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Day in the Life

Nov 20, 1880

Journal Entry

November 20, 1880 ~ Saturday

Nov 20. We drove to Fort Ephraim to Attend the Quarterly
Conference. We Met in the Afternoon at 2 oclok Junius F Wells
Prayed, The Statiscical report was then read


Total Number of souls 10305. President Peterson reported
the general condition of the stake. The General report of
the recepts of the Manti Temple District was given up to
date as $221,264.94 cts W Woodruff then spoke one hour
G Teasdale 15 M[inutes]. we held a Meeting in the Evening with the
young People Junius F Wells spoke 30 M[inutes], W Woodruff 50 M[inutes].

People

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77 mentions
Missionary
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
648 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Wells, Junius Free
1 Jun 1854 - 15 Apr 1930
89 mentions

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Fort Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory
Manti, Sanpete County, Utah Territory

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Discourse 1880-11-20
Prest W Woodruff said that the saints at Kirtland built their Temple in their poverty. Geo. A Smith hauled the first load of rock that has been used in this generation for temple f building Related his early experience as a missionary Said he spoke so much about temple building because he saw the necessity of this work. He had already had the ordinance of Baptism performed for two thousand of his family.
Telegram to John Daniel Thompson McAllister, 20 November 1880
From Moroni Received at [blank] at 10 AM To John D T McAllister Teasdales Telegram received certainly Sperry is good for it W Woodruff 9 paid 100 Lines to all Principal Points in Utah. (Sent by A) (Rec'd by R) [sideways text] READ THE NOTICE AT THE TOP. [end of sideways text]
Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
Nov 20, 1880 We drove this Morning to Fort Ephraim to attend the Quarterly Conference we Met in the Afternoon at 2 oclok Junius F Wells Prayed statistical reports read Total souls 10305 President Peterson reported the General condition of the stake The General report of the recepts of The Manti Temple was given up to the present as $221,264 & 94 cts W. Woodruff then spoke one hour G Teasdale 15 M[inutes]. We held Meeting in the evening with the young people Junius F Wells spoke 30 Minutes W Woodruff 50 M[inutes] & we had a good Meeting

Events

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October 10, 1880
Pearl of Great Price officially accepted as scripture by the membership of the Church.
January 16, 1881
Wilford appointed General President of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.

Nov 20, 1880