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Day in the Life

Aug 16, 1863

Journal Entry

August 16, 1863 ~ Sunday

16. ^Sunday^ I met with my CQuorum in the morning I prayed Bishop Hunter
was Mouth. I attended meeting all day Vancott & Stanes Preached


in the forenoon & D Spencer & President Kimball in the afternoon
I met with J. Taylor & C. C. Rich for Prayer J Taylor Prayer
& W Woodruff was Mouth I accompanied John Taylor to Broth
Folsome, his wife was dying. we did not go in to see her she di[e]d in the night

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Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
346 mentions
Apostle
Spencer, Daniel
20 Jul 1794 - 8 Dec 1868
60 mentions
270 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
86 mentions
51 mentions
Folsom, William Harrison
25 Mar 1815 - 19 Mar 1901
76 mentions
1 mention

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August 22, 1863 ~ Saturday 22d We held a conference with the People of Cash Valley, met in a large Bowery. W Woodruff spoke in the morning ^and foretold the Building of the temple in Logan By prophesy^ followed by President Young ^whoho said, "Br Woodruff spoke By Revelation"
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Aug 16, 1863