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Day in the Life

Mar 3, 1877

Journal Entry

March 03, 1877 ~ Saturday

3rd [FIGURE] I presided at the Temple to day we gave Endowments to 136
mostly for the dead. we ordained 52 Elders W Woodruff ordained
[FIGURE] 4, E Snow Sealed ^43^. I wrote a letter to Phebe President
visited us and wanted me to read the CVI section in the doctrins
and Covenants which I did, Old Edition. On our return home
[FIGURE] we herd of a sad accident Brother McMullen who with
his family had been getting his Endowments was driving home
and while on the big dug way his horses ran off the dug way
having four women in the waggon besides himself all rolled
down the dug way A large rock rolled on top of one woman ^Mary Jane Liston^
^Mary Ann Bowers^ and killed her dead, and her Grand mother ^Mary Ann Bowery^ was nearly killed
And Br Willard G. McMullin had his sholder broak &
his daughter badly hurt Brother McMullin & Daughter
was taken to washington And Mary Jane Liston who
was killed and her Grand Mother were brought back to
St George. Brothers McAllister, Nuttall, and myself visited
the House and laid hands upon the live women, and A
coroners inquest was held over the body of the dead one I also
visited President Young in the Evening and laid hands upon
his Teamster who was vary sick. I spent a short time
to Lucy B. Youngs then retired home to bed

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
640 mentions
Apostle
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
596 mentions
Missionary
2 mentions
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
397 mentions
Young, Lucy Bigelow
3 Oct 1830 - 3 Feb 1905
38 mentions
Family
1 mention
2 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family
5 mentions

Events

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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.

Mar 3, 1877