Day in the Life

Apr 30, 1869

Journal Entry

April 30, 1869 ~ Friday

30. We left Tokerville & drove to Bennington 5 M[iles], then to
Harrisburgh 3 M[iles], & Held a Meeting H. S. Eldridge spok 23
Minutes & W Woodruff 34 M[inutes]. We then drove to St George 22 Miles
Presid[en]t Young & comp[an]y had arived Before us we stayed
with Brother Bartley St George is becoming the second city in
the Territory in Beuty & improvem[en]t they are building the finest
Meeting House in the Territory it is 100 By 50 feet in the door
Built of fine cut red sand stone it is laid in layers like Brick
& has a fine appearance it is 106 By 56 outside I visited Brother
Erastus Snow also Brother Olive Woolley Sister Sarah Foss
was also there they were in Mourning for the death of Frank
Woolley who was Murdered By the Indians we held a council in

the Evening about going to the Muddy

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Woolley, Franklin Benjamin
11 Jun 1834 - 21 Mar 1869
10 mentions
Family
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
142 mentions
Woolley, Olive C. Foss
12 Apr 1835 - 7 Apr 1877
9 mentions
Family
Bentley, Richard
1 Oct 1820 - 24 Mar 1906
32 mentions
Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
185 mentions
Family

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Bennington, Washington County, Utah Territory
Harrisburg, Kane County, Utah Territory
St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory
Toquerville, Washington County, Utah Territory
Utah Territory

Quotes

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I do not know that I have spent one Moment to reflect whether I should be saved or not. I know that I am serving a God that will do right & He has given me a work to do And I ask God to Give me Grace and wisdom to perform it & I leave all Events in his hands. He then read the word of wisdom & said this people never saw the day that they were willing for God to rule over us in all things there is not one in a thousand willing for it.
~ Brigham Young

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Apr 30, 1869