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Day in the Life

Feb 27, 1877

Journal Entry

February 27, 1877 ~ Tuesday

27. I spent the forenoon in the Temple we Baptized 107 for
the dead. A. P. Winsor Baptized, W. Woodruff confirmed 42
for the dead D. H. Cannon 65, L John Nuttall Recorded
D. H. Cannon prayed. 42 of those Baptized were for Wm
H Folesome

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11 mentions
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
141 mentions
Missionary
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
397 mentions
Folsom, William Harrison
25 Mar 1815 - 19 Mar 1901
79 mentions

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St. George Temple, St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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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 27, 1877