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Day in the Life

Apr 23, 1882

Journal Entry

April 23, 1882 ~ Sunday

23 Sunday we Met with the Prayer Circle & gave them instruction
John Henry Smith & W Woodruff both spoke. We Met with the
sabbath school at 10 oclok we had the sabbath school Report of
the Stake there was 599 officers & Members. G Teasdale spok 4 M[inutes]
John Henry Smith spoke 41 M[inutes] W Woodruff 10 M[inutes]. I dined
with Jacob Bigler. Afternoon Sacrament Administered President
Teasdale Presented the subject of Brethren selling
and using strong drink and a vote was taken not
to sustain any man in the Priesthood who made a business
of selling Liquor or freequenting those places for
drinking strong drink. W Woodruff spoke 15 M[inutes] &
John Henry Smith 40 M[inutes]. The following names
were then cut off from the Church for various crimes


Cyrus R Foot, Elizabeth Foot, Wm Petty, Wm Broadhead
the following were suspended from the Church John Painter
Johnson B Young Temperance Young. we took supper
with Sister Oakey we Met at 7 oclok in the Evening
Prayer By Joseph Vicher W Woodruff spoke One H & 10 M[inutes]
John Henry Smith spoke 13 M[inutes]. I spent the night at Br
^[FIGURE]^ G Teasdale Joseph Barfoot died this morning at 5 oclok

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Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
502 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Bigler, Jacob G.
4 Apr 1813 - 23 Feb 1907
25 mentions
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
258 mentions
Apostle
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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 23, 1882