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Day in the Life

Mar 1, 1868

Journal Entry

March 01, 1868 ~ Sunday

March 1, 1868 This is my Birth Day I am 61 years
old this day. I spent the forenoon in the 14 ward sunday
[FIGURE] school though I still suffer severely with a cold
there was about 250 children present they gave us
quite an Exhibition of their studies in answering questions
speaking peaces & singing songs. The teachers are learning
the scholars the birth & life of Christ the History of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints & many
interesting things. I did not attend meeting at the Tabernacle
Joseph W Young & Erastus Snow spoke in the Afternoon
I met with President D H Wells & several of the Twelve for Prayer
President Young was in Provo with A. O. Smoot & E F Sheets

People

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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
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
112 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph Watson
12 Jan 1829 - 7 Jun 1873
60 mentions

Places

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Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory
Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Mar 1, 1868