Day in the Life

Jan 15, 1859

Journal Entry

January 15, 1859 ~ Saturday

15 A hand pointing to the right I wrote a Letter to J. M. Bernhisel saying that He need
not send me the sugar & coffee but send the reeds and
indigo I delivered the $186 to John Y Green for the
Mill He gave his recept for the same which is in
the hands of Thomas W Elebeck He aslso sent for a
Sacrarometer which cost $1 which I did not pay
for I attended the Legislature at the close of which I
called upon the secretary Mr Hartnet but He was to
drunk to do business with so I went home

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16 mentions
Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
321 mentions
4 mentions
Ellerbeck, Thomas Witton
14 Sep 1829 - 2 Apr 1895
25 mentions

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Woodruff Home, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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January 16, 1859 ~ Sunday 16th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. O Pratt continued his lectures upon the evidences of the Book of Mormon He preached one the most convincing interesting sermons I ever heard He Quoted the 49 chapter of Genesis He spoke of the Blessings of Jacob upon the Head of Joseph also pupon Ephraim & Manasseh and the Blessing of Moses upon Joseph land & the the word of the Lord through Ezekiel concerning the sticks & recor[d]s of Judah & Joseph becoming one in the Hands of the Lord in the Last days and Ephraim becom- ing [illegible] a multitude of Nations in the midst of the Earth which was in America
~ Wilford Woodruff

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

Jan 15, 1859