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Day in the Life

Apr 12, 1877

Journal Entry

April 12, 1877 ~ Thursday

12 . we gave 109 Endowments we gave 8 second Anointing
G Q Cannon officiated W. Woodruff held the horn. we
Baptised 245 we ordained 42 Elders G. Q. C. sealed 25, W. 1.
13 We gave Endowments to 87. 36 Ordained

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Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
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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 12, 1877