Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 25, 1869 ~ Saturday
25 Christmas I called upon President Young & G. A. Smith, in the
morning I attended the school of the prophets many Questions were
asked President Y[ou]ng answered them. Lorenzo Young asked if
the spirits of Negroes were Nutral in Heaven He said someone
said Joseph Smith said they were Presid[en]t Y[ou]ng said No they
were not there was No Nutral spirits in Heaven at the time
of the rebelion all took sides. He said if any one said
that He Herd the Prophet Joseph saiy that the spirits of the Blacks
were Nutral in Heaven He would not Believe them for He
herd Joseph say to the contrary all spirits are pure that
come from the presence of God the posterity of Cane
are Black Because He commit Murder He killed Abel &
God set a Mark upon his posterity But the spirits are pure
that Enter their tabernacles & there will be a chance for
the redemption of all the children of Adam Expcept the
sons of perdition [John 17:12]. W Woodruff made a speech upon
aposticy and the Merchants. I took my Christmas dinner
with Brother Beatie's at his wifes Hellen & went to the Theater in the Evening
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31 mentions
Scriptural Figure
295 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
30 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Beatie, Hampden Sidney
31 Dec 1826 - 11 Sep 1887
13 mentions
Family
Beatie, Helen Clawson
1835-1884
2 mentions
Family
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2369 mentions
Young, Lorenzo Dow
19 Oct 1807 - 21 Nov 1895
124 mentions
Missionary
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spirits are pure that Enter their tabernacles & there will be a chance for the redemption of all the children of Adam Expcept the Sons of perdition.
~ Brigham Young
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Church membership 90,130; population of Utah Territory 86,336; population of 38 United States 39,820,000.
Utah women given the right to vote; Liberal (non-Mormon) Party formed opposing People's (Mormon) Party.