Day in the Life

Jun 19, 1869

Journal Entry

June 19, 1869 ~ Saturday

19. We met at the bowery ^Paris^ at 10 oclok for a 2 days
Meeting Prayer By E. T. Benson D H Wells spok one Hour
& 14 Minutes, B Young Jr spoke 27 M[inutes]. I dined Bwith Brother
Duffin then went to Brother Rich & President B Young

spoke of organizing a school of the prophets, we met
for that purpose Brother Hart opened By Prayer
W Woodruff spoke 50 Minutes John W Young 6 M[inutes]
E T Benson 33 M[inutes]. At the close of the Meeting a list
of Names was called to Form a Branch of the school
of the prophets we met in the school House the the list
of Names was red. President Young then spoke of organizing
A stake of Zion & a High Council & the school of the
prophets. C. C. Rich spoke a short time Presid[en]t B Young
called a vote to know if the Elders wished this to be
so A united vote. 12 Names were then called to
form a High Council. They were then ordained &
set apart as A High Council & were all ordained
High Priest who had not Before Ben ordained to that
office all was ordained but one, this was under
the Hands of D. H. Wells W Woodruff, C. C. Rich E. T. Benson
G. Q. Cannon & B Young Jr. we adjourned to meet tomorrow

People

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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
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
352 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
800 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
379 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2259 mentions
Apostle
Duffin, Hezekiah
25 Jul 1834 - 7 Jan 1920
4 mentions
54 mentions
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
330 mentions
Apostle

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Jun 19, 1869