Day in the Life

Mar 28, 1877

Journal Entry

March 28, 1877 ~ Wednesday

28 I presided in the Temple to day we gave Endowments to 1149
to day 45 Ordained Elders I gave seconed Anointing to 2
persons {John} W {Young and wife} W Woodruff sealed 27 couple E Snow 30
there were Baptized in the Afternoon [blank] persons in
the font at the close of the Endowments {Phebe had a bad night.}

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Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
691 mentions
Apostle
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
318 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1577 mentions
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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.
Wilford resigns as President of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society after 15 years.

Mar 28, 1877