Day in the Life

Mar 6, 1859

Journal Entry

March 06, 1859 ~ Sunday

6th Sunday G. A. Smith H. Stout S. M. Blair John Kay & J. V. Long
started for Provo at 8 'oclock A.M. President B Young
Fitted out a team of 4 mules to take them down to attend the
court I Attended a meeting at the Tabernacle Wm G Mills
Preached, was followed by Presidet D. H. Wells & Elder John Taylor
all of which bore a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ
and of the work of God in the last days. My Quorum met at
2 oclok for Prayer E. F. Sheets Prayed & J Pugmire Jr was Mouth
Brother Wm Worstenholm was Prayed for as he was about
to be cut open by Dr France to take a stone out of his Bladder.
Brother Worstenholm wished some of the Twelve to be
present at this trying operation I went in company with
C. C. Rich, Dr France, Dr Anderson, Dr Levi Richards W.
Y Appleby A. H. Ralleeigh, E. R Young S. B. Rose Wm
Moss, & Wm Durr to the House of Wm Worstenholm in
in the [blank] ward within about half a mile of Jordon Bridge
I am informed By Brother Levi Jacksonman that his name
is Wiolstenholme Wm Wolstenholm. we arived at his
house at half past 3 oclock he met us vary cheerfully and
made evry preperation for the operation. we could not get
any clohloroform so the surgeons concluded to use Ether
they got 3 ounces at Godbys and he was about one hour in
breathing it but it did not put him to sleep they then
sent & got 5 ounces more & used that all up and it ownly
made him crazy they used 8 oz. of Ether & was 2
hours about it & it did not put him to sleep this was
the Effect of Adulterated medicines if it had been good
a quarter of the Quantity would have answered. we had
to leave him without operating upon him untill we could
get some chloroform I returned home Attended the prayer
circle with the Twelve, there being present O. Pratt W Woodruff
J. Taylor & C. C. Rich O Pratt Prayed W Woodruff was
mouth. We then all called upon Preside[n]t Young spe[n]t
an hour with him.

People

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Raleigh, Alonzo Hazeltine
7 Nov 1818 - 13 May 1901
77 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3466 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
353 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
801 mentions
Apostle
Young, Ebenezer Russell, b. 1814
14 Nov 1814 - 23 Nov 1890
6 mentions
Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
125 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1442 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Stout, Hosea
18 Sep 1810 - 2 Mar 1889
54 mentions
Kay, John
1835-1905
7 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1964 mentions
Apostle
67 mentions
Pugmire, Jonathan (Jr.)
7 Dec 1823 - 18 Sep 1880
26 mentions
Jackman, Levi
28 Jul 1797 - 23 Jul 1876
13 mentions
Richards, Levi
14 Apr 1799 - 18 Jun 1876
64 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1087 mentions
Apostle
Blair, Seth Millington
13 Mar 1819 - 17 Mar 1875
70 mentions
4 mentions
Anderson, Washington Franklin
6 Jan 1823 - 21 Apr 1903
21 mentions
3 mentions
11 mentions
10 mentions
Appleby, William Ivins
13 Aug 1811 - 20 May 1870
67 mentions
Moss, William
abt. 1797-1872
5 mentions
19 mentions
3 mentions

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Mar 6, 1859