Day in the Life

Apr 21, 1869

Journal Entry

April 21, 1869 ~ Wednesday

21. It is still snowing we drove with the snow
in our faces to Cedar Springs 14 M[iles].


We stoped with Brother Walter Stephens & took dinner
then drove to Filmore 12 [miles].


We stoped for the night with Brother Joseph Robisom
we held a meeting in the State House in the Evening G Q
Cannon spoke 21 M[inutes], B Young Jr. spoke 15 Minutes
D. H. Wells 40, W Woodruff 15 President Young 34 Minutes
He said If I was to tell you the will of God, I would say it is the
will of God that you should take of your substance & send it
to Gather the poor saints. the means you wood spend for
tobaco, tea, coffee, & whiskey & Gather the poor with it we should

be doing the will of God. It is the will of God that we should
keep the word of wisdom. When you want to do evil it is the
will of the devil, & not the will of God. President Young told
a dream on chewing tobaco. We spent the night with Robinson

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
583 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
799 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2257 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
7 mentions
Stevens, Walter
17 Jan 1831 - 24 Jul 1914
1 mention

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Cedar Springs, Millard County, Utah Territory
Fillmore, Millard County, Utah Territory

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Apr 21, 1869