Day in the Life

Sep 19, 1868

Journal Entry

September 19, 1868 ~ Saturday

19 I met with a company of Brethren in the Meeting
House to organize a school of the Prophets, it was
organized By appointing Bishop Fairbanks President &
Borother Thurber vice President J Coombs Secretary
O Simons Treasurer Presid[en]t Young spoke 15 Minutes
then the rules were read & excepted. We then drove to
Santaquin & held a Meeting at 10 oclok Joseph Young sen
Prayed then spoke 40 minutes D. H. Wells spoke 25 m[inutes] G. Q. Cannon
28 m[inutes] We then drove to Nephi City 25 miles

A large procession of Men women & children met us in the
street they had Erected large Pyramids of Evergreen
with a welcome Erected upon them I stoped with Edward
Oakey
. A Meeting was held in the meeting House J Vancott
Joseph W. Young Joseph W. Young Joseph F. Smith A M
Musser
& Joseph Young sen all spoke at the Meeting. Presid[en]t
Young D. H. Wells W. Woodruff G Q Cannon met with

with Bishop Bryon J Bigler & S Pitchforth in council
Bishop Bryon Brought an accusation against J Bigler
Bishop Bryon had commit a grieveious sin & acknowledged
it to Bigler when he was Bishop & now accused Brother Bigler
of revealing it, But the investigation proved that woman had
revealed it & Bishop Bryon was required to take the woman
& support her & to resign his Bishopprick both of which he
said he would do. G A Smith gave Endowments to 61 & sealed 34 couple

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Musser, Amos Milton
20 May 1830 - 24 Sep 1909
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3446 mentions
Apostle, Family
Bryan, Charles Hinkle
14 Dec 1807 - 14 Jan 1885
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
800 mentions
Apostle
Oakey (Ockey), Edward Ockey
27 Feb 1816 - 14 Aug 1871
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2259 mentions
Apostle
Bigler, Jacob G.
4 Apr 1813 - 23 Feb 1907
Van Cott, John
7 Sep 1814 - 18 Feb 1883
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4129 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph Watson
12 Jan 1829 - 7 Jun 1873
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881

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Sep 19, 1868