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Day in the Life

Aug 20, 1883

Journal Entry

August 20, 1883 ~ Monday

20. I rode to Liberty & held a Meeting Prayer By E. F. Sheets
W Woodruff spoke 45 M[inutes], J F Smith 30 G Q Cannon 28 M


We traveled to Obed & held a Meeting Bishop Austin Prayed
E F Sheets spoke 9 M[inutes], Joseph F Smith 23, W Woodruff 15 m
G Q Cannon 23. At the close we rode to Mount Peelier and
held a Meeting E F Sheets Prayed G Q Canyon spoke 30 M,
W Woodruff 15 M J F Smith 30 M we returned to Paris 25 Miles

People

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Austin, Edwin Nelson
5 Sep 1840 - 23 May 1920
12 mentions
Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
112 mentions
1966 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle

Events

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October 5, 1883
Wilford sustained in General Conference as Church Historian and recorder.
October 12, 1883
Majority of proxy endowments completed for Eminent Men and Women; some proxy sealings also completed.

Aug 20, 1883