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This was the day appointed for the Dedication of the meeting
House in the city of Bountiful or sessions settlement at an Early
hour 100 Horsmen arived from Farmington with the Brass band
at about 9 oclok President Young & company arived with 100 cavallry
they drove 10 miles in one hour & 15 minutes all the Presidency &
7 of the Twelve were present in the New Meeting House and a full
congregation. Meeting commenced at 10 oclok. The Quoir sung
& President Heber Kimball made the Dedication Prayer. President
Young addressed the people praised the people for building the House
thought it the best Meeting House in the Territory. He was followed By
H. C. Kimball in the forenoon and D. H. Wells Joseph Young & John Taylor
in the afternoon. The Presidency & Twelve & others took Dinner with
Brother Call. He is about putting out 10 Acres of orcharding mostly
Apple I spent the night with David Sessions
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