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Day in the Life

Nov 9, 1856

Journal Entry

November 09, 1856 ~ Sunday

9 Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle. B. L. Clapp spoke followed
By B. Young who spoke in the power & spirit of God in giving insrruction
in the afternoon. Brother Heber C Kimball J. M. Grant & W Woodruff
occupied the afternoon the spirit of the Lord rested upon them President
Kimball said that He did not wish to have the people partake of the sacrament
unless they were Clear of all sin or had made resteration whare they had
done wrong President Grant Exhorted the people in the spirit & power of
God & the testimony was backed up By W. Woodruff. I attended
the prayer Circle in the evening then went to the 15th ward & preached
to the people followed by Elder E Elsworth we had a good time
Elder A. O. Smoot & James G Willie both came in this evening with their train

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Clapp, Benjamin Lynn
19 Aug 1814 - 21 Oct 1865
135 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
37 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1403 mentions
Apostle
12 mentions
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
269 mentions
Apostle

Places

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Adobe Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Quotes

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in order to obtain the blessings.
~ President Kimball

Events

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October 2, 1856
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).
December 30, 1856
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
1857
Church membership is 55,236.

Nov 9, 1856