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Day in the Life

Nov 12, 1856

Journal Entry

November 12, 1856 ~ Wednesday

12 President Young started off 3 more teams this morning into the mountains
President Young F. D. Richards & Samuel Richards came into the office
& spent a short time I spent the day in the office I attended meeting
in the 14 ward. Elder Hunt & Tripp Preached followed by the Testimony of
several other Brethren then I spoke to the people a short time

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
9 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
784 mentions
Apostle
Hunt, John Alexander
16 May 1830 - 23 Jan 1913
14 mentions
Richards, Samuel Whitney
9 Aug 1824 - 26 Nov 1909
104 mentions

Places

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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 12, 1856