Church membership 61,000; population of Utah Territory 40,273, population of 33 United States 31,443,000.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
February 20, 1860 ~ Monday
20th I examined my sheep this morning I found 33 lambs & had lost 3
several of the sheep had the scab vary bad we rubed on tar & greese onto
the sore spots it is said to cure wharever it touches. I rode whom [home]
with Brother Smoot Wilford also came home with the mules I found
the Eastern mail had came in I got 3 Tribunes & one American Agri[c]ulter[ist]
No organization of the House up to Feb 1st. They are still Quarrelling I spent
the evening in the Historian office. The Regency met at President Youngs office
& President Yougng spoke upon Esstablishing High schools in this city said He
should call upon the conference to appropriate a portion of the tithing for this
purpose we had a hard snow storm at night 50 m[i]l[es]
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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
584 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3447 mentions
Apostle, Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
721 mentions
Family
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