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Day in the Life

Jan 5, 1857

Journal Entry

January 05, 1857 ~ Monday

5th I spent the day in the Legislator & I attended meeting with the Presidents of
seventies. W. Woodruff L. Snow & F. D. Richards of the Twelve were
present all of the first Presidents of the seventies spoke & several of the
congregation also the Twelve the spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us in
a good degree & we had an interesting meeting. The Calafornia Mail came
in this evening Bringing the Mormon & Standard we learn that Bucannan is
Elected as President of the United States which we would far prefer that
He would be our president than Freemont

People

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Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
68 mentions
Frémont, John Charles Fremont
31 Jan 1813 - 13 Jul 1890
15 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family

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I spoke of the organ- ization of the Church & the Patriarchal order of the Church & the Blessings given us & exhorted the people to prize the blessings which God had put into their hands & not to treat lightly the Holy things of God.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Community - Minutes of the Legislative Council of Utah Territory, 1854-1856

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Community - Minutes of the Legislative Council of Utah Territory, 1854-1856

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Events

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

Jan 5, 1857