Day in the Life

Feb 8, 1877

Journal Entry

February 08, 1877 ~ Thursday

8. I spent the day in the Temple we gave Endowments to 96 persons
we ordained [blank] Elders for the living & [blank] Elders for the dead W Woodruff
ordained 18 Elders, & E. Snow 8, D. H. Cannon 5 Mody 8.

A H Raleigh Anointed in one Room & David H Cannon in the
other Room E Snow Sealed 12 couple & B Young Jun 14 couple
mostly for the dead W. Woodruff Presided & gave the lecture
at the veil & was witness at the Sealing Altar

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Raleigh, Alonzo Hazeltine
7 Nov 1818 - 13 May 1901
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
578 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
157 mentions
Missionary
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
691 mentions
Apostle

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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.

Feb 8, 1877