Day in the Life

Jun 4, 1864

Journal Entry

June 04, 1864 ~ Saturday

4. I spent the most of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 39 persons. H C K sealed 10 couple W. Woodruff
A crown sealed 20 couple. There was present B. Young H. C. Kimball
J Taylor W. Woodruff G. A. Smith F. D. Richards ^Joseph Young^ D Calder
G. D. Watt J. D. T. Mcallister, Wm Folsom S. Sprague
J. V. Long & L Farr. Also Eliza R Snow Elizabeth Ann
Whitney
& Sarah M Hyde. At the close of the sealings all
the above Named persons repaired to the Font & we thare
dedicated the Baptismal Font unto god for Baptisms for
the remission of sins for the Healing of the sick & for Baptisms
for the dead
. President Brigham Young was mouth & he
named in his Praryer every thing from the foundation to
the Top, and He said that He felt that the Lord ExAccepted the Dedication

I visited G. D. Watt's garden in the Evening & saw some vary
fine strawburies in Beds. I think the Excellenta were the
best

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3469 mentions
Apostle, Family
Calder, David Orson
18 Jun 1823 - 3 Jul 1884
Snow, Eliza Roxcy
21 Jan 1804 - 5 Dec 1887
Whitney, Elizabeth Ann Smith
26 Dec 1800 - 15 Feb 1882
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
819 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1443 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1465 mentions
Apostle
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
663 mentions
Missionary
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1966 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
Farr, Lorin
25 Jul 1820 - 12 Jan 1909
Folsom, William Harrison
25 Mar 1815 - 19 Mar 1901

Places

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Jun 4, 1864