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Day in the Life

Aug 2, 1868

Journal Entry

August 02, 1868 ~ Sunday

Aug 2nd Sunday in company with President Young G. A. Smith
D H Wells G Q Cannon & others we rode to Cahoons ward & held a
held a meeting at 10 oclok W. Woodruff Prayed & D. H. Wells spoke
33 Minutes & G. A. Smith 30 M[inutes], A M Musser 31 Minutes Afternoon
W Woodruff spoke 30 Minutes, G Q Cannon 30 M[inutes], & President
Young spoke 58 Minutes & Meeting dismissed. I laid
hands upon John Benbow & administered to him he has
Been vary sick we returned home Distance 20 M[iles]
during the Evening I gave Sister Edward Oakey her
2nd Anointing

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Musser, Amos Milton
20 May 1830 - 24 Sep 1909
106 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
1 mention
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
169 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren

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Aug 2, 1868