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Aug 23, 1883

Journal Entry

August 23, 1883 ~ Thursday

23 We rode to wonship & stoped with E. R. Young 8 1/2 Miles
We held a Meeting at 2 oclok L J Nuttall prayed W Woodruff
spoke 20 M[inutes] G Q Cannon 50 M J Taylor 48 M at the
close several of us went to Fishing and all of us ownly
[caught] 5 trout the fish were Mostly killed by the use of Giant powder
we spent the night at Br Malins distance of the day 11 1/2

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Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2224 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905

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

Aug 23, 1883