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Day in the Life

Jan 26, 1868

Journal Entry

January 26, 1868 ~ Sunday

Jan 26, 1868


Sunday In company with A. O. Smoot Mrs Smoot & Mrs Woodruff
I rode to sugar House ward & Preached to the people followed By A O Smoot
we dined at Wm. Smoots who was on a Mission in the southern country
we then returned to the city I laid hands upon 2 of Wm Smoots children
with A. O. Smoot & Blessed them I also administered to one sick child
I attended Meeting at the 14 ward Lorenzo Snow Preached followed
by W. Woodruff &, H. C Kimball I received 2 letters one from James
[FIGURE] Brown & one from Illinois to Brigham Young.

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3302 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Brown, James Stephens
4 Jul 1828 - 29 Mar 1902
14 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
94 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family
Smoot, William Cochran Adkins
30 Jan 1828 - 2 Feb 1920
32 mentions

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I attended the school of the Prophets many remarks were made upon the order of the Priesthood [FIGURE] President Young a man being ordained to the High Priesthood does not deprive him of any office which he held before. I have a right to officiate as a priest teacher or Deacon. Presidents of the seventies might act as Bishop councellors to the or act as High councillor without Being ordained a High Priest.
~ Brigham Young

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Jan 26, 1868