Day in the Life

Mar 10, 1861

Journal Entry

March 10, 1861 ~ Sunday

10th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning J Pugmyre
Prayed. Br Moody prayered at the Altar I attended meeting O. Hyde
Preached in the morning G. A. Smith in the afternoon followed by
H. C. Kimball the Presidency & Twelve met at the Historians office
for the Prayer Circle. There were present B. Young H. C. Kimball
D. H. Wells WO WoHyde J. Taylor G. A. Smith & W. Woodruff & Joseph Young

President Young said He did not wish Utah mixed up with the secession
movement. He said that when Buchanan sent the armey it was there inten-
tion to Hang the Leaders then send thousands of Gentiles here and they
intended to rob all this people and take possession of our Houses & lands and
they sent Gov Cummings to operate with them. But they got disappointed &
it was upon that ground that Governor Cummings told the Forses not to go away
that there would soon ^be^ Employ here but the Lord has controlled the gove[rnor]
& he has done putty well & I feel to bless him but He had Evil in his
heart when he come here. President Young said he wished to have
O Hyde G. A. Smith and another of the Twelve go through the settlements
South & settle the difficulties I want you to settle SCyrus H. Wheelock
difficulty & also Jakcob Biglers at Salt Creek I will send Brother
Moffit to Sanpete we will ordain him a Bishop and let him preside
there we will send Thomas Callister to Fillmore, to Preside & we will
send Bishop Snow of Sanpete & George Pecokck on a long mission also
Bishop Bigler on a mission also Bishop Bronson. We will ordain
Charles H Bryan a Bishop for Salt Creek at Present

People

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74 mentions
7 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Bryan, Charles Hinkle
14 Dec 1807 - 14 Jan 1885
4 mentions
Wheelock, Cyrus Hubbard
28 Feb 1813 - 11 Oct 1894
36 mentions
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
799 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
9 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Bigler, Henry William
28 Aug 1815 - 27 Nov 1900
22 mentions
Bigler, Jacob G.
4 Apr 1813 - 23 Feb 1907
27 mentions
69 mentions
Historical Figure
16 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Pugmire, Jonathan (Jr.)
7 Dec 1823 - 18 Sep 1880
26 mentions
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
311 mentions
3 mentions
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
Callister, Thomas
8 Jul 1821 - 1 Dec 1880
26 mentions
Snow, Warren Stone
15 Jun 1818 - 21 Sep 1896
14 mentions

Places

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Fillmore, Millard County, Utah Territory
Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Salt Creek, Juab County, Utah Territory
Sanpete County, Utah Territory
Utah Territory

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Mar 10, 1861