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Day in the Life

Dec 24, 1856

Journal Entry

December 24, 1856 ~ Wednesday

234th I spent a part of the day in the office. President Kimball came
in & talked a while & I went into the office to see president Young &
I reported to him what we had done in relation to the Presidents of
the seventies & Judge Stiles in cutting him off for Adultery &
President Young approved of what we had done I met a short
time with the committee on the Judiciary the 5 vol of the U.S.
statutes at Large was given me to examine to see what Laws
were applicable to this Territory. President Young told me to
go through this City & remove all the stumbling block I could find
& whare I found a Bishop or any other man that was in his way
to remove him & put a better man in his place


In Company with F. D. Richards S Richards & Wm Kimball I
visited the 7th ward & removed Bishop Perkins & put in James
G. Willie in his Place. this seemed to be necessary in order to let
the work roll on

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3302 mentions
Apostle, Family
Stiles, George Philander
1814 - 1 Sep 1885
16 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
12 mentions
Richards, Samuel Whitney
9 Aug 1824 - 26 Nov 1909
104 mentions
4 mentions
43 mentions

Quotes

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December 23, 1856 ~ Tuesday 223 [FIGURES] I met in the Legislative Council there was no spirit to transact Business L Snow moved that President Kimball should give us an address. President Kimball said I do not feel much like speaking to day I feel feeble in body. & want my Liberty to act as I am moved by the Holy Ghost. but He began to talk & the power of God came upon him & he spoke for an hour I followed him & the room was filled as with Consumeing fire & all the member of the House came in & they all spoke untill sundown & the House was filled with the spirit of God almost to the consuming of our flesh & many things were revealed which were marvelous
~ Wilford Woodruff

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 24, 1856