Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 11, 1867 ~ Sunday
11 Sunday I took passage with President Young in his
private carriage to attend the dedication of the meeting house
in Gardners ward we took the state rode their had
been a hard rain & the road was vary muddy we
started 30 minutes to 8 oclok & arived 15 minutes to 10, 13 m[iles]
there was a large Assembly present but a small portin
got into the House the remainder were in a large Bowery
meeting opened at 10 oclok by singing W Woodruff offered
the dedication Prayer. President Young then spoke
35 Minutes, John Taylor 50 & W Woodruff 20 Minutes
we took Dinner at Archibald Gardners & it rained
hard for one hour in the Afternoon we had still to meet
in the House as it rained in the Bowery G. A. Smith spok 38 m[inutes]
E Hunter spoke 20 Minutes & G. Q. Cannon 10. President
Young then spoke 32 Minutes G A Smith closed we
then rode back to the city 13 Miles
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Gardner, Archibald
2 Sep 1814 - 8 Feb 1902
7 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hunter, Edward
1793-1883
277 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2259 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
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