Day in the Life

Feb 23, 1857

Journal Entry

February 23, 1857 ~ Monday

23rd I spent most of the day in the office reading History I called upon president
Young in the morning & asked him several questions which He answered. In the
afternoon I went to President Kimball & read to him his History he did
not think it full enough. I attended the seventies meeting in the evening
the meeting was flung open to the bodey of the 70s some 8 persons spoke
includeding Joseph Young F. D. Richards & W. Woodruff a few words we had
a good meeting

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
On the I went to President Kimball and read him his history. He did not think it full enough

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

Feb 23, 1857