 1, 1856

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November 01, 1856 ~ Saturday

Nov 1^st I spent most of the day in the office a part of the
day at my beet press. The Calafornia Mail got in this
evening. President Young & Ferrymore Little sent each
with a team of 4 mules on each waggon with feed to
their teams in the mountains who had gone after the
Emigration one waggon had on 1800 lb the other 1500

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1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877

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1820-1887

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4 deaths the day after we arived the 21st october 2 deaths the 2nd day & 15 burials the 3 day & 4 on sunday morning the day the expres left they had not heard from the 2nd company of Hand carts but Joseph Young & Wheelock went ahead with the news that help was coming G. D. Grant followed with 10 of the best teams there had been about 55 deaths in the first company in consequence of the cold The Captain of the Company dealt out all the provisions to the people the night before any help came & they did not know that any help was coming they dealt out 11 oz to men 9 to women & 6 to children there was but little help snow on the road till you got to rocky ridge 30 miles east of the pass but vary cold several of the brethren froze their feet Brother Wm Kimball had.

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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).