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Day in the Life

Jan 28, 1877

Journal Entry

January 28, 1877 ~ Sunday

28. I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Bishop D. D. McArthur prayed
B Young Jr spoke 20 M[inutes], W. Woodruff 34 M[inutes]. I attended the meeting
in the Evening at the 4 ward Leonard J Nuttall spoke 30 M[inutes]
& W Woodruff 40 Minuts I rehearsed the History of Joseph
the Prophet healing in one day many People in Nauvoo &
Montrose and gave me a Handkerchif I spoke of my dream
at seat sea and getting a gold Ring made

People

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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
540 mentions
Apostle
McArthur, Daniel Duncan
8 Apr 1820 - 3 Jun 1908
73 mentions
Missionary
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2227 mentions
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
397 mentions

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 28, 1877