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Day in the Life

Mar 12, 1858

Journal Entry

March 12, 1858 ~ Friday

12 I spent a short time in the morning in my garding
setting out strawburies, sowing cabage onions and radish I
then went to the office found Elders Kimball O Hyde G A Smith
waiting to read history to the President. Brother Hyde said
that mother Eldridge had a dream of late Father Eldridge
appeared to her was dressed in the most splendid military
aray she said Father are you going to fight with the soldiers
I am going into the mountains to help defend the Kingdom
of God. The president got a letter from Ben Simons stating
that he and his men are friendly that they have one stolen
horse from the mormons which they will send in or any other
animals that his men may steel. it is also rumured that
the Indians south who have been to the armey are vary
hungry and wish to come into the settlements ang [and] get
sumthing to eat. President Young son came in we read
to him the history of Thomas B. Marsh, D. W. Patten Wm E.
MCLellin, Wm Smith, Lyman E Johnson, John Boynton
Luke Johnson John E. Page and Lyman Wight.

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Eldredge, Alanson
16 Nov 1781 - 14 Dec 1857
1 mention
10 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Patten, David Wyman
14 Nov 1799 - 25 Oct 1838
136 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
112 mentions
Apostle
16 mentions
Apostle
2 mentions
Johnson, Luke
1807-1861
69 mentions
Apostle
Johnson, Lyman Eugene
24 Oct 1811 - 20 Dec 1859
19 mentions
Apostle
Wight, Lyman
9 May 1796 - 31 Mar 1858
190 mentions
Apostle
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
669 mentions
Apostle
Marsh, Thomas Baldwin
1 Nov 1800 - 31 Dec 1865
98 mentions
Apostle
McLellin, William Earl
18 Jan 1806 - 24 Apr 1883
28 mentions
Apostle
63 mentions
Missionary

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Mar 12, 1858