Day in the Life

Feb 18, 1857

Journal Entry

February 18, 1857 ~ Wednesday

18th I spent the day in the office reading history. Elders L Snow F. D. Richard
& E. Hunter was in the office & conversed upon many things. I copy the following
report from the presidency a month since He said that is (President Young) that He
wished the Brethren at Carson valley would come home. President Kimball
said that I dont want to see the Presidents of the seventies in the stand untill they
get more of the spirit of God for they are dead & the seventies have to receive
their food through them. Brother Young said I do not wish to have Father
Morley not to seal any more men & women without my consent
I was troubled with the teeth ake. I took an instrumen & dug a stump
of a tooth out of my Jaw that was broke off level at the Gum it was
a tedious operation. I spent the evening at the office reading history

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
815 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Morley, Isaac
11 Mar 1786 - 24 Jun 1865
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
692 mentions
Apostle, Family

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

Feb 18, 1857