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Day in the Life

Dec 3, 1876

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People
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Events

Journal Entry

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December 03, 1876 ~ Sunday

3 Sunday [FIGURES] I received a letter from Lorenzo Snow containing
one to President Young. I also Mailed 8 pages more of Mrs
Woodruffs History to her maken 16 pages in all up to 1853. I
also wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff one to Bishop Dame and
one to Milo Andrew. I laid hands upon Sister Jackson was sick

laying on of hands

People

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1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877

3301 mentions

Apostle, Family

1825-1876

1 mention

3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901

655 mentions

Apostle, Family

6 Mar 1814 - 19 Jun 1893

35 mentions

8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885

1546 mentions

Family

15 Jul 1819 - 16 Aug 1884

16 mentions

Events

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November 1, 1876

Wilford moves to to assist in readying temple for dedication.

November 7, 1876

National election between Republican and Democrat (outcome determined after the Compromise of 1877).

November 13, 1876

Wilford, and begin writing down the temple ceremony.

Church membership reaches 115,065.

January 1, 1877

Wilford, , and dedicate portions of .

January 9, 1877

First baptism for the dead administered in font.

January 11, 1877

First proxy endowments administered in this dispensation in .

January 11, 1877

First proxy sealings and first sealings and endowments for the living in .

January 14, 1877

asks Wilford and others to write out the temple ceremonies.

January 16, 1877

Wilford administers second anointing to the first couple in the .

Dec 3, 1876