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Feb 20, 1862

Journal Entry

February 20, 1862 ~ Thursday

20. [FIGURE] I received a letter from C. C. Rich. I called upon the
President showed him C. C. Rich lietter. I spent the day in the office

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
346 mentions
Apostle

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President Young who treated upon Zion. He quoted the Prophets about building up Zion, redeeming Zion &c. "He said "we should not have Zion untill we made it the Lord would no more build up Zion for us than He will plough & sow our fields, we had got to do it ourselves.
~ Brigham Young
Kimball who spoke of the body & spirit of man but did not Explain the subject to the satisfaction of President Young He then followed Brother Kimball and Explained the matter to the people and said the Bodoy or Tabernacle was all & Every thing to us without the Tabernacle we could not get an Exaltation we should have in the morning of the resurrection the same body we have now, the baby resurrection as taught by OH was a fals doctrin & no truth in it.
~ Brigham Young

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Council (Legislature) of the State of Deseret meets simultaneously with Utah Territorial Legislature.

Feb 20, 1862