Day in the Life

Feb 9, 1877

Journal Entry

February 09, 1877 ~ Friday

9 I spent the day in the Temple we gave Endowments 934 for
the dead 2 for the living W Woodruff Ordained 15 foElder for the
dead J M. Mody 5, D H Cannon 9 A P Winsor 1, D D McArthur
4, H W Bigler 3, A. H Raleigh 3 total 40. W Woodruff sealed
6 couple E Snow, 20 couple total 26. President Young was present

People

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Raleigh, Alonzo Hazeltine
7 Nov 1818 - 13 May 1901
Winsor, Anson Perry
19 Aug 1818 - 17 Jun 1917
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
McArthur, Daniel Duncan
8 Apr 1820 - 3 Jun 1908
93 mentions
Missionary
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
157 mentions
Missionary
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
691 mentions
Apostle
Bigler, Henry William
28 Aug 1815 - 27 Nov 1900

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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 9, 1877