Day in the Life

Jan 3, 1881

Journal Entry

January 03, 1881 ~ Monday

3 A folded letter/box An arrow In company with Angus M Cannon I visited
Father Vance who had Been afflicted for 4 years with
Evil spirits, and was suffering much we talked with him
and his wife for several hours. A man by the name of
E R Walker called himself a Doctor and said He was
an Elder in the Church He was associated with other Men
He said they had cast out 1500 devils out of Br Vance
and had all their names written down in a Book


He said he had 1500 more Devils in him He had a new
way of casting them out we appointed the next day to
have a Meeting to investigate thse subject I received a
card from Sarah I dined with President John Taylor
I spent the night at Sarah D. with the children. 6 M[iles]

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Cannon, Angus Munn
17 May 1834 - 7 Jun 1915
3 mentions
Campbell, Elizabeth Vance
23 Jan 1800 - 5 Nov 1884
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
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Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
702 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
171 mentions
Family

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Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
Jan 3rd [FIGURES] In company with Angus M Cannon I visited Father Vance who had Been afflicted for 4 years with evil spirits and was suffering much we talked with him and his wife for several hours a Man By the name of E. R. Walker called himself a Doctor But said He was an Elder in the Church He was associated with another man said they had cast out 1500 devils and had all their names written down in a Book and said He had 1500 more in him He had a new way casting them out we appointed the next day to have a Meeting to investigate the Mystery ^subject^ I received a card from Sarah I dined with President John Taylor I spent the night at Sarah D with the children 6 M[iles]

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Wilford appointed General President of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.

Jan 3, 1881