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Day in the Life

Feb 21, 1877

Journal Entry

February 21, 1877 ~ Wednesday

21. I presided at the Temple we baptized 484 for the dead J L Smith
Baptized 208 A P Winsor 276 I wrote one letter to Bulah & her children
A hand pointing to the right President Young visited us ( A single key with teeth to the right A single key with teeth to the right I gave seconed Anointing for
10 persons 3 for the dead (Addison Everet & wife Thomas Day)

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10 mentions
Winsor, Anson Perry
19 Aug 1818 - 17 Jun 1917
12 mentions
Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
260 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, John Lyman
17 Nov 1828 - 21 Feb 1898
42 mentions
Day, Thomas
1814-1893
8 mentions

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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.
April 16, 1877
Wilford resigns as President of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society after 15 years.

Feb 21, 1877