Day in the Life
Journal Entry
February 06, 1870 ~ Sunday
6. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning And attended
A Funeral at Brother Heber C Kimballs House. Vilate Murry
Whitney Aged 16 yers was dead, the daughter of Horace & Hellen
Whitney. There was a large Assembly present W. Woodruff
opened by Prayer President Brigham Y[ou]ng spoke [blank] Minutes
I reported his sermon Joseph Y[ou]ng spoke [blank] Minutes
E. L. Sloan spoke in the Tabernacle in the morning followed
By John Taylor. Theadore Curtis spoke in the Afternoon followed
By L. E. Harrington & W Woodruff {I felt the power of God upon me}
I bore a strong testimony to the people At the close of the
Meeting I met with the Presidency & Twelve for prayer
I attended meeting in the 14 ward in the Evening Lorenzo Snow
spoke one hour & 15 minutes I then spoke about 30 Minutes
I gave an Account of my meditations of what I should
do if tryed for Polygamy Before Judge Hawley we had
a good meeting
People
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hawley, Cyrus Madison
1815-1894
2 mentions
Sloan, Edward Lennox
9 Nov 1830 - 2 Aug 1874
11 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Whitney, Helen Mar Kimball
22 Aug 1828 - 15 Nov 1896
6 mentions
Whitney, Horace Kimball
1823-1884
10 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
311 mentions
Harrington, Leonard Ellsworth
1816-1883
42 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
Curtis, Theadore
1815–1903
11 mentions
Whitney, Vilate Murray
1853-1870
1 mention
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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.