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Day in the Life

Apr 21, 1882

Journal Entry

April 21, 1882 ~ Friday

21 [FIGURES] I received 1 Letter I wrote Letters to Malinda
W Hatch Unionville Hartford Co Ct Wilford & myself
administered to Brothers Robert H Ford 11 ward & to
John Pack 17 ward both vary sick. Wrote to Orvil E Bates
N M Anderson & Silas S. Smith & sent Br
Anderson Letter to Silas S Smith


I took cars at 2 oclok with F. M. Lyman & John Henry Smith
for Nephi Br Lyman stoped at Provo I rode to Nephi 95 m[iles]
We took supper with Br Teasdale. We Attended the Priesthood
Meeting at 7 oclok there were President [present] 2 Apostles, 35 High Priest
44 Seventies, 24 Elders, 6 Priests, 3 Deacons Total 90. A report
was given By the Presidents of the various quorums G Teasdale spoke
3 M[inutes], John Henry Smith 45, W Woodruff 40 M[inutes]

People

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Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
240 mentions
Apostle
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
502 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
258 mentions
Apostle
Pack, John
20 May 1809 - 4 Apr 1885
31 mentions
Hatch, Melinda Woodruff
15 Dec 1826 - 29 Mar 1893
62 mentions
Family
2 mentions
19 mentions
1 mention
Smith, Silas Sanford
20 Oct 1830 - 11 Oct 1910
51 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family

Places

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Nephi, Juab County, Utah Territory
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory
Unionville, Hartford County, Connecticut

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.

Apr 21, 1882