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Day in the Life

Jan 26, 1865

Journal Entry

January 26, 1865 ~ Thursday

26. G A Smith had three boxes of Bibles & testiments
I Bought 8 Testiments & 4 Bibles. I Bought a Bible for Mrs
P. W. Woodruff & Phebe & Susan my daughters I visited President
Yougs office And had an Interview with Mr Martin the great
American Wizard He showed us some specimens of his art
in ventriloquism in imitating a rat, a Hen, a pig, & a Baby all
was vary good I spent half the night in the office in Printing
in the Bibles I had bought, Family records.

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Phoebe Amelia Snow
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
333 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
357 mentions
Family

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Lieut Govornor H. C. Kimball made a verbal speech. He said we are as free as we ever shall be. The Lord will soon come to reign on the Earth and we are preparing for it. I say to this Assembly be of good cheer you shall never be hurt God will be our friend deliver us Our Enemies shall feel the power of God upon them. This is the kingdom of God
~ Heber C Kimball
I am alive in Christ and we shall ride off triumphant. The Lord is no respecter of Persons God will bless & deliver his faithful children he has pleasure & confidence in them as we would in our faithful children we should not undertake to pull down our Brother to undertake to bu^i^lbt ourselves up at his Expens.
~ Heber C Kimball

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Jan 26, 1865