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Day in the Life

Sep 1, 1881

Journal Entry

September 01, 1881 ~ Thursday

Sept 1. We Met at 10 oclok in the school house A. O. Smoot
spoke 6 M[inutes]. Wm Price 2 M[inutes], Br Price was then restored
to the Bishoppric of that Place G. Gurley was appointed the
1 councillor and Peter Oglebury 2nd councillor He
spoke 2 M[inutes], John Taylor then spoke 64 M[inutes], G Q Cannon
25 AF M Lyman 15 M[inutes], John Henry Smith 12 M[inutes]
W Woodruff 20 A O Smoot 2 M[inutes] we set apart
the Two councillors to Bishop Price. W Woodruff Ordai-
ned the 2nd councillor a High Priest & set him apart, at
the close we drove 12 Miles back to Pason & spent the night
we held a Meeting in the Evening with the young Mens
& young womens Mutual we had a full house W Woodruff
spoke 20 M[inutes] G Q Cannon 20 M[inutes] F M Lyman 20, and
John Henry Smith 15 Mn I spent the night at Br Moores 12 M[iles]

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
240 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
1967 mentions
Apostle
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
258 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1837 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
9 mentions
Missionary

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Payson, Utah County, Utah Territory

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Sep 1, 1881