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Day in the Life

Sep 3, 1864

Journal Entry

September 03, 1864 ~ Saturday

3rd We drove 3 miles to the residence of Joseph E Johnson
to Breakfast He has the finest Nursery & flower Garden in
Utah Territory covering 6 Acres of ground containing the
greatest variety of flowers, shrubery, fruits & Forest trees
that I Ever saw in one collection after taking Breakfast
& visiting his premises we Joined the company as they came along
& drove to Salt Creek Nephi & stoped for the night with Br Foot
G. A. Smith H. W. Miller F. D. Richards & myself visited Johnson
Nursery The company scatter through the settlement 30 Mils
4thWe held a meeting at 4 oclok President Young spoke to the people
Followed By F. D. Richards E. T. Benson & D^avid^ McKinzey we had
a dance in the Evening

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
30 mentions
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
Miller, Henry William
1 May 1807 - 9 Oct 1885
28 mentions
Johnson, Joseph Ellis
28 Apr 1817 - 17 Dec 1882
7 mentions
3 mentions

Places

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Nephi, Juab County, Utah Territory
Salt Creek, Juab County, Utah Territory
Utah Territory

Sep 3, 1864