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Jan 27, 1868

Journal Entry

January 27, 1868 ~ Monday

27. I spent the forenoon in the Legislative Council I wrote a
A hand pointing to the right letter to Brother Taylor & Mother Taylor of Illinois the Mother
of A. O. Smoot and gave an account of Brother Smoots Life &
Business &c I attended the school of the Prophets many remarks was
made upon the order of the Priesthood Keys crossed 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 offeciate as a priest
teacher or Deacon. Presidents of the seventies might act as Bishop
councellors to the bor act as High councellor without Being ordained
a High Priest. I sent Wilford 2 papers

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
584 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Taylor, Levi
13 Feb 1802 - 5 Apr 1884
86 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Smoot Taylor, Nancy Ann Rowlett
2 May 1787 - 16 Mar 1871
9 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
719 mentions
Family

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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 27, 1868