Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 09, 1870 ~ Sunday
9. Sunday
I received 2 letters from Wilford & Susan she has another son
& call his name George I met with my Quorum in the Morning &
Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Claudius Spencer spoke vary
well for 25 Minutes & W. Woodruff spoke in the power of God for 30 M[inutes]
Afternoon Prayer By J. F. Smith O Hyde spoke 37 M[inutes], & G Q Cannon 40
& W Woodruff 15 Much of the power of God rested upon the speakers
through the day. I closed my remarks By saying that God commanded
Daniel the Prophet to Pray & He Prayed three times a day with his
windows Hoisted & his enemies said if He did pray & make any petition
to any God or king for 3 days He should be cast into the den of Lions
But He did pray, his enemies cast him into the den of Lions & his God
Delivered him [Daniel 6:4-23]. The three Hebrews were told if they did not fall down
& worship the Golden Image of Nebechudnezzar that they should be cast
into the Firyey furnisace &But they worshiped God & would not worship
the Image & they were cast into the firey Furnisace But the form of the
Fourth was with them & they were saved [Daniel 3:14-28]. Now in our day, God
has revealed unto us the Patriarchal order of Marriage & has said
if we do not obey it we shall be damned. Congress has said if
do obey it we shall be damned now tiwhich shall we obey God or
Congress for it is God & Congress for it. The assembly shouted as
By acclimation we will obey God.
I met in the Evening with the
Presidency & Twelve for Prayer & Preached in the Evening in the 20 ward
followed By A O. Smoot & J Sharp.
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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
584 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Spencer, Claudius Victor
2 Apr 1824 - 5 Jan 1910
35 mentions
87 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2257 mentions
Apostle
Scholes, George Woodruff
18 Nov 1869 - 21 Jul 1899
15 mentions
Family
Sharp, John
9 Nov 1820 - 23 Dec 1891
69 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4129 mentions
Apostle
18 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
361 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
719 mentions
Family
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I closed my remarks By saying that God commanded Daniel the Prophet to Pray & He Prayed three times a day with his windows Hoisted & his Enemies said if He did pray & make any petition to any God or king for 3 days He should be cast into the den of Lions But He did pray, his enemies cast him into the den of Lions & his God Delivered him. The three Hebrews were told if they did not fall down & worship the Golden Image of Nebechudnezzar that they should be cast into the Firyey furnisace &But they worshiped God & would not worship the Image & they were cast into the firey Furnisace But the form of the Fourth was with them & they were saved. Now in our day, God has revealed unto us the Patriarchal order of Marriage & has said if we do not obey it we shall be damned. Congress has said if do obey it we shall be damned now tiwhich shall we obey God or Congress, for it is God & Congress for it The assembly shouted as By acclimation we will obey God.
~ Wilford Woodruff
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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.