Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Point, Utah, effectively ending the Church's isolation in Utah.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
June 21, 1869 ~ Monday
21. We drove up the canyon to the summit & then on
to Franklin in Cash Valley distance of the day 45 Miles
When we arived in Franklin we met a large
processin of Men women & children. We stoped with
James Backer we held a meeting in Franklin
at the Meeting House at 5 oclok which was
a stone Building filled with Saints W. Woodruff Prayed
D. H. Wells spoke 39 Minutes W H Hooper 35 M[inutes],
President Young 39. We Met in council in the
Evening & Herd several cases of Difficulty &
President Young decided how they should be setled which
showed his wisdom. We spent the night at Brother Packers
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3457 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
800 mentions
Apostle
Packer, James
1833-1892
1 mention
Hooper, William Henry
1812-1882
124 mentions
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