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Day in the Life

Apr 29, 1877

Journal Entry

April 29, 1877 ~ Sunday

29. Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle J Gates Prayed
James S. Blake spoke 17 Minuts W Woodruff 28 M[inutes] Afternoon
D. H. Cannon read Telegram from President Young and spok 20 M[inutes]
Walter Granger 15 James W Nix 10 M[inutes], M P Romney 18
W Woodruff 10 Minuts

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
156 mentions
Missionary
Gates, Jacob
9 Mar 1811 - 14 Apr 1892
71 mentions
Zion's Camp
9 mentions
Nixon, James William
1836–1882
19 mentions
Romney, Miles Park
18 Aug 1843 - 26 Feb 1904
38 mentions
Missionary
7 mentions

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

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Discourse 1877-04-29
of God. W Woodroof made some good remarks on the nature of the Holy Presthood showed that men who held it should never use it to get gain or oppres therir Brethren as soon as they did that it was amen to their calling or in other words the Power of their holy callings would leave them, and they would prove barren and unfruitful—at night went to
Discourse 1877-04-29
meeting Br Jas G Bleake and W Wilfor Woodroof made some good remarks on our waking up to a sense of our duty and for th[e] young to qualify themselves future usefulnes

Events

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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 29, 1877