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Day in the Life

Oct 20, 1861

Journal Entry

October 20, 1861 ~ Sunday

Oct 20st 1861
Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and attended meeting
in the Tabernacle. Elder G. A. Smith & Erastus Snow preached in the fore-
noon & President Young in the Afternoon. President B Young
D. H. Wells W Woodruff G A Smith & F D Richard met in the Historians
office in the evening President Young said He wished us to take a different
course in writing the Church History, to not write ownly about one
tenth part as much as we have done write in a Nariative style

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary

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Oct 20, 1861