Day in the Life

Feb 15, 1882

Journal Entry

February 15, 1882 ~ Wednesday

15 I met in council & Prayer Circle with the Presidency & 12
I received a letter from Bishop Farrell I receivd a Box
to day from Br Grow to hold my Journals & Papers it was
a vary Good one There has never been a time since the
An arrow organization of the Church when there has been
such a universal howl & cry through out the Land
against the Latter Day Saints that there is now
the whole land is flowoded with lies agnanst the
people of God as it is Now The whole Government
seems determined on the Destrutction of all faithful
Latter Day Saints Mother Elizabeth Ann Whitney
breathed her last to day at 2:10 oclock Feb 15, 1882
^ A coffin Mother Elizabeth Ann Whitney Died at 2:10 oclok to day^
she was born 26 Dec 1800. would have been
82 years of age had she lived untill the 28 of [next]
Dec she has gone down to the grave like a shock of
corn fully ripe. I attended a Meeting of a committee at Council Hous

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Whitney, Elizabeth Ann Smith
26 Dec 1800 - 15 Feb 1882
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Missionary
Grow, Henry
1 Oct 1817 - 4 Nov 1891

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First Presidency counsels men to live with "only one wife under the same roof."
Sixth Constitutional Convention for Utah held; Congress rejects petition for statehood on February 23, 1883.

Feb 15, 1882