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Day in the Life

Aug 30, 1877

Journal Entry

August 30, 1877 ~ Thursday

30 I left St George at 7 oclok in the stage for Salt Lake City
rode to Leeds and finding that the stage would not get through
in time so I left the stage and took private conveyance
and rode the first 30 Miles in an open waggon and I sitting
on a trunk over a hard road On our arival at Canarran 30 M[iles]
we took a covered waggon and rode to Cedar ^14 Miles^ then changed
waggons and went to parawan arived at 12 oclok 20 M[iles]
we there took supper then rode 36 Miles to Beaver 118 M[iles]

Events

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August 19-21, 1877
Wilford's vision of Signers of Declaration of Independence; proxy baptisms for 100 Eminent Men and 68 Eminent Women under Wilford's direction.
August 22-24, 1877
Majority of endowments completed for Eminent Men and Women; some sealings also completed.
September 16, 1877
Wilford publicly shares his vision of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Aug 30, 1877