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Day in the Life

Dec 17, 1859

Journal Entry

December 17, 1859 ~ Saturday

17th I spent the fore part of the day in the office
Hearing the code read I was quite unwel I spent the afternoon
at home I met with the Quorum of the Twelve in the
evening at the upper room, Historian Office. C C Rich
A. Lyman Prayed John Taylor was mouth at the close
of Prayers we met in the Historians office Heard letters
read & discussion

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
289 mentions
Apostle
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
346 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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1860
Church membership 61,000; population of Utah Territory 40,273, population of 33 United States 31,443,000.

Dec 17, 1859