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Day in the Life

Apr 22, 1877

Journal Entry

April 22, 1877 ~ Sunday

22. Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle all
day J Gates Prayed J. D. T. McAllister spoke 30 Minuts
Henry Eyring 8 M[inutes]. At the close of the Meeting W Woodruff
Ordained Thomas Jones a Bishop for washington
ward. Afternoon Wm Fossett Prayed Amd Br
McAllister Read the instructions & rules to the people
then W Woodruff spoke 45 Minuts I Attended
Meeting in the Evening in the 4 ward & spoke to the people

People

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Eyring, Henry
9 Mar 1835 - 10 Feb 1902
64 mentions
Gates, Jacob
9 Mar 1811 - 14 Apr 1892
70 mentions
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
596 mentions
Missionary
Jones, Thomas Jefferson
6 Sep 1838 - 18 Jul 1914
16 mentions
Missionary
3 mentions

Places

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

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 22, 1877