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Day in the Life

Sep 15, 1864

Journal Entry

September 15, 1864 ~ Thursday

15 We met at 10 oclok. W. Woodruff & F D Richards spoke
in the fore noon followed by G. A. Smith. In the Afternoon
John Taylor, Erastus Snow spoke followed By President
Young ^He^ spoke followed upon Prayer said when any one
Prayed all should close their Eyes and be united and all
ask for the same thing that the speaker asks for without
this we cannot get the Blessing And all parents should
do the same in their family Prayer & learn their children
to do the same or they cannot get what they ask for
There was a dance in the Evening I did not attend

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 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
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle

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President Young ^He^ spoke followed upon Prayer said when any one Prayed all should close their Eyes and be united and all ask for the same thing that the speaker asks for without this we cannot get the Blessing And all parents should do the same in their family Prayer & learn their children to do the same or they cannot get what they ask for
~ Brigham Young

Sep 15, 1864