Day in the Life

Sep 27, 1873

Journal Entry

September 27, 1873 ~ Saturday

Sept 27. Brother & Sister Elias Smith started for Randolph this
morning on the railroad cars. I found myself vary feeble
this morning Brothers Cannon & B Y[ou]ng Jr came & laid hands
upon me, yet I feel vary weak Numb & feeble I feel the
Effects of the paraletic stroke unless there is a change with
me I feel as though my Journal writing in this life was about
done but if I should not live to finish up my autobyography it
Keys crossed is my desire that the Historians of the Church or some frien[d]
would do it for me

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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
583 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Elias, b. 1804
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2257 mentions
Apostle

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Sep 27, 1873