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Day in the Life

May 2, 1881

Journal Entry

May 02, 1881 ~ Monday

May 2nd We held a Meeting at Smithfield at 10 oclk
W Woodruff spoke 2 M[inutes], G Q Cannon 40 M[inutes] J Taylor 32 M[inutes]
John Smith 8 M[inutes] Joseph F Smith 20 M[inutes] we then drove
down to my House and on Examine[in]g it President
Taylor moved that $500 be appropriated for me to Paint
the House Build a Barn and all the three Presidency voted
to that Effect. We then rode to Richmond I stoped
with Robert Petty We held a meeting at 7 oclok
George Reynolds Prayed W Woodruff spoke 15 M[inutes],
G Reynolds 8 M[inutes], John Smith 15 M[inutes] Richard Taylor 5 M[inutes]
George Gibbs 10 M[inutes] Joseph F Smith 30 M[inutes], J Taylor 45 M[inutes]
G Q Cannon 16 M[inutes]

People

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Gibbs, George
1820-1894
9 mentions
1966 mentions
Apostle
415 mentions
Smith, John, b. 1832
22 Sep 1832 - 6 Nov 1911
43 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
Petty, Robert C.
abt. 1812-1856
34 mentions

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Richmond, Cache County, Utah Territory
Smithfield, Cache County, Utah Territory

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

May 2, 1881