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Day in the Life

Oct 8, 1876

Journal Entry

October 08, 1876 ~ Sunday

Oct 8. Sunday Conference opened at 10 oclok Orson Hyde
Prayed Orson Pratt spoke 54 Minuts C. W. Penrose 21.
Afternoon President Young spoke 63 Minuts in the power
of God in the midst of his sermon. My Grand Son
[FIGURE] Wilford Beatie was kicked in the Head By a Horse
a hole cut in the Head above the Temple I was called out
of Meeting in the midst of the sermon to attend to the Boy
and Did not hear the middle of it. when I arived at
the House I found the Mother of Wilford My Daughter
Bulah had fainted away and the Boy in the arms of his
Grand Mother we laid hands upon Both of them &
Bulah soon Recovered & the Boy was soon runing around
I returned to the Meeting House and herdard the last of the
sermon atG Q Cannon spoke 15 Minuts President
Young told why God Blessed Jacob above Esau He
saaid that Jacob should have been the first Born But
Esau took hold of the heel of Jacob & held him back
and the Blessing belonged to Jacob. [Genesis 25:26] At the close of the
Conference it was Adjourned till 6 day of April next to be held
in the Temple at St George

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Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
248 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Penrose, Charles William
4 Feb 1832 - 16 May 1925
160 mentions
3 mentions
Scriptural Figure
1966 mentions
Apostle
145 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
669 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1547 mentions
Family
Beatie, Wilford Woodruff
20 Dec 1872 - 2 Oct 1964
35 mentions
Family

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Oct 8, 1876