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Day in the Life

Dec 11, 1869

Journal Entry

December 11, 1869 ~ Saturday

11 A snow storm I attended the school of the Prophets
I received A Letter from Azmon Woodruff it was published
in the News. I wrote 23 letters to Owen Smith to Brother
Fuller & Willford & sent Wilford $5 in money
W Woodruff opened the school By Prayer Questions were asked
By seven of the school President Young spoke 30 Minutes the
[FIGURE] following is a synopsis of President Youngs remarks He said
A Bill of Divorce that is given to many is no Better than
a peace of Blank paper A woman who is sealed to a good
man who bears the Priesthood if that man honors that Priesthood
if that woman leaves him of her own accord & she is sealed
to a dozen other men the first man will hold her in the
resurrection if he wants her unless she should be sealed to a

People

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Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
348 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
7 mentions
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family

Events

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1870
Church membership 90,130; population of Utah Territory 86,336; population of 38 United States 39,820,000.
February 1870
Utah women given the right to vote; Liberal (non-Mormon) Party formed opposing People's (Mormon) Party.

Dec 11, 1869