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Day in the Life

Nov 16, 1882

Journal Entry

November 16, 1882 ~ Thursday

16 [FIGURES] I met with the Twelve & Presidents of TSeventies
and organized them & they set apart 18
Missionaries. The presidency Twelve & Presidents of
seventies met at President Taylors office And speeches
were made After which The Presidency and Twelve
ordained George Teasdale, J Taylor was mouth & Heber J
Grant, G. Q. Cannon being mouth into the Quorum of the
Twelve Apostles. The Twelve & Presidents of the Seventies
were then called upon to ordain Seymour B Young one of
the seven Presidents of the seventies Lorenzo Snow was mouth
[FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to Sarah, Mrs Geo Partridge & R M Thompson

16 [FIGURE] I wrote 1 Letter to Randolph I took cars with the
Presidency & others & rode to Nephi and held a Meeting Distance 90 M[iles]
W Woodruff spoke 35 M[inutes], F M Lyman 35, G Q Cannon 30 M[inutes]

People

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Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
240 mentions
Apostle
1966 mentions
Apostle
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
502 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Grant, Heber Jeddy
22 Nov 1856 - 14 May 1945
256 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
6 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
694 mentions
Family
Young, Seymour Bicknell
8 Oct 1837 - 15 Dec 1924
82 mentions

Places

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Nephi, Juab County, Utah Territory
President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Nov 16, 1882