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Day in the Life

Aug 30, 1873

Journal Entry

August 30, 1873 ~ Saturday

30. Saturday Met at 10 oclok J P Freeze spoke 30 M[inutes], T. Taylor 23
G A Smith spoke One hour & 23 Minuts upon his Journey to Jerrusa-
lem At the close of the Meeting we went to the House of C C Rich
& B. Young, G. A. Smith John Taylor W Woodruff C. C. Rich,
& G Q Cannon laid hands upon the Head of Moris Phelps 68
[FIGURE] Born Dec 20, 1805 & Ordained him a Patriarch B Young Mouth

Nathan C. Davis Born Aug 29, 1816. Aged 57. Ordained
By G. A. Smith

Bekias Dustin Born Oct 5, 1796. 77 years old Ordained
Patriarch By John Taylor

Wm Stewart Born Oct, 1800 Aged 72. Ordained
Patriarch By W. Woodruff. 4 Patriarchs Ordained

Afternoon A Letter from David P. Kimball resigning his
presidency over that stake of Zion. David spoke followed by C. C.
Rich, Bishop Budge G. A. Smith W. Woodruff G. A. Smith again
John Taylor & President Young spoke some 40 M[inutes], G Q Cannon
spoke 14 M[inutes]. at the End of the speeches David P Kimball was retai-
ned as President On Trial

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2 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
346 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, David Patten
23 Aug 1839 - 21 Nov 1883
28 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
6 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
12 mentions
18 mentions
Taylor, Thomas
26 Jul 1826 - 8 Dec 1900
36 mentions
104 mentions
Missionary
3 mentions

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Jerusalem, Palestine, Ottoman Empire

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Aug 30, 1873