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Day in the Life

Aug 8, 1865

Journal Entry

August 08, 1865 ~ Tuesday

8. We met in the bowery at 10 oclok for a 2 days meeting F D Richards
Prayed. The Bowery is 124 feet long & 52 wide G. D. Watt spok 45 m[inutes]
H S Eldridge 22, President Young 13 minutes in the Afternoon
G Q. Cannon Prayed, & John R Winder spoke 11 minuts J. D. Ross
spoke 20 m Henry Lawrence 15 John W. Young 7, H. C. Kimball 35 minuts
T B H Stenhouse 15. President Young spoke 15 minuts in a vary intere-
sting manner urged the importance of attending to the duties of today
& never mind about the past or future, the resurrection or anything
Els But do right to day & all would be well. At the close of the meet-
ing the Military were called out for inspection

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Young, Brigham
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Watt, George Darling
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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
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Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
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Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
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Stenhouse, Thomas Brown Holmes
21 Feb 1824 - 7 Mar 1882
27 mentions

Aug 8, 1865