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Day in the Life

Feb 15, 1877

Journal Entry

February 15, 1877 ~ Thursday

15. I presided at the Temple we gave 136 Endowments W. Woodruff
ordained 33 Elders & David H Cannon ordained 13 Elders
John M Mody ordained 3310 Elders W Woodruff sealed at the
Altar 25 couple & E Snow 17 couple [FIGURES] we used two
^[FIGURES]^ veils to day the first time in this Generation I received
[FIGURE] 1 Letter from Bulah I wrote 1 letter to Phebe

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Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
248 mentions
Family
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
141 mentions
Missionary
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
640 mentions
Apostle
14 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family

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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.

Feb 15, 1877