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Day in the Life

Jun 12, 1870

Journal Entry

June 12, 1870 ~ Sunday

12 Sunday Morning W Woodruff Prayed in camp. we received the Mail
this Morning & got many Papers. The Camp Assembled together &
held a Meeting B Young Jr Prayed Presidt Young spoke 31 Minutes
He said Many of the Elder of Israel do not seem to understand their
position on the Earth & their calling, that they are called to save
the children of men. we are surrounded by the Lamanits, who
are degraded & cast down to the Lowest depths of filt, yet they
are of the house of Israel & we should set a good Example before
them & not come down to their capacity but seek to Exhalt them

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
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Many of the Elder of Israel do not seem to understand their position on the Earth & their calling, that they are called to save the children of men. we are surrounded by the Lamanits, who are degraded & cast down to the Lowest depths of filt, yet they are of the house of Israel & we should set a good Example before them & not come down to their capacity but seek to Exhalt them
~ Brigham Young

Jun 12, 1870