Day in the Life

May 3, 1869

Journal Entry

May 03, 1869 ~ Monday

May 3rd A Plesant Morning we drove to Pine Valley through
the Volcanic Country & held a Meeting at the school House
President Young spoke 11 Minutes D. H. Wells 16 Minutes W Woodruff
spoke 10 M[inutes], G Q Cannon 9 M[inutes], B Young Jr 4, H S Eldridge 5
E Snow 5, Presid[en]t Young spoke 4 Minutes we then met with
the Authorities in council at Brother Burgess House Presid[en]t
Young said I hear that the Moquiches want to come & live with
us I think we had Better send word to Brother Hamblin to send
word to them to come & live with us. I want the Brethren
to Esstablish a whole sale store at Parawan & at St George
I want to have all the Brethren go into raising Grapes that can
I like the Maliga the Best for raisins we spent the night with
Wm Burgess 35 Miles

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 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
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2257 mentions
Apostle
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
142 mentions
Hamblin, Jacob
2 Apr 1819 - 30 Aug 1886
48 mentions
7 mentions

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Parowan, Iron County, Utah Territory
Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah Territory
St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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I have told you what I Expect with regard to Celestial Marriage there will be but vary few men crowned as Gods in the Eternal world
~ Brigham Young

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May 3, 1869