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Day in the Life

May 11, 1873

Journal Entry

May 11, 1873 ~ Sunday

11 Met at 10 oclok J. F. Smith Prayed W. Woodruff spoke
45 Minuts, J. F. Smith 50, & President Young 22 M[inutes].
Afternoon D. H. Wells Prayed John Sharp spoke 36 M[inutes]
John W Young 13 John Taylor 15 M[inutes] President Young 38 M[inutes]
[FIGURES] we then took cars & rode to Salt Lake City we
received a letter from Susan Scholes & I wrote one in
return Brigham wrote & Mrs Woodruff wrote one to Susan
& sent her $5 in green backs Distance of the day 18 M[iles]

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Woodruff, Brigham Young, b. 1857
18 Jan 1857 - 16 Jun 1877
60 mentions
Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Sharp, John
9 Nov 1820 - 23 Dec 1891
67 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
299 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
357 mentions
Family

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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

May 11, 1873