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Day in the Life

Dec 6, 1879

Journal Entry

December 06, 1879 ~ Saturday

6 [FIGURES] I received 1 Letter from John Hunt I wrote
Letters to Warren M. Johnson, John W Young about the
ferry Br Lot Smith built a house for me I went into it
to night and in company of several Friends I dedicated
[FIGURE] it to God I am suffering with severe cold on my lungs

People

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40 mentions
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
299 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Lot
15 May 1830 - 21 Jun 1892
352 mentions
Missionary
28 mentions

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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
6 [FIGURES] I received 1 Letter from John Hunt I wrote Letters to Warren M Johnson and one to John W Young about the ferry Br Lot Smith had built a House for me I went into it to night and in the presence of several friends I [FIGURE] dedicated iot to God I am suffering with severe cold on my lungs and spent a restless night

Events

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1880
Church membership 135,000; Utah Territory 143,963; population of 38 United States 50,190,000.
January 26, 1880
Wilford receives Wilderness Revelation regarding God's defense of the patriarchal law of marriage.

Dec 6, 1879