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Day in the Life

May 31, 1868

Journal Entry

May 31, 1868 ~ Sunday

31. Sunday I met with my Prayer Circle in the Morning
& attended meeting in the Tabernacle W W Phelps Prayed A
Brother Harrison spoke one hour & 10 minutes W Woodruff followed
& made some corrections Afternoon Prayer By Bishop Hoagland
H. W. Nesbit spoke one hour & 20 Minutes I met with D H Wells
& the Twelve for Prayer Presidet Young was lame with them Rheumetism
[FIGURE] I attended meeting in the 14 ward O Pratt spoke
upon the New Translation of the old & New Testament as
Translated By the Prophet Joseph Smith before his death &
it had Been Published of Late by the followers of Young Joseph
& a copy had been sent to President Young & it was published
in its purity & we felt much rejoiced that a copy had
fallen into Presidet Youngs hands Brother Pratt showed
the difference Between the old & New Translation on the
seconed coming of the Mesiah when he closed I related
a vision which I had at Brother Smoots in Kentucky in
1836, & the signs which I saw of the 2nd coming of Christ
we had a good Meeting

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Hoagland, Abraham Lucas
24 Mar 1797 - 14 Feb 1872
82 mentions
Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
21 mentions
16 mentions
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2229 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle
Phelps, William Wines
17 Feb 1792 - 7 Mar 1872
162 mentions

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

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I attended meeting in the 14 ward O Pratt spoke upon the New Translation of the old & New Testament as Translated By the Prophet Joseph Smith before his death & it had Been Published of Late by the followers of Young Joseph & a copy had been sent to President Young & it was published in its purity & we felt much rejoiced that a copy had fallen into Presidet Youngs hands Brother Pratt showed the difference Between the old & New Translation on the seconed coming of the Mesiah when he closed I related a vision which I had at Brother Smoots in Kentucky in 1836, & the signs which I saw of the 2nd coming of Christ
~ Wilford Woodruff

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May 31, 1868