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Day in the Life

Sep 23, 1871

Journal Entry

September 23, 1871 ~ Saturday

23rd Met in the Meeting House at 10 oclok Prayer By W Woodruff
D. H. Wells spoke 35 Minutes G. Q. Cannon spoke 43 G. A. Smith
36 Minutes I dined with Aroet Hale. Afternoon J W Young
Prayed J F Faust spoke 20 M[inutes], J W Young 20, W Woodruff 35
President Young 27. The Presidency & Twelve took supper
with Brother RyDalch we had News from the City the
Enemy are on the Elert still laboring for the destruction
of the Saints. We held a Meeting in the Evening Br Ure Prayed
J. F. Smith spoke one hour & 20 Minutes. I spent the night
with Brother Clark

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Hale, Aroet Lucius Little
18 May 1828 - 13 Dec 1911
10 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
3 mentions
Ure, James
1817-1897
20 mentions
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
299 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
13 mentions

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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Sep 23, 1871