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Day in the Life

Aug 22, 1883

Journal Entry

August 22, 1883 ~ Wednesday

22 We took a Pulman sleeping car to Morgan 120 M[iles]
we stoped with Samuel Francis and held a Meeting at
10 oclok L John Nuttall Prayed W Woodruff spoke 52 M[inutes]
John Taylor 35 M Afternoon John Taylor spoke 65 M
L John Nuttall 27 m, W Woodruff 10 M we then took
cars rode to Echo & to Coleville 25 Miiles

I attended a Meeting G Q Cannon & President Taylor were
the speakers the House was full. The stake have a splendid
stake building $24000 has been Expended and the
Estimated cost is $40000. I spent the night at Alma
Smith House who was badly [burned] under the Bellows at Haugn
Mill I helped Br G Q Cannon bless a child

People

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5 mentions
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Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
397 mentions
5 mentions

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 22, 1883