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Day in the Life

Jan 23, 1859

Journal Entry

January 23, 1859 ~ Sunday

23rd Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Elder O. Pratt
Preached upon the Kingdom of God to be set up in the Last days as
spoken off by Daniel He spoke in the power of God much to the
edifycation of the people. I met with my Quorum in the prayers
circle John T Caine Prayed & David O. Calder was mouth
in the circle. I spent the Afternoon in the Presidents office
looking over the papers as the Eastern Mail came in last
night there was not much news in the papers there was a Bill
in congress to grant each Territory the right to Electe theire
own officers including the Govornor, Judges, Marshall, & all other
officers & they must bear their own expenses & not the General
Government. I asked President Young If Robert Scholes &
Susan C. Woodruff my second daughter might be married
He had no objections to it {He asked me about Phebe. I told him all about her. He
released her and set her free. He did not wish to take any more [wives]. He said we should [well] be pressed for an off[er].}

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
75 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Calder, David Orson
18 Jun 1823 - 3 Jul 1884
30 mentions
Caine, John Thomas
8 Jan 1829 - 20 Sep 1911
64 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phoebe Amelia Snow
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
333 mentions
Family
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
94 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
357 mentions
Family

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

Jan 23, 1859