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Day in the Life

Aug 17, 1868

Journal Entry

August 17, 1868 ~ Monday

17. President Young & the Twelve started for a preaching tour
to Logan Cash valley this morning I rode in company [w]ith
David Day & G. Q. Cannon we broke our Cross bar & iron of the
Tongue before we got out of town & it took till Noon before we
got it mended the President & others went to Farmington to hold a
Meeting President Young G. A. Smith Joseph F Smith & A. M. Musser
addressed the meeting we did not Stop untill we got to kays ward
we arived there 3:30 oclock & stoped with Brother Barns & dined
then attended Meeting at the Meeting house, had a full House
Prayer By G Q Cannon He also spoke 30 minutes, W. Woodruff
spoke 20 M[inutes], G. A. Smith 25 President Young 30. 22 Miles

People

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Musser, Amos Milton
20 May 1830 - 24 Sep 1909
106 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
1 mention
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle

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Cache Valley, Utah Territory
Farmington, Davis County, Utah Territory
Logan, Cache County, Utah Territory

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He said that the word Gentiles did not apply to Every body out of the Church it applyed to those who were rebellious against God & his gospel there were many honorable men of the Earth who were not in the Church it did not apply to.
~ Brigham Young

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Aug 17, 1868