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Day in the Life

Oct 7, 1870

Journal Entry

October 07, 1870 ~ Friday

Oct 7. John Taylor Prayed, O. Pratt spoke 64 Minutes, G. A. Smith
spoke 30 M[inutes]. Afternoon J F Smith Prayed C C Rich spok 30 M[inutes]
President Young spoke 47 Minutes, G A Smith spoke 8 M[inutes].
We held a Priesthood Meeting in the old Tabernacle in the
Evening Bishop Hunter spoke about 30 Minutes D H Wells 61 M[inutes]
G A Smith 5 Minutes & President Young gave the following
Revelations [FIGURE] It is the mind & will of God that the Elders
of Israel should take the Utah Central Rail Road Bonds
& own the road & Pay for it so that He could pay the debtts
of the Union Pacific, which He owes to the Brethren It is the
will of God that C. C. Rich & Lorenzo Snow should call for
50 Men to strengthen the Settlemets in Bear lake valley. It is
the will of God that Erastus Snow should call upon the
People to strengthens the Southern Settlements Many other remarks
were made.

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
346 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
270 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
640 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle

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

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Oct 7, 1870