Day in the Life
Journal Entry
17. I took cars at 6 oclok & went to Ogden the Presidency & the
rest of the company came on the 8 oclok train we met at 10 oclok
in the Tabernacle for a 2 days Meeting Prayer By C. W. Penrose
D. H. Wells spoke one hour & 10 Minutes At noon the following persons
were called together & ordained Patriarchs under
the Hands of the Presidency & Twelve
Erastus Bingham MaBorn March 12, 18798 Concord vermont
President Brigham Young ordained him assisted By five other
Ezra Chase born Feb 4, 1796, Colerain Franklin County Mass
Son of Timothy & Sarah Chase Ordained by D H Wells
Luman A Shirtliff born March 13, 1807 Montgomery Hampden co Mass
Son of Noah & Lydia Shirtliff. Ordained Patraiarch By Orson Pratt
George Washington Hill, Born March 5, 1822 Amestown, Co Ohio
Son of Richard & Sarah Hill Ordained By Elder John Taylor
Berril Covington Born July 6, 1794, Welling Valley, North hamptonshire England
Son of Simon & Elizabeth Covington Ordained By W. Woodruff
Phineas Richards Born November 15, 1788 Framingham Middlesex Co Mass
Son of Joseph & Rhoda Richards Ordained by Franklin D Richards
Thaddeus Alvord Born Oct 28, 1781 [blank] Hampshire Co Mass
Son of Joseph & Submit Alvord Ordained by D. H. Wells
Thomas Richardson on Born Feb. [blank] 1804, Wigom Lancashire England
Son of [blank] Ordained by President Brigham Young
John Shaw born Jan 30, 1790 Bridgewater Winser Co Vermont
Son of Job & Lucy Shaw Ordained By Elder Orson Pratt
Johnathan Browning Born October 22nd 1805, Summer Co Tenn.
Son of Edmund & Sarah Browning Ordained By Elder John Taylor
Edward Barlow born Aug 14, 1801, Little Eaton Lancashire England.
Son of John & Allice Barlow. Ordained A Patriarch By W. Woodruff
Total Eleven Patriarchs ordaind to day by the Presidency & Twelve
Afternoon Prayer By Br [blank] Stewart John Taylor spoke 62 M[inutes]
O Pratt 11 Minutes & in his remarks said all who hold the Priesthood
in this life received it before they came here were ordaind to received
it in the flesh President B. Young spoke 11 Minutes & returned to
the city. I stoped & spent the night with F. D. Richards 40 M[iles]
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