Day in the Life

Dec 9, 1866

Journal Entry

December 09, 1866 ~ Sunday

9. I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting in the
Tabernacle Brother Cram spoke in the morning. O. Hyde in the aftern-
oon Brother Hyde said there was a crown for all men born
into the world but most men Forfeited it & those who did keep the
celestial Law received all the crowns of those who lost them. President
Heber C. Kimball said that when any blessing was sealed upon any


man in this Church & kingdom of God of that man forfeited
that blessing it would be bestowed upon his children. I met
with the Presidency and Twelve at 4 oclok for Prayer Sister
Mary Vose died this morning at 7 oclok Aged 86 years. I preached
in the 12 ward in the Evening & called at Sister Sayers whare
Sister Vose died Brother Leonard W Hardy the Bishop of the
ward accompanied me home & we talked over old times untill
midnight He told me that his Grand Mother Hardy now living
on his Fathers side was in New Hampshire was 124 years of
age & vary smart the last time He saw her she was 108
years old & that year had made all the Butter & cheese on the
Farm of quite a dairy.

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Hardy, Hannah Thurston
18 Jun 1745 - 10 May 1845
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Hardy, Leonard Wilford
31 Dec 1805 - 31 Jul 1884
230 mentions
Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
694 mentions
Apostle
Sayers, Ruth Daggett Vose
26 Feb 1808 - 18 Aug 1884

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Dec 9, 1866