Chester A. Arthur inaugurated as 21st President of 38 United States after assassination of James A. Garfield.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 29, 1881 ~ Monday
29. We held Meeting at 10 oclok G Reynolds Prayed John Taylor
spoke 20 M, W Woodruff 30 M, G Q Cannon 25 M,
J F Smith 30. We dined then drove to Spanish Fork
and met in the Bowery A O Smoot Prayed G Q Cannon
spoke 25 M, Joseph F Smith 30, W Woodruff 25 G Reynolds 2 M
John Taylor 45 M. I spent the night at Sister Andrews 6 M[iles].
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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2284 mentions
Apostle
Reynolds, George
1842-1909
507 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1964 mentions
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Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4142 mentions
Apostle
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Wilford serves 7.5 years as Church Historian (until becoming President of the Church).