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Day in the Life

Jul 16, 1881

Journal Entry

July 16, 1881 ~ Saturday

16, July [FIGURE] J.Y. President Joseph Young died this morning
at 4 oclok in the morning Aged 84 years 3 months & 9 days
Thus passes away another Aged Patriarch of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints He was a good faithful
Man. I took cars at 7 oclok with G Q Cannon and
rode to Nephi to attend the quarterly Conference


we met in the Meeting House at 2 oclok several of [the]
wards reported after which G. Q. Cannon spok 45 Minuts
W Woodruff 35 M[inutes]. In the Evening we attended the
young Mens & young womens Mutual Improvement Association
W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes] & G Q Cannon 5 M[inutes] we had a
good time short reports of Both societies were given. I spent
the night at Br Teasdale's & G Q C. at Br Pitchforth 100 M[iles]

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Apostle
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
502 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
306 mentions
4 mentions

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Nephi Meeting House, Nephi, Juab County, Utah Territory
Nephi, Juab County, Utah Territory

Jul 16, 1881