Day in the Life

Dec 1, 1867

Journal Entry

December 01, 1867 ~ Sunday

Dec. 1. Sunday E. D. Woolley spoke in the Tabernacle one hour
upon the Emigration in the forenoon & O Pratt one hour in the
Afternoon upon Education followed By W Woodruff 20 minutes
upon the same subject. Presidents Young, Wells, & Elder G. Q. Cannon
[FIGURE] D. Calder, T. Ellebck & seven others spent the day in the
office counting over & Burning up $100,000 dollars of the
Deserett currency as it had Been redeemed & did not wish to
put it in circulation any More I attended the Prayer
circle
with the Presidency & Twelve After which I
called upon Elder John Taylor with Brothers Wells & Cannon
and administered unto him by the laying on of hands as
he was vary sick with the congestion of the Bowels

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Calder, David Orson
18 Jun 1823 - 3 Jul 1884
Woolley, Edwin Dilworth
28 Jun 1807 - 14 Oct 1881
120 mentions
Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1944 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle
Ellerbeck, Thomas Witton
14 Sep 1829 - 2 Apr 1895

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Discourse 1867-12-01
Elder W. Woodruff, quoted the language of the Book of Mormon that whosoever dwelleth on this land must serve the Lord or He will destroy them; and reasoned that we must obey the commandments of God and bear off the res- ponsibilities placed upon us. He also spoke on the importance of Sunday Schools and of the young studying the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and other good books.

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Dec 1, 1867