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Day in the Life

Jan 23, 1878

Journal Entry

January 23, 1878 ~ Wednesday

23rd I went to the Temple to day Examined the building and
Grounds and found a great deal of Labor had been
performed in levelling and grading the Temple Block
and a great deal of Labor in the Temple in Giving Endowments
I found the Temple was settleing some window and Door
sills cracking and the walls some. We gave Endowments today
to 115 Ordained 53 Elders J D T McAllister sealed 13 c[ouples]
D H Cannon 12 total 25. D H C sealed 6 childn to parents
I called upon Samuel Hardy in the Evening

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Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
141 mentions
Missionary
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
599 mentions
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Hardy, Samuel Brocklebank
21 Sep 1804 - 9 Sep 1899
46 mentions

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Telegram to Erastus Snow, 23 January 1878
From St George Received at 12.50 PM. To Erastus Snow: arrived last night all well. Roads bad hard traveling. been through the Temple. all doing well. boiler moved out. Remember me to council. shall write soon. W. Woodruff 27 collect 26 ac. 13. R Lines to Cottonwood, Bingham, Tintic and Pioche.

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Jan 23, 1878