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Aug 22, 1863

Journal Entry

August 22, 1863 ~ Saturday

22nd 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"^ I attended meeting in the Afternoon, was not well

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On the 22nd August 1863 In company with The Presidency
of the Church the Twelve Apostles and a large Number of Elders
and a large train of carriages we Entered the Town of Logan
and we Met a large Number of boys & girls, young Men &
Maidens paraded in the street females all dressed in white
&on one side of the road and Males in thereir best on the other side
all to celebrate the coming of President Young & his company
Aug 22 [FIGURES] Sunday Morning we Met in a large
Bowery E T Benson President, & Peter Maug^ha^n Bishop
There wer present of the Authorities Brigham Young H. C. Kimball
Willard Richards, D. H. Wells, J Taylor W Woodruff G A. Smith
Lorenzo Snow F D Richards C. C. Rich and President Joseph
Young
and A large congregation of Elders & saints and
After prayer President Young called upon W Woodruff to
speak. As I arose to speak I was clothed upon with
spirit of God And my Mind was turned towards
the young people who had met us the Evening before and
the following is a synopsis of some of the remarks which I made
As I am called upon this morning to Address this
Assembly My mind leads me to speak to the young
people who are before me this Morning I wish to say to you
my young friends, last Evening as we came into this Town
we met you paraded in the street to pay proper respect to
President Young and his party you met to greet Prophets &
Apostles and inspired Men. This is a privilege which no
other Generation of young people have Ever Enjoyed for Eighteen
hundred years untill Joseph Smith the prophet was raised
up to lay the foundation of the Church & kingdom of God

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
344 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2224 mentions
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
304 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family
Maughan, Peter
7 May 1811 - 24 Apr 1871
32 mentions
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle

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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
As I am called upon this morning to Address this Assembly My mind leads me to speak to the young people who are before me this Morning I wish to say to you my young friends, last Evening as we came into this Town we met you paraded in the street to pay proper respect to President Young and his party you met to greet Prophets & Apostles and inspired Men. This is a privilege which no other Generation of young people have Ever Enjoyed for Eighteen hundred years untill Joseph Smith the prophet was raised up to lay the foundation of the Church & Kingdom of God
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Personal - Notebook, 1883-1898
W. Woodruff met with the Presidency & Twelve Apostles with a large Assembly in the Bowery in Logan And President Young called upon me to speak This was on the 22nd of Aug 1863

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Aug 22, 1863