Day in the Life
Journal Entry
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^ Sunday I went up to visit Ensign Stockings who has the
Appearance of a walking scheleton scearsly any flesh upon his
bones yet he is vary hopeful that He will get up but he looks
as though he might die any day. At 1 oclok in company
with John Sharp Bishop Hunter L W Hardy & some others
we took a special train & rode to Lehi to Attend the funeral
of Bishop David Evens & Jeppa Larson. The bodies of
Both lay Dead at Lehi when we arived at the Meeting house
we found the House crouded and a large number that could
not get in the bodies of Both Men lay before us in the House
David John opened By Prayer Bishop Edward Hunter
spoke 11 Minuts followed by W Woodruff who spok 30 M
He said yesterday we were called to attend the funeral of
Bishop Harrington, today we are called to attend the
funeral of Bishop David Evans. I do not Know whose
funeral we will be called to Attend to morrow or,
when we will be called to Attend our own He refered
to going toin Zions Camp to Missouri and said Br Evans
had Been a Bishop 41 years & spoke of his labors
David Evans
He was followed By L. W. Hardy, R. T. Burton A. O. Smoot
A R Anderson who spoke of Jeppa Larson Bishop
Cotler closed. At the close of the services we took the car
and returned home. Distance of the day 60 M[iles]
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