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Day in the Life

Mar 20, 1881

Journal Entry

March 20, 1881 ~ Sunday

20 Sunday I met the Priesthood at 9 oclok I spoke to them
for 30 M[inutes] others spoke we met at 10:30. Br Terry Prayed
WW set apart Br Irons as first councillor WW ordained 1 H
P, 13 were set apart. F. M. Lyman spoke 30 M[inutes] John
Henry Smith 25. We dined at Susies Gates Afternoon
^we ordained Jacob F Gates to the office of a seventy & WW was mouth^
George Teasdale spoke 25 M[inutes] B Young 30 M[inutes], & W Woodruff
spoke 30 M[inutes]. We took supper at Henry W Irins & returned
to the Temple & spent the Evening I receivd 3 copies of my
History Published By t8he Jovinile Instructor offace [office] & a
card & Paper we read them

People

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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
541 mentions
Apostle
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
240 mentions
Apostle
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
512 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1 mention
21 mentions
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
258 mentions
Apostle
27 mentions
53 mentions
3 mentions

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St. George Temple, St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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March 5, 1881
Apostles wash feet against enemies as directed in Wilford's Wilderness Revelation.

Mar 20, 1881