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Day in the Life

Nov 8, 1856

Journal Entry

November 08, 1856 ~ Saturday

8th The Presidency & 12, & others met in Council at the Historians
Office
they took up the subject of reading the sermon of president Young
concerning the late Emigration & what Caused so much sufferings. He
caused cast reflections upon J. Taylors & F. D. Richards as Taylor
had Henderd the brethren from doing business for several weeks
the greatest reflections were Cast upon him the Presidency finally
concluded they would strike out those sentences that cast reflection
upon those brethren & print the rest. President Young said to Bishop Hunter
when the Hand Cart Company comes in I want to have the bishops take the
people to some empty Houses & appoint an over seer over them so that
they may not eat themselves to death for they would kill themselves if
they had an oppertunity.

President B. Young & Council voted that the indignation of the Marshall
of this City rest upon Henry J Jarvis from this time forth H C Kimball
said Hear it O ye Heaven & execute it upon the Earth O ye men of God
I spent most of this day in the office I preached in the 14th ward
on the refermation in the evening

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
270 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1403 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1837 mentions
Apostle

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in order to obtain the blessings.
~ President Kimball

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
at the Historian's Office on the and the subject came up of reading the sermon of President Young concerning the late emigration and what cause^d^ so much suffering. It was concluded to strike out the reflections cast upon F. D Richards, and ^but^ more upon John Taylor for hindering the brethren from doing business for several weeks. President Young said Bishoph Hunter when the Handcart companies come in I want to have the Bishops take the people to some empty houses and appoint an overseer over them so that they may not eat themselves to death for they would killl themselves with eating if they had an opportunity.

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First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
Church membership is 55,236.

Nov 8, 1856