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Day in the Life

Apr 1, 1877

Journal Entry

April 01, 1877 ~ Sunday

April 1, Sunday we met at the Tabernacle O Hyde prayed
O Pratt spoke 306 Minuts L Snow 30 M[inutes], C C Rich 18 M[inutes]
President Young 12 Minutes. {He reproached the} 12 {sharply for not going into the ^United Order^.}
we spent the Evening with President Young

Afternoon Joseph F Smith spoke 45 Minuts F D Richards 23.
John Smith the Patriarch spoke 7 Minuts
April 1, Sunday we met at 10 oclok at the Tabernacle O Hyde prayed
O Pratt spoke 36, L Snow 30, C C Rich 18, President Young 12
{President Young reproached the} 12 {for not entering into the United Order more than they had} I spent the
Evening at President Youngs

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
344 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Smith, John, b. 1832
22 Sep 1832 - 6 Nov 1911
43 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
669 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle

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St. George Tabernacle, 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.

Apr 1, 1877