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Day in the Life

Feb 11, 1881

Journal Entry

February 11, 1881 ~ Friday

11. I received 2 letters to day I spent most of the day visiting
[FIGURE] the sick I visited Br C C Rich found him improveing steady
I f next visited Elder O Pratt I found him quite weak he
was not able to set up more [t]han one hour in 24 lost his flesh
voice and appetite and seemed sinking I dreamed a few nights
^[FIGURE]^ sin[c]e 3 times in one night that He died and I attended his
funeral But we greatly desire of it is the will of God that He
should live and lengthen out his days with us I next
visited Br J W Nixon who had 2 tumors cut out of
his Body he was still vary weak did not gain strength

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Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
345 mentions
Apostle
18 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle

Events

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January 16, 1881
Wilford appointed General President of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.
March 5, 1881
Apostles wash feet against enemies as directed in Wilford's Wilderness Revelation.

Feb 11, 1881