Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 31, 1869 ~ Friday
31. The last day of the year I spent at home A synopsis of
My labors will be found on the following leaf. Thus Ends 1869
and it has Been a vary important year in many resp[ec]ts
The great National Highway, the Union Pacific, & Central
Pacific was built during this year also the Utah Central
Rail Road was Built from Ogden to Salt Lake City The first
rail road Built By the Latter Day Saints & owned By them, And
the first rail road Built in America. Built By working men
without Assistance from Governm[en]t, or large capitalist, this
is Built By the Poor Saints & owned By them without assistance from
any one Expcept the Lord. This opens a communication wi
Between Salt Lake City & all the world. We emigrated about
3000 Saints during this year. We have Lost during the past
year One of our Number of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles viz Ezra Taft Benson, & Albert Carrington was
Appointed in his stead. President Brigham Young G A. Smith
D. H. Wells & the Twelve Apostles have travelled from St Charles
Bear lake valley to St George in Washington County &
President Brigham Young Preached during these Journies 43 Hours
& 12 minutes according to the time I kept as recorded in my
Journal. We also Esstablished the Joint Merchantile Coop-
eration as a general whole sale store also ward stores.
We have had sent unto us By the general Governm[en]t the
most wicked set of Judges & all government officers that
have ever Been sent in Utah Territory, they are doing
all they can to stir up the general Governm[en]t to make war
war upon us & to destroy us from off the Earth. We have
had some Aposticy from the Church. L. E. Harrison
Wm S. Godby Henry W Lawrence Eli B. Kelsey & some
others have Been cut off from the Church for Aposticy &
they have formed themselve into a New Church the
same as other Apostates Have at different times and
they have Become spiritualist & pretend to receive rev-
ilations. Wickedness is increasing throughout this
whole Nation & Exhertions are making to try to destroy
the kingdom of God. The Nations of the Earth are becoming
more & more fearful of the signs of the times & of the future
Events which await them. We have had peace in these
vallies since we came here as pioneers in 1847 with the
Exception of the Buchannan war which cost the nation
$40,000000 dollars & cost us 40 miles travel & Back again
we have also had some Indians wars which has cost
some lives & considerable property. The wicked of this
Nation are determined if possible to destroy, & scatter
the Saints during the year 1870 But the Saints are in the
Hands of God as they Ever have Been, & God will
defend them & fight their Battles if they will ownly be
faithful & trust in him. 1870 will be an Eventful
year in many respects. In fact Every year is Eventful
now in this fast age God has set his hand to Esstablish
Zion & his kingdom & he will accomplish in spite of
Earth & Hell, wicked men & devils He will overthrow
the wicked the, scorners, the Hipocritt, & unbeliever & save his Saints
People
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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
232 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
799 mentions
Apostle
23 mentions
Harrison, Elias Lacy Thomas
abt. 1830-1900
5 mentions
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Lawrence, Henry W.
1835-1924
6 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4127 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
344 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
18 mentions
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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
Wickedness is increasing throughout this whole Nation & Exhertions are making to try to destroy the kingdom of God. The Nations of the Earth are becoming more & more fearful of the signs of the times & of the future Events which await them. We have had peace in these vallies since we came here as pioneers in 1847 with the Exception of the Buchannan war which cost the Nation $40,000000 dollars & cost us 40 miles travel & Back again we have also had some Indians wars which has cost some lives & considerable property. The wicked of this Nation are determined if possible to destroy & scatter the saints during the year 1870 But the Saints are in the Hands of God as they Ever have Been, & God will defend them & fight their Battles if they will ownly be faithful & trust in him. 1870 will be an Eventful year in many respects. In fact Every year is Eventful now in this fast age God has set his hand to Esstablish Zion & his Kingdom & he will accomplish in spite of Earth & Hell, wicked men & devils He will overthrow the wicked the, scorners, the Hipocritt, & unbelievers & save his Saints
~ Wilford Woodruff
Events
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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.