Day in the Life

Sep 10, 1869

Journal Entry

September 10, 1869 ~ Friday

10. I am some Better this morning we drove to Willow Creek
& held a Meeting at 2 oclok G A Smith Prayed D H
Wells
spoke 29 Minutes W Woodruff 14 President Young 14.
President Yo[un]g said, I want to say to Bishop Cordon to cut
off Evary man & woman that go to the Gentiles to trade
Trade with the Cooperation Stores & not with outsiders
and I want to say to you keep your grain, we do not know
what grain will fetch another Year in the world or here
Now I want the People to Examine Evry principle that
God Gives us & se if it is not the Best we could get, look
at our cooperation and all the council I have given
you & see if it is not the best we can get The greatest
statesman now living in the United States is Secretary
Seward & He knows but vary little And I was ashamed
of his ignorance the wisdom of the wise are perishing
& God has given us the power to build up his kingdom & let
us do it. G. A. Smith spoke 12 Minutes & G Q Cannon 8.
We dined in the school House then rode to Brigham City
& spent the night at Brother Snows 22 M[iles]

People

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Cordon, Alfred
28 Feb 1817 - 13 Mar 1871
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3466 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
801 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1442 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2284 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
707 mentions
Apostle, Family
Seward, William Henry
16 May 1801 - 10 Oct 1872
9 mentions
Historical Figure, Eminent Men and Woman

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Sep 10, 1869