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Day in the Life

Feb 20, 1882

Journal Entry

February 20, 1882 ~ Monday

20 I returned from the farm I spent the day at the office, I met
a short time Iwith Sisters E. rR Snow, Horn, King & others concerning
the young People' Association I spent the Evening at Presidents
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Taylors Office upon the subject of Petitioning Congress
not to Enter into hasty Legislation against Utah upon
the flood of lies that is now delugeing the whole land against
the Saints of God There never has been such a universal
cry and howl against the Saints of God through out the whole
Nation as there is at the Present time by Priests and people
urging Congress to take away our rights of citizenship
and Congress are now passing Laws against us and we
now have to make our last appeal to the God of heaven
we had Reports read from the relief society young Mens

People

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Snow, Eliza Roxcy
21 Jan 1804 - 5 Dec 1887
47 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1837 mentions
Apostle
20 mentions

Events

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March 24, 1882
First Presidency counsels men to live with "only one wife under the same roof."
April 1882
Sixth Constitutional Convention for Utah held; Congress rejects petition for statehood on February 23, 1883.

Feb 20, 1882