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Day in the Life

Jan 23, 1857

Journal Entry

January 23, 1857 ~ Friday

23rd [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter {to Lydia Maxline} and sent it to Provo by
Bishop Blackburn. I spent a short time with President Young
He said J. D. Brown might keep a daily Journal of matters

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
15 mentions
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Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory

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I told the people to seek for happiness by doing the works of wrighteousness & not seek for happiness by doing evil for that was contrary to the principle of Salvation as taught by the Lord our God. I exhorted them to live their religion
~ Wilford Woodruff

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

Jan 23, 1857