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Day in the Life

Aug 18, 1872

Journal Entry

August 18, 1872 ~ Sunday

Aug 18. Sunday I Attended the sabbath school in the morning G A
Smith spoke followed By G Q Cannon. Meeting commenced at
10 oclok B. Young Jr spoke Prayed. John Taylor spoke 50 M[inutes]
Lorenzo Young 5 M[inutes], W Woodruff 30 M[inutes], President Young 10 M[inutes]
Afternoon Br Ridger Prayed President Young spoke 30 M[inutes], G A Smith
38 M[inutes] President Young then spoke upon things Emported By the
Cooperative Store Gave statistics of Articles G A Smith then spoke
15 Minutes & G. Q. Cannon then spoke 24 Minutes which
closed the Meeting. In company with Brother Taylor I visited sister
Maughn & Benson & Br Turbit we laid hands upon Brother
Turbit & a sister

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
541 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Young, Lorenzo Dow
19 Oct 1807 - 21 Nov 1895
122 mentions
Missionary
Maughan, Mary Ann Weston Davis
10 Mar 1817 - 15 Feb 1901
4 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions

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of the big teeth & flung him onto his back & kicked him on the head untill they killed him he striped all the cloths off the back of John & tore his flesh considerable, but it seemed a Miracle that they should have killed him without any weapon
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Aug 18, 1872