Day in the Life

Aug 9, 1857

Journal Entry

August 09, 1857 ~ Sunday

9th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Elder John
Taylor
preached in the morning much to our Edifycation
Erastus Snow spoke in the afternoon I attended the prayer
circle
there being 24 in the circle we occupied Presidents
Young New Upper Room in his new House for the first time
John Taylor & Erastus Snow was with us. Speaking of the Armey
Brother Kimball said we had better do as we said if officers came here
& did not behave themselves we would kick them out soldiers & all. President
Young said that if the Lord permitted the army to come here I believ
He wants us to give them a whiping if He does not wish it I do not
think they will come, that is what I believe. Some emigrants
in the killed each other the survivers asked Thomas Dunn if they
would be taken up for it He said no if they would keep on doing
so. Thomas B Marsh is coming is a poor old man He asked if
Brigham or Heber would not adopt him as their son. John
E Page
is not dead Nor G. J. Adams as reported. George Miller
is dead Sylvester Stodard is in St Louis.

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
691 mentions
Apostle
Miller, George
1794- abt. 1856
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Page, John Edward
25 Feb 1799 - 14 Oct 1867
123 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1944 mentions
Apostle
102 mentions
Apostle

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Aug 9, 1857