Day in the Life

Oct 31, 1869

Journal Entry

October 31, 1869 ~ Sunday

31. We drove to Fountain Green Held a Meeting at 12 oclok
President Young read a telegram that the Navahoes made a
raid upon the people of Canarrah & drove off 50 Head of stok
He spoke 25 Minutes, & said now go to & build a good Meeting
House that will Hold a Thousand people you have got the

Material Here & are able to do it & this is what the Lord requires
of you & we are here to day to tell you what to do in these things
G. A. Smith spoke 15 Minutes W. Woodruff spoke 150 O Pratt 20 M[inutes]
H. S. Eldridge 10 M[inutes], Joseph Y[ou]ng 10 M[inutes], Joseph F Smith 5

We then rode to Moroni & held a Meeting in the Evening had a full
Joseph Young spoke 39 M[inutes], G A Smith spok 25 M[inutes], W Woodruff 10,
& President Young 56 Minutes distance of the day 30 M

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
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Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
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Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
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Oct 31, 1869