Chester A. Arthur inaugurated as 21st President of 38 United States after assassination of James A. Garfield.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
November 06, 1881 ~ Sunday
6. We held a Meeting at 110 oclok L J Nuttall Prayed
John Taylor spoke 55 M[inutes] W Woodruff 25 M[inutes] F D Richards 22.
They had a flood at Pinto that came near washing their
town away a torrent of water rushed through their
houses 2 feet deep. The strem was 100 yards wide & 3 feet
Deep and went through the Town with Great force
we drove to Pine Valley I stoped with James B Bracken 14 M[iles]
we held a Meeting in the Evening G Gibbs Prayed F RD
Richards spoke 30 M[inutes], W. Woodruff 25 M[inutes], J Taylor 44.
we met with 3 sons & 2 sons in Law of John W Berry
who were going to St John.
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Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Gibbs, George
1820-1894
9 mentions
Bracken, James B.
1816-1900
1 mention
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Berry, John William
1822-1890
14 mentions
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
432 mentions
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Wilford serves 7.5 years as Church Historian (until becoming President of the Church).
Wilford works in St. George Temple.