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Day in the Life

May 23, 1875

Journal Entry

May 23, 1875 ~ Sunday

23rd Sunday In company with G. Q. Cannon I took cars to Farmington
Held a Meeting with the Priesthood at 9 oclok & met the congregation
at 11 G. Q. Cannon spoke One hour & 12 minuts. we dined at
Bishop Hess 6 of us 4 Bishops & 2 Apostles we counted
up to see how many living children we 6 men had and we
found that we had 147 living children making it equally
divided 24 1/2 each. we returned to Salt Lake City in the
Evening distance 36 miles

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Farmington, Davis County, Utah Territory
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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July 17, 1875
Wilford rebaptized (for the sixth time) along with other members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

May 23, 1875