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Day in the Life

Apr 19, 1877

Journal Entry

April 19, 1877 ~ Thursday

19 we gave 88 Endowments I wrote a letter to Sarah
[FIGURE] and Delight 2 letters And I gave 3, 2 Anointings
I sealed 16 couple J D T McAllister 8 couple 29 Elders
Ordained for the Dead

People

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McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
596 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
694 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
168 mentions
Family

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 19, 1877