Day in the Life

Mar 26, 1870

Journal Entry

March 26, 1870 ~ Saturday

26. I Attended the school of the Prophets & the Collum
Bill
was mostly the subject of conversation J Taylor W
Woodruff O Pratt G. Q. Cannon, G. D. Watt Joseph A Young
John Sharp J Merphy David Kimball & D. H. Wells spoke
A committee of 13 was appointed to draft Resolution to
a Mass Meeting to be held on Thursday next I was one
of the committe

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Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, David Patten
23 Aug 1839 - 21 Nov 1883
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
Sharp, John
9 Nov 1820 - 23 Dec 1891
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1944 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph Angell
14 Oct 1834 - 5 Oct 1875
76 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle

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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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Discourse 1870-03-26
Elder W. Woodruff, loved to see men valient in a good cause, especially in the testimony of Jesus—He had known Elder Taylor as far back as Kirtland, stand up nobly in defending the Prophet Joseph—The spirit made manifest here to day, he had no doubt existed among all the Elders of Israel. This was the great Kingdom of our God, and our Government will not rot and come to

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

Mar 26, 1870