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Day in the Life

Dec 18, 1859

Journal Entry

December 18, 1859 ~ Sunday

Dec 18
Sunday I was quite unwell I spent the day at home Robert
returned home in the evening. APresident Young spoke
in the Tabernacle vary well and to the edifycation of
the people was followed by John Taylor. A. Lyman spoke
well at night in the 114 ward followed by John Taylor

People

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
288 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1845 mentions
Apostle
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
94 mentions
Family

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President Young said a Letter was received by Musser by the last Mail from Brother Gibson who was on his mission to England saying while travelling on a rail road they had a collission with another train and mashed up the Engine and care that he was in & yet not a soul was hurt as they walked out of the ruins one man said there must be some man of God on that care by which they were saved Brother Gibson remarked it was in fulfillment of prophecy for Brigham Young said when He Blessed me that I should go in safety by rail road & steamboat and this is in fulfillment of his Blessing.
~ Wilford Woodruff
President Young said there was an exertion made to separate the union without war but it cannot be done the union cannot hold together but a few years it must soon part. The southern people have more fears of there own servants than any body els. Many other remarks were made
~ Wilford Woodruff

Events

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

Dec 18, 1859