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Day in the Life

Jan 31, 1868

Journal Entry

January 31, 1868 ~ Friday

31. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter [to] Ilus F Carter & sent him 2 Photographs
Aphek Woodruff & Bulah Woodruff I spent the Forenoon in the
Legislature & Afternoon in the school of the Prophets. President Young

Nominated Abram O. Smoot to go to Provo as President
Mayor & Bishop of that Place & John Taylor as Judge and
a Number of others as City Councillors

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
540 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
248 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3302 mentions
Apostle, Family
Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
393 mentions
Family
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle

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Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory

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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 31, 1868