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Day in the Life

Aug 21, 1862

Journal Entry

August 21, 1862 ~ Thursday

21 I spent most of the day in the garden pulling weeds

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President Young said I expect this Temple will stand through the Millennium & the Brethren will go in and give thei Endowments to the people
~ Brigham Young
Presidet Young then said right west of the Temple in a line between the North & South gates we shall build a Tower & put a Bell in it we shall build it square & build it as high as we please then west of the Tower we will build a Tabernacle to hold some 15,000 people the Tower will stand so as to have a road Each side of it, one between the Tower & Temple, & one between the Tower & Tabernacle this plan was shown me in vision when I first came onto the ground.
~ Brigham Young

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1862 - 1877
Wilford serves as President of Deseret Agriculture and Manufacturing Society for 15 years.

Aug 21, 1862