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Day in the Life

Jan 18, 1877

Journal Entry

January 18, 1877 ~ Thursday

[FIGURE] 18 I spent the day at the Temple I ordained 3 Elders and assisted
in ordaining 4 more. we gave Endowments to for the dead I ordained
2 Elders for the Living & laid hands upon 4 more we gave Endowments
[to] 43. W. Woodruff sealed 1, E Snow sealed 24 couple

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Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle

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St. George Temple, St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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1877
Church membership reaches 115,065.
February 23, 1877
Wilford receives revelation authorizing proxy ordinances for his family by non-relatives.
March 1, 1877
In honor of Wilford's 70th birthday, 154 women serve as proxies in ordinances for his deceased female relatives.

Jan 18, 1877