Wilford's daughter Phoebe Amelia is sealed to Lorenzo Snow as his eighth wife.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 28, 1859 ~ Saturday
28th I arose at 7 oclok went to Townsends Assisted in laying
the corps into the coffin, & got a team & carried it to Elder
Orson Hyde Here his Father for the first time saw the body
of his murdered son for a moment it almost over come him
The Funeral of James Johnson was attended at 2 oclok W. Woodruff
opened by Prayer. G. A. Smith spoke upon the evil consequences
of the introduction of so much swhiskey into this Territory
which was was adulterated by strichnine & this was introduced
by the followers of the Army sutlers Merchants and a great
Many persons were making use of it and much crime was
the consequen. When a man was found in the Gutter or had
killed somebody he would make for an excuse that He was strict-
nined but if we all let the Liquor alone we would not get
the strictnine. He made many remarks upon the evils of the
use of Alchahal most of which was drugged.
W Woodruff followed & spoke upon the great responsibilitiy
resting upon Parents towards there children in giving
them good council & the responsibilit of Parents tchildren
to obey their parents & whare children would not take good
council but would have there own way they would soon
go to ruin & destruction. O Hyde followed bore testimony
to the truth of what had been said, & remarked that Parents
should not allow themselves to sware or their children but
should reprove their children when they hear them sware
and many useful remarks were made, the meeting was dis-
missed by G. A. Smith we then went to the grave yard & buried
him in Brother Hydes Lot
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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Townsend, James Foss
20 Feb 1808 - 2 Apr 1886
91 mentions
Johnson, James Olmstead
1837-1859
3 mentions
Johnson, Luke
3 Nov 1807 - 8 Dec 1861
73 mentions
Apostle
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
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