Wilford, L. John Nuttall and John D. T. McAllister begin writing down the temple ceremony.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 09, 1877 ~ Tuesday
9.
This is the day that the first ordinances of the Endowments
for the dead was performed in the Temple of God in St George at 12
oclok President Brigham Young being present we commenced to
Baptized fore the dead W. Woodruff Baptized the first 141 persons
and confirmed the first persons President Young laying on hands at the
same time. John L Smith Baptized the next 83 person making 224
Baptized on this day. John D T. Mcallister confirmed 44 A. H Raleigh
15 H. W. Bigler 124 Erastus Snow 20. Susie Amelia Young Dunford
was the first Baptized & confirmed By W Woodruff
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Raleigh, Alonzo Hazeltine
7 Nov 1818 - 13 May 1901
77 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Bigler, Henry William
28 Aug 1815 - 27 Nov 1900
22 mentions
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
659 mentions
Missionary
Smith, John Lyman
17 Nov 1828 - 21 Feb 1898
42 mentions
Dunford Gates, Susan Amelia Young
1856-1933
54 mentions
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Church membership reaches 115,065.
First baptism for the dead administered in St. George Temple font.
First proxy endowments administered in this dispensation in St. George Temple.
First proxy sealings and first sealings and endowments for the living in St. George Temple.
Brigham Young asks Wilford and others to write out the temple ceremonies.
Wilford administers second anointing to the first couple in the St. George Temple.
Wilford administers second anointing by proxy for the first time in the St. George Temple.
Wilford receives revelation authorizing proxy ordinances for his family by non-relatives.
In honor of Wilford's 70th birthday, 154 women serve as proxies in ordinances for his deceased female relatives.
Rutherford B. Hayes inaugurated as 19th President of 38 United States.