Priesthood members vote in favor of building temple in St. George.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
November 26, 1871 ~ Sunday
26. Sunday
I did not sleep but little during the night. I arose
this Morning & found the snow about 2 feet deep & still falling thick
& fast, it looked vary gloomy I did not know what course to pursue
I could ^not^ travel the road & I went & Enquired of Mr Haven the operator
& Agent in that place what chance there was of takigng a kcar. He said
he had No baggage car there & if he had, he did not know how
I could get my waggon or horses on board of it as all the
accomodations of the kind was moved to Evanston. I could not
buy any grain in the place for it was not there & the ownly Hay
there was in the hands of Mr Hammer an Apostate Mormon &
vary bitter I had put in about 100 lbs of Hay when I started from
Randolph which was all I had to feed the snow was covering
up my waggon I went over to My Horses & gave them a little Hay &
knelt down & prayed for the Lord to Deliver me I could get
No watter to my horses ownly as Brother Rowley who had charge
of the Engine run it upon a trak near my horses & poured me out
4 Buckets of water this I divided between them while I was there
I went to bed at night with the snow still falling & all things looked gloomy
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Rowley, George
1833-1903
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Groundbreaking ceremony for St. George Temple.