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Day in the Life

Apr 4, 1881

Journal Entry

April 04, 1881 ~ Monday

4 Met at 10 oclok W Woodruff Prayed Joseph F Smith spok
56 M[inutes], John Taylor 30 M[inutes]. from D. C. sec 121. Joseph Smith
spoke vary strongly against the Saints sending their children
to Gentiles schools. The Lord would hold the Parents responsible
for it President Taylor spoke upon the Priesthood and apostacy
The Twelve Met at Noon and & discussed John W Youngs case
again and Expect to withhold his name at Conference
we Met at 2 oclok in Conference A M Cannon Prayed
The Territorial Statistics was then read E Snow then spok 45 M[inutes]
John Nicholson spoke 10 M[inutes] Report of Logan Temple was
Given Donations from Cache Stake was $143433, Bear Lake
$38,134.64 Box Elder $36,733.49, Trustee in trust $78705.19
from other sourses $660. Total $297,666.32 Sanpete Temple
Reported as having Received $250,235.40 Total in the two
Temples $547901.72 I met with the Mutual improvement
Society J Wells Mrs Felt, Free, W. Woodruff, J F Smith & J Taylor spoke

People

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Cannon, Angus Munn
17 May 1834 - 7 Jun 1915
186 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle
6 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1844 mentions
Apostle
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
299 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3573 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Junius Free
1 Jun 1854 - 15 Apr 1930
85 mentions
4 mentions
Felt, Sarah Louisa Bouton
5 May 1850 - 12 Feb 1928
5 mentions

Events

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

Apr 4, 1881