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Day in the Life

Apr 24, 1877

Journal Entry

April 24, 1877 ~ Tuesday

24. [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to Susan, Eugenia, & Phebe, & to Bishop
Stewart we Baptized at the Temple to day 892 persons to day

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Scholes, Eugenia Amelia Cody
21 May 1860 - 16 Sep 1955
60 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family
13 mentions
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
357 mentions
Family

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

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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 24, 1877