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Day in the Life

Mar 20, 1870

Journal Entry

March 20, 1870 ~ Sunday

20. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning for prayer &
attended Meeting in the Tabernacle W. Woodruff spoke in the forenoon
45 Minutes & John Taylor 62 minutes in the afternoon I met with
the Twelve in the Evening for Prayer I attended meeting in the
Evening at the 14 ward G Q Cannon spoke one hour I
followed him 30, spoke of Family affairs difficulties in fam-
ilies caused in a great measure By interfereance of Neighbors
attending to other peoples Business Exhorted women to pray
& teach there children to pray

People

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1966 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle

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Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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The Collam Bill against the Saints of God in Utah Passed the House. The Congress of the United States has commenced to Make war against God & his Church and Kingdom upon the Earth & wo, wo, is their doom for this act will fill their Cup of iniquity & the Lord will destroy the Nation & breake them to peaces so they will not Encumber the ground & the Lord will Redeem Zion & Esstablish his kingdom
~ Wilford Woodruff

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February 1870
Utah women given the right to vote; Liberal (non-Mormon) Party formed opposing People's (Mormon) Party.

Mar 20, 1870