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Day in the Life

Aug 25, 1872

Journal Entry

August 25, 1872 ~ Sunday

25. Sunday in company with the Presidency & Twelve I rode 18 M[iles]
in the cars to Farmington & attended the Meeting in the grove
Wm H Folsome Prayed B. Young Jr spoke 32 M[inutes] G Q Cannon 45.
At Noon we went to Judge Heights. The Presidency & Twelve sat near
2 Hours & herd Sister Secrist Enter her complaints against
Brother Thornton the case had been tried before the Bishop
& he had given his decision in the case & Sister Secrist
was Not satisfied & appealed to the Presidency after Hearing the
case President Young confirmed the decision of the Bishop
at 2 oclok we Met in the grove. W Woodruff spoke 36 M[inutes]
J Taylor 35, C W Penrose 10, & G A Smith 15 Minutes
we had a vary hard rain in S L City at 10 oclk & another
at 6 oclok we returned home & spent the night 18 M[iles]

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1 mention
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
541 mentions
Apostle
Penrose, Charles William
4 Feb 1832 - 16 May 1925
160 mentions
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
2 mentions
Folsom, William Harrison
25 Mar 1815 - 19 Mar 1901
79 mentions

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Farmington, Davis County, Utah Territory
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Aug 25, 1872