Day in the Life

Jan 9, 1859

Journal Entry

January 09, 1859 ~ Sunday

Jan 9th

Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle the House was
full & crouded in the Male department. Elder Orson Pratt
spoke again to the people upon eveidence of the Book of Mormon
he took for his text the 4th vers of the 29 chapter of
Isaiah he spoke about two hours confining himself
mostly to this chapter he spoke vary plainly in the power
of God there were many Gentiles present and gave good
attention no man has power to gainsay his doctrin. at the
close of the meeting I met with my Quorum for prayer
Richard Bentley prayed & S. M. Blair was mouth in the
circle At the close I went to president Youngs office
& spent the afternoon. The presidentcy several of the Twelve
& others were present. In speaking of the state of affairs
in this city President Young said that the Brethren
had bourn a good Deal but it was wisdom for them
to still bear and not get up a fuss untill the army was
out of the way. But a person was Justified in defending
his own life if a man draws a weapon upon him
he is not required to wait untill he is shot before
he shoots.

I met with the Twelve at 6
oclok O Hyde was unwell with the flux & did not
dress F. D. Richards was not well & did not dress
Erastus Snow came late & did not dress. O. Pratt
W. Woodruff G. A. Smith E. T. Benson & Lorenzo Snow
dressed O. Pratt prayed W. Woodruff was mouth
& while praying O Pratt Fainted & fell on the
floor or rather eased himselfed down on the floor
& lay their untill we got through.

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3438 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
698 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
Bentley, Richard
1 Oct 1820 - 24 Mar 1906
32 mentions
Blair, Seth Millington
13 Mar 1819 - 17 Mar 1875
70 mentions

Events

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

Jan 9, 1859