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Day in the Life

Sep 17, 1859

Journal Entry

September 17, 1859 ~ Saturday

Sept 17th
17th we had a hard storm of wind & rain last night
some thieves went into my garden last night &
stole about a dozen musk mellons took them under a
peach tree that was loaded with fruit eat the mellons
& cut them up then stole about a bushel of fruit
I spent the day in the office

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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it is a wrong doctrin to always keep up a constant thinking this is the way I get through so much business. I will deal with fifty different subjects in an hour & when I get through I will think no more about any of them I can lie down & go to sleep in a minute & let my mind & Body rest & my business to dont fret or get a hurrying spirit for that wears the body.
~ Brigham Young

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Sep 17, 1859