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Day in the Life

Dec 27, 1856

Journal Entry

December 27, 1856 ~ Saturday

267th I spent the day in the office it was a busy day with me many
of the missionaries called upon me for council

27 I spent the day in the office. I attended the High Priest office meeting with
the Twelve we heard the report of several men then the Twelve spoke O Hyde
then Lorenzo Snow spoke with the power of God then I followed him & I felt the
power of God & told the truth

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Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
670 mentions
Apostle

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, 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 27, 1856