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Day in the Life

Jan 23, 1867

Journal Entry

January 23, 1867 ~ Wednesday

23rd [FIGURES] I met with the Presidency & Twelve at the new meeting
house in the 8 ward at 12 oclok to dedicate it unto the Lord
we had a full house G. Q. Cannon made the dedication Prayer
then President Young addressed the assembly about an hour followed
by H. C. Kimball D. H. Wells O. Hyde J. Taylor W. Woodruff
& Lorenzo Snow the spirit of God rested upon us & we had a
good time. At the close of the meeting we dined with Bishop
Sheets. we met in council of the Elders at the City hall the
[FIGURE] following Brethren were admitted after meeting opened
G. Q. Cannon Joseph A. Young & Brigham Young which
made about 35 Elders President Young made some remarks upon
the progress of the work of God in the Earth, followed by several others
G. Q. Cannon was recorder of the meeting

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
112 mentions
1966 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph Angell
14 Oct 1834 - 5 Oct 1875
73 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
669 mentions
Apostle

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City Hall, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Jan 23, 1867