Day in the Life

Aug 8, 1875

Journal Entry

August 08, 1875 ~ Sunday

Sunday 8. Meeting at 10 oclok Bishop Preston
Prayed W Woodruff spoke 53 Minuts R Burton 20 M[inutes]


Afternoon G Q Cannon 40 Minuts D H Wells 60.
G. Q. Cannon read the rules of the United Order
at 8 oclok in the Morning the sunday school Met & was
addressed by G Q. Cannon 30 Minuts G Godard 12
& W Woodruff 10 M[inutes]. At the close of the meeting we
returned to Salt Lake City I called upon G A Smith & ^60 M[iles]^
administered to him then called upon President Young
at his office & spent the Evening with him He had buried
his oldest son Joseph A Young to day the funeral at
10 oclok John Taylor Lorenzo & Joseph Young spoke at
the funeral, this death was a hard Blow to President Young

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Goddard, George
5 Dec 1815 - 12 Jan 1899
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1944 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph Angell
14 Oct 1834 - 5 Oct 1875
76 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
Young, Lorenzo Dow
19 Oct 1807 - 21 Nov 1895
123 mentions
Missionary
Burton, Robert Taylor
25 Oct 1821 - 11 Nov 1907
Preston, William Bowker
24 Nov 1830 - 2 Aug 1908

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

Aug 8, 1875