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Day in the Life

Sep 23, 1877

Journal Entry

September 23, 1877 ~ Sunday

23rd ^No 9^ Sunday [FIGURE] I wrote a 2 letters to David H Cannon, sent
a peace of poetry I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle
Prayer By C W Layton F D Richards spoke 34 M[inutes]
B Young Jr 30 M[inutes] & G Q Cannon 20 I met with
the Twelve in the prayer circle And 20attended Meeting
in the 14 ward and spoke about an hour

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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
541 mentions
Apostle
38 mentions
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
141 mentions
Missionary
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
1967 mentions
Apostle

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Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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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 23, 1877