Chester A. Arthur inaugurated as 21st President of 38 United States after assassination of James A. Garfield.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 31, 1881 ~ Wednesday
31 We drove to Spring Lakeville & G Q Cannon & J F Smith
held a Meeting there Br Taylor & myself went on to
Santaquin I took dinner with Br Peter N aAnderson 6 M[iles]
we held a Meeting at 1 oclok Br Coombs prayed
W Woodruff spoke 26 M John Taylor 45 M, G. Q. Cannon 30 M
Joseph Smith spoke 25 M[inutes]. We drove to Goshen and I spent the
night at Br Johnsons 8 M[iles]
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Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2284 mentions
Apostle
Coombs, Isaiah Moses
1834-1886
4 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
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Anderson, Peter N.
1829-1904
1 mention
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Wilford serves 7.5 years as Church Historian (until becoming President of the Church).
Wilford works in St. George Temple.