Day in the Life

Dec 16, 1856

Journal Entry

December 16, 1856 ~ Tuesday

16th I spent the day in the office. Elders Cumings & Blair came
in & we talked about the presidency & the Refermation & future
Events. Brother Cummings related a Dream that Presidency had a
few days since as follows.

{President Young dreamed that in} 2 {weeks from that date about the} 12th Dec {that he died and in} 2 {weeks President Kimball
died and the people was in the awfullest state of any people he ever saw. But I pray God it may not be fulfilled}

I feel strongly pressed in spirit that some great trials await this
people & many will not be able to stand but will fall away I pray
the Lord to preserve the presidency of this Church. I called upon President
Young a short time found him in his room in quite good spirits. I spent
most of the evening in the office in company with Bishop Hunter who
conversed upon a great variety of subjects I went to bed feelings
unwell I dreamed of being among snakes & was quite worried I was
called up in the night to go & administer to R Ballantyne who was
quite sick but being poorly myself I did not go untill morning

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
277 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
61 mentions
Ballantyne, Richard
26 Aug 1817 - 8 Nov 1898
13 mentions
Blair, Seth Millington
13 Mar 1819 - 17 Mar 1875
70 mentions

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

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I considered my dream & interpeted it as follows my Companion was J. M. Grant He has suddenly died & left me & is [on] the other side of the veil the waters mean the people that are increasing in streng[th]s & growing better & clearer, the Iron rod is the word of God which I must cling to till I get through death. I consider ther is great things awaiting this people.
~ Heber C Kimball

Events

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December 30, 1856
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
1857
Church membership is 55,236.

Dec 16, 1856