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Day in the Life

May 29, 1864

Journal Entry

May 29, 1864 ~ Sunday

29. Sunday [FIGURES] I met with my Quorum in the morning
And Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle. G A Smith spoke
followed by H C Kimball Elders E T Benson & Lorenzo
Snow
arived from the Sandwich Islands at 12 oclok
Brother Snow called at my House & took went to meeting
spoke to the people gave an Account of their missin

Told how they found Capt Walter M Gibson that He had
been robing the saints upon the Islands HabD labored to build
himself up insteat of the Church or the poor saints upon the
Islands. He had got 3000 Acres of Land, 3000 sheep many
Goats, large flocks of Folwls many horses &c. He takes all
these things from the Saints after Laboring with him for
several days they cut him off from the Church & this
decission was sanctioned by the whole Church present with
uplifted Hands. He was followed by Elder Benson who con-
firmed what Brother Snow had said also gave an Account
of there ship wrek. There long boat while trying to land at the
Island was upset by the surf and all came Near drowing
Brothr Snow was drowned brought out of the sea by a Native
& it took some 15 minutes to bring him to life, many interest-
ing things were said. At the close of the meeting the Pres-
idency & Twelv met for Prayer President Young Prayed &
G A Smith was mouth

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3302 mentions
Apostle, Family
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle
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
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
Gibson, Walter Murray
16 Jan 1822 - 21 Jan 1888
36 mentions

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May 29, 1864