Attack on wagon train of emigrants and massacre at Mountain Meadows.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
November 01, 1857 ~ Sunday
Nov 1st Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle O Hyde
delivered a written discourse was followed by G A Smith. in
the Afternoon John Taylor Preached took his tex from the
2nd Epistle of the Apostle Brigham to Col Allexander the following
words "with us it is the kingdom of God or Nothing["] the discourses
of the day were vary Edefying & interesting I attended prayer
circle in the evening, then Preached in the 14th ward school House
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Alexander, Edmund Brooke
1802-1888
16 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1956 mentions
Apostle
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
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You will find when the Lord sees that we are willing to fight & get Just ready to shoot that He will fight our battles.
~ Wilford Woodruff
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United States Army Colonel Alexander's letter threatens Church members with extermination if they oppose Army.
United States Army winters at Camp Scott, Wyoming, 100 miles from Salt Lake City.
Alfred Cumming charges Brigham Young with treason; declares Utah citizens in rebellion against the United States.
Wilford serves eighth term as member of Territorial Legislature.