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Day in the Life

Oct 21, 1860

Journal Entry

October 21, 1860 ~ Sunday

21 [FIGUERS] President Young Preached two discourses to day the stron-
gest, greates, & best I ever herd preached in Israel in some respects
many Gentiles were present. He told them plainly what awaited
this Nation and all the Gentile Nations of the Earth and also
what awaited the kingdom of God upon the Earth & its future
destiny his discourses were reported by G. D. Watt. I accompanied
Presidents Young & Wells to visit Brother Kimball He was sick
we administered to him Brother Brigham was mouth, there was
much of the spirit & power of God rested upon President Young
through the day and also upon the people. While walking with President
Young I said Brother Young you feel well today and I am glad of
it and I thank God that I have lived to see the day when the leader
of the Church & kingdom of God fee is inspired to take the stand
you have to day and the Lord will sustain you in it and I am
satisfied that there is asome great Event at hand which will
Effect Both Zion & Baybylon Presidet Young said "yes there is, and
I am moved upon to take Just such a step as I do and I shall
not take any other I feel as though the Lord stood by me & sayes
punch the gentiles give it to them and I will stand by you"
after Blessing Brother Kimball we went to the Historian office and
conversed for an hour then went to President Youngs office & staid
till 9 oclok.

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Watt, George Darling
18 May 1812 - 24 Oct 1881
119 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle

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there was much of the spirit & power of God rested upon President Young through the day and also upon the people. While walking with President Young I said Brother Young you feel well today and I am glad of it and I thank God that I have lived to see the day when the leader of the Church & kingdom of God fee is inspired to take the stand you have to day and the Lord will sustain you in it and I am satisfied that there is asome great Event at hand which will Effect Both Zion & Baybylon Presidet Young said "yes there is, and I am moved upon to take Just such a step as I do and I shall not take any other I feel as though the Lord stood by me & sayes punch the gentiles give it to them and I will stand by you"
~ Wilford Woodruff

Events

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Dec 1860 - Jan 1861
Seven Southern states secede from Union. (Confederacy includes 15 states and territories by 1862.)

Oct 21, 1860