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Day in the Life

Apr 17, 1877

Journal Entry

April 17, 1877 ~ Tuesday

17. we baptized 342 for the dead, W Woodruff ordained 2 Bishops
one councillor and set apart another Bishop McAllister ordained
2 High Priests & set apart as councillors

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McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
648 mentions
Missionary

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.

Apr 17, 1877