Day in the Life

Apr 6, 1871

Journal Entry

April 06, 1871 ~ Thursday

6 April 1871 Keys crossed I met in the general conference of the Church of Latter
Day Saints
in the New Tabernacle at 10 being all the First Presidency
& 12 present Except Erastus Snow who was sick at St George
President Young called the Attention of the conference which was opened
By prayer By John Taylor. G A Smith spoke 20 Minutes O Hyde
spoke 60. Afternoon Prayer By W Woodruff Lorenzo Snow spoke
50 Minutes, John Sharp spoke 12 Minutes G. A. Smith 18 President Young 5.

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Sharp, John
9 Nov 1820 - 23 Dec 1891
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle

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Legal - Transfer deed from Brigham Young to Wilford Woodruff, 6 April 1871
In Testimony Whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this Sixth day of April A.D. 1871. Signed, Sealed and Delivered in presence of T. W. Ellerbeck James Jack [STAMPS] Brigham Young Sen. Mary A. Young TERRITORY OF UTAH, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City. S.S. BEFORE ME, James Jack a Notary Public in and for said County, personally appeared the above named Brigham Young Sen. and Mary A Young both to me personally known and acknowledged the signing and sealing of the above conveyance to be their voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein expressed; and the said Mary A. Young, wife of the said Brigham Young Sen, being at the same time examined by me, separate and apart from her husband and the contents of said instrument made known to her by me she then declared she did voluntarily sign, seal and acknowledge the same, and that she is still satisfied therewith; this Sixth day of April A.D. 1871 [seal] JAMES JACK SALT LAKE COUNTY UTAH NOTARY PUBLIC James Jack Notary Public

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Apr 6, 1871