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Day in the Life

Mar 1, 1869

Journal Entry

March 01, 1869 ~ Monday

March 1, 1869. This is my birth day I am 62 years
[FIGURE] old this day & still a vary hard laboring man At
[FIGURES] 9 oclok this Morning I met with the Presidency
& 12 at Mr Jennings store which had been stocked
as the first whole sale dry goods store of the Cooperative
Society. Our Meeting was for the dedication of this
store unto God we all knelt before the Lord & President
Brigham Young Dedicated the Building unto the Lord naming
Evry part & portion of the Building from the foundation to
the top thereof He was followed By George A Smith
& Daniel H Wells each prayed in their turn this is
the first time I Ever saw A dedication with three
Prayers in this Church the spirit of the Lord was
waith us & we had a good time I went to the Endo-
wment House we gave Endowments to 42 D H Wells sealed
18 couple & W Woodruff 11 couple I went to the field in the Evening

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
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

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Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Mar 1, 1869