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Day in the Life

Mar 30, 1877

Journal Entry

March 30, 1877 ~ Friday

March 30, 1877
[FIGURES] This is the first day I ever went the Themple to get Endow-
^[FIGURE]^ ments for the Dead I got Endowments to day for the Prophets Robert
Mason We gave Endowments to 150. There was 52 Elders ordained
W Woodruff ordained 2. I was ordained a High Priest &
Patriarch for the Prophet Mason. There was 152 of the dead of
the Hart family baptized for to day Bulah A Woodruff Beatie
was Baptized for 360 of them. The Quorum of the Twelve
arived to day in the Temple to day we met in council in the
Presidents office in the Evening I sealed 14 dead Persons to
President Young E Snow sealed [blank] couple (W Woodruff
gave Seconed Anointing to Wilford Woodruff jr for his
Grand Father Ezra Carter & Anointed Phebe W. Woodruff
for her Mother Sarah Fabyan Carter) {I anointed Sarah Campbell Smith.}
^Phebe WW got Endowments for Mary Fabyan & for Mr Samuel Woodruff
Wilford Woodruff jr got Endowments for Asahel Woodruff^

People

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1814
11 Apr 1814 - 18 Oct 1838
193 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
248 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
14 Feb 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
284 mentions
Family
Carter, Mary Fabyan
22 Mar 1814 - 8 Sep 1851
21 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1547 mentions
Family
Mason, Robert
1 Aug 1748 - 5 Feb 1835
31 mentions
18 mentions
Family
1 mention
Carter, Sarah Fabyan
8 Apr 1775 - 24 Jul 1845
89 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family

Places

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

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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 30, 1877