Day in the Life
Journal Entry
February 12, 1870 ~ Saturday
12 I spent the day in the Council House untill noon I attended
the school of the prophets Brother John Holeman made
a long speech upon the subject of Poligamy. He contended
that no person could have a celestial glory unless He
had a plurality of wives. Speeches were made By
L. E. Harrington O Pratt Erastus Snow, D Evans J. F. Smith
Lorenzo Y[ou]ng, President Y[ou]ng said there would be men
saved in the Celestial Kingdom of God with one wife with
Many wives & with No wife at all.
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Evans, David
1804-1883
20 mentions
Zion's Camp
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Holman, John Greenleaf
18 Oct 1828 - 5 Nov 1888
5 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4127 mentions
Apostle
Harrington, Leonard Ellsworth
1816-1883
42 mentions
Young, Lorenzo Dow
19 Oct 1807 - 21 Nov 1895
124 mentions
Missionary
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
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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.