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Day in the Life

Jul 4, 1869

Journal Entry

July 04, 1869 ~ Sunday

4. Sunday I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle J W
Cummings Prayed G Q Cannon spoke one Hour G A Smith
14 Minutes. Afternoon Prayer By G. Q. Cannon
A sectarian Minister spoke 46 Minutes President
Young followed him & spoke 48 Minutes He said one of the
Greatest Blessings given to Man is to have the privilege to come
to such a sinful wicked world as this & then overcome
sin & the power of temptation & get an Exaltation in the
presence of God

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1374 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
1974 mentions
Apostle
53 mentions

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Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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one of the Greatest Blessings given to Man is to have the privilege to come to such a sinful wicked world as this & then overcome sin & the power of temptation & get an Exaltation in the presence of God
~ Brigham Young

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Jul 4, 1869