Day in the Life

Jan 23, 1877

Journal Entry

January 23, 1877 ~ Tuesday

23rd I spent a part of the day in the Temple we Baptized & confirmed
^ A hand pointing to the right^ 171, A. P. Winsor Baptized I wrote 6 Letters to Elias Smith
Delight, Marion, Ensign, Emeline & John Woodruff
A folded letter/box I received 3 letters from Bishop Edward Hunter Phebe A Snow
& Leslie W Snow And A letter from Secretary Swan sending
me a free ticket on Utah Central & Southern Rail roads

People

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Winsor, Anson Perry
19 Aug 1818 - 17 Jun 1917
Smith, Elias, b. 1804
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
Woodruff, Emeline Burrows
26 Jul 1863 - 25 May 1915
56 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Ensign
23 Dec 1865 - 4 May 1955
51 mentions
Family
Woodruff, John Jay
14 Aug 1873 - 1 Nov 1964
13 mentions
Family
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
177 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Marion
1 Jun 1861 - 5 Feb 1946
48 mentions
Family
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
341 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
171 mentions
Family

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Church membership reaches 115,065.
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.
Wilford and others finished writing down the ceremonies and temple procedures.

Jan 23, 1877