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Day in the Life

Dec 20, 1856

Journal Entry

December 20, 1856 ~ Saturday

20th I spent most of the day in the historians office at night I attended
the high Priest meeting & heard the representation of the Territory by the
Delegate from abroad they were addressed by O. Hyde, L. Snow, F. D. Richards,
& W. Woodruff the spirit of God rested upon us & we gave much good instruction

People

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Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
787 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
673 mentions
Apostle

Places

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

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 20, 1856