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Day in the Life

Jan 8, 1864

Journal Entry

January 08, 1864 ~ Friday

Jan 8, 1864

A Cold morning I visited President Young and asked him if
He had any council to give R. Burton any concerning the
Execution of Jason Luce Tuesday he said no not one word
He knows what to do. it will want to be done in Private. I visited
Brother Burton. Then in company with E. F. Sheets & Wm C Stanes
we rode to Farmington in a sleigh & stoped for the night at
Ezra Clark's. We attended a Party at the Court House in the
Evening. Presidents Young Kimball & Wells were president we broke
up about 10 oclok 16 miles

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
112 mentions
Clark, Ezra Thompson
23 Nov 1823 - 17 Oct 1901
33 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
11 mentions
Burton, Robert Taylor
25 Oct 1821 - 11 Nov 1907
125 mentions
51 mentions

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Farmington, Davis County, Utah Territory

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President Brigham Young made the last speech & gave vary good Advise He told us how to have peace in our families. We should never let our families see us mad we should always be kind & mild with them & do what was right & not neglect our Prayers toor to ask a Blessing at the Table, but set a good Example before our families He said that the sin of Omission would lead to the sin of commission.
~ Brigham Young

Jan 8, 1864