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Day in the Life

Jul 15, 1871

Journal Entry

July 15, 1871 ~ Saturday

15. we learned that one of the Brethren was kicked By a Horse at
soda springs who died at Twin Creeks from the injury it
was the same Horse that Killed a Sister Gravenson the
year Before Aged 18 years she was watering him on the 24 July
with the rope around her hand & he run & draged her to death

we met with the school of the prophets in Paris at 11 oclok
we had speeches from G. A Smith 40 M[inutes] W Woodruff 14
President Young 15 M[inutes] J. F. Smith 11 M[inutes] W. Woodruff 3 M[inutes].
C. C. Rich spoke of the Hay land. I wrote 2 letters to Wilford Sarah &
[FIGURE] the children. President Young said He wished all who had
a plurality of wives to Make their will & thought it well for
all Men to do so.

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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
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
694 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family

Jul 15, 1871