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Day in the Life

Mar 15, 1863

Journal Entry

March 15, 1863 ~ Sunday

14 [FIGURE] 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 cavalry
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

15 Sunday A large assembly gathered & filled the House G. A. Smith
W. Woodruff & Orson Pratt spoke in the forenoon. A Lyman
John Vancott, & President Young in the afternoon. at the close of the
meeting we Entered our carriages & drove to Salt Lake City in
about 1one hour I spent the night at home 10 miles

People

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
289 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
86 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle

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Mar 15, 1863