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Day in the Life

Aug 23, 1867

Journal Entry

August 23, 1867 ~ Friday

23rd President Young & the Twelve & others le[f]t the city at 9 oclok
for Provo. O. Pratt W. Woodruff G. Q. Cannon, Joseph Young
& Brother Squares all rode in President Youngs 4 Horse coach
we drove to the American Fork at half past 1 oclok & held a
meeting Prayer By G. Q. Cannon Joseph Young Spoke 40 M[inutes]
O Pratt 60 Minutes & W Woodruff 15. 35 Miles

[FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters one to A H Raleigh & one to Bulah
we held a Meeting in the Evening G D. Watt Prayed G Joseph Young
spoke 30 G Q Cannon 22 & Edward Hunter 2215

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Raleigh, Alonzo Hazeltine
7 Nov 1818 - 13 May 1901
75 mentions
Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
248 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
270 mentions
Watt, George Darling
18 May 1812 - 24 Oct 1881
119 mentions
1966 mentions
Apostle
5 mentions
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
304 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle

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Aug 23, 1867