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Day in the Life

Nov 2, 1863

Journal Entry

November 02, 1863 ~ Monday

2nd I spent most of the day in sending Notification to the above
named missionaries I attended a military meeting in the Evening
at President Youngs school House whare a report was made of the
state of the military about 950 men were reported ready for
service on short Notice speeches were made by Presidents Youg & Kimball

G. A. Smith W. Woodruff George D. Grant A. O. Smoot
& A. P. Rockwood & adjourned for 1 week

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Rockwood, Albert Perry
9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879
123 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Grant, George Davis
10 Sep 1812 - 20 Sep 1876
54 mentions

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the gold of the world. I know the feelings of the people, they might have the Loright of the Lord but they are seeking for gold & will not do as they should I know the feelings of the people where they are Justified before the Lord & where they are not, we have to bear with them chastize them, then comfort them &c, and do the Best we can with them I know the standing of this people before the Lord all the time I do not say much to them. I do not tell them all I know.
~ Brigham Young
In company with A. O. Smoot I laid hands upon Joseph & Owen Smith also Leonard Hardys two wives his wife Sophiah had not lain down upon her bed for 6 days in consequence of severe pain & stomach was confined 2 days since when we took hoer hands off from her head her cough & pain stoped & she lay down upon the bed
~ Wilford Woodruff
In the Evening I met with President B Young J Taylor & G A Smith for Prayer. W Woodruff prayed & B Young was mouth President Young Requested us to go out & Preach & call to our aid a company of men to go out as missionaries to preach the Gospel of the kingdom of God to the People we drew up a list of 20 mames & Presented to the President which He Approved of
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Nov 2, 1863