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Day in the Life

Sep 16, 1868

Journal Entry

September 16, 1868 ~ Wednesday

Sept 16 I left Salt Lake City in company with President
B. Young D. H. Wells G. Q. Cannon President Joseph Young, J
Vancott Joseph W Young & several others to go through San-
Pete County on a Preaching Tour. I rode with Brother
Thomas Taylor we drove to the American Fork 33 Miles
we took dinner & held a meeting in the Bowery at 2 oclk
Prayer By D. Evans D H Wells spoke 15 minuts Joseph Young
spoke 28 Minutes G. Q. Cannon spoke 40 M[inutes] President
B Young spoke 15 Minutes & told the People not to trade
another cent with any man who does not Pay his tithing
help gather the poor & Pray in his Family & I request all
men who have bought goods of our Enemies of late to leave
the school of the Prophets & not come to the Communion Table
no more for we do not fellowship you we held a meeting
in the Evening Prayer By {President} Joseph Young W Woodruff spoke
30 Minutes J Vancott spoke 25 Minutes Joseph W. Young
spoke 30 Minutes I spent the night with Brother Hingdley

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Evans, David
1804-1883
19 mentions
1966 mentions
Apostle
86 mentions
Young, Joseph Watson
12 Jan 1829 - 7 Jun 1873
60 mentions
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
304 mentions
Taylor, Thomas
26 Jul 1826 - 8 Dec 1900
36 mentions

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Sep 16, 1868