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Day in the Life

Sep 27, 1873

Journal Entry

September 27, 1873 ~ Saturday

Sept 27. Brother & Sister Elias Smith started for Randolph ths
morning on the Railroad Cars. I found myself vary feeble
this morning Brothers Cannon & B Young 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
[FIGURE] is my desire that the Historians of the Church or some friend
would do it for me

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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
541 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Elias
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
182 mentions
1966 mentions
Apostle
13 mentions

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Randolph, Rich County, Utah Territory

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Sep 27, 1873