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Day in the Life

Jan 26, 1877

Journal Entry

January 26, 1877 ~ Friday

26. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 38 persons
6 Elders ordained living & 10 for the dead Brigham Young jr sealed 9 couple
and W. Woodruff 4 couple, W. Woodruff presided

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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
578 mentions
Apostle

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

Events

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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.
March 21, 1877
Wilford and others finished writing down the ceremonies and temple procedures.

Jan 26, 1877