Day in the Life

Jul 18, 1865

Journal Entry

July 18, 1865 ~ Tuesday

18. we rode to Lehi & spent the night we had a meeting 36 m[iles]

in the Evening prayer by W. Woodruff. G. Q. Cannon spoke 27 m[inutes]
Phineas Richards spoke 24 minutes on life, health, & medicine. President
Young spoke 20 minutes on disease & its cures He said for the gravel
use onions, or wintergreen. For the piles or costiveness use the syrange
for sore Eyes put wet Earth in a rag & put on the Eyes, for heart
burn let the wind go downwards & not upwards J Taylor Dismissed
I spent the night with Daniel Thomas.

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3471 mentions
Apostle, Family
Thomas, Daniel Stillwell
15 Mar 1803 - 27 Jun 1878
59 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2295 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1966 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Phineas Howe
15 Nov 1788 - 25 Nov 1874

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President Young spoke upon the word of wisdom how hard it was for us to overcome but "I will not let an appetite or passion master me.
~ Brigham Young

Jul 18, 1865