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Day in the Life

Sep 1, 1877

Journal Entry

September 01, 1877 ~ Saturday

Sept 1, 1877 We took stage to York 16 Mils the
[FIGURES] Rail Road to Salt Lake City 75 M Total 91.
Total from St George to Salt Lake City 340 M[iles].
This distance was travelled in two day and a half.
On my arival in the city I went into the Tabernacle
and found the Body of President Young lying in state
and viewed By 10000 people to day the corpse
looked natural I then went into President Youngs
Habitation with D H. Wells G. Q. Cannon E Snow
and had Prayer with them

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
1968 mentions
Apostle

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.

Sep 1, 1877