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Day in the Life

Nov 13, 1879

Journal Entry

November 13, 1879 ~ Thursday

13 Br Smith made a fire & soon found his horses we then
drove 12 Miles through a foot of snow over the rock without
a road we arived at the dairy at 2 oclok and glad to get at
a house we found 2 feet of snow at the Dairy we stoped for
the night with Brother Robert R Burk I went to bed and Dreamed
[FIGURE] of meeting with President Young O Hyde and a number of others I asked President Young if he would not speak to us
he said He had done his talking. O Hyde refered to my
Epistle President Young spoke a few words to me. I spoke and
bore testimony of the signs of the times & judgments of God
upon Our Nation I awoke while speaking

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, Lot
15 May 1830 - 21 Jun 1892
352 mentions
Missionary
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
669 mentions
Apostle
4 mentions

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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
13. Br Smith Made a fire & soon found his Horses we then drove 10 Miles through near a foot of snow over the rocks without any road
Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
[FIGURE] we arived at the Dairy at 2 oclok & glad to get off a horse we found 2 feet of snow when we got to the dairy we stoped for the night at the dairy with Br Robert R Burk. I went to bed and Dreamed. 12 M[iles] I was in a Meeting with president Young & O Hyde and a Number of others I asked president Young if He would not speak He said He had done his Talking O Hyde refered to my Epistles President Young said a few words & I spoke & bore Testimony of the Signs of the times & Judgments of God upon our Nation awoke while speaking

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1880
Church membership 135,000; Utah Territory 143,963; population of 38 United States 50,190,000.

Nov 13, 1879