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Day in the Life

Nov 28, 1858

Journal Entry

November 28, 1858 ~ Sunday

28th Sunday President Young was confined to his room
all day with illness. The eastern Mail arived last night
at 12 oclok a vary dry mail nothing of interest. I met
with my Quorum at 12 oclok for Prayer R L Campbell
prayed Brother Pugmire was Mouth I spent several
hours in the Presidents office looking over the mail
but found but little of interest. I met with the Twelve
in the Prayer Circle. G. A. Smith Prayed & C. C. Rich was
mouth. The subjects of our prayers were for the President
& for the Lord to overthrow the evil designs of our enemies
against us & to divide them in their Councils that they
may do us no harm

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
344 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Pugmire, Jonathan (Jr.)
7 Dec 1823 - 18 Sep 1880
26 mentions
Campbell, Robert Lang
21 Jan 1825 - 11 Apr 1874
107 mentions
Missionary

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

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December 1858
Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Nov 28, 1858