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Day in the Life

Oct 6, 1883

Journal Entry

October 06, 1883 ~ Saturday

Aprail ^Oct^ 6, 1883. Conference Met at 10 oclok. I was
not well this Morning. J D T McAllister Prayed F D Richards
spoke 38 Mi M Thatcher 23, A Carrington 23.

Afternoon Prayer By A O Smoot W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes]
Missionaries were then called F M Lyman spoke 25 m[inutes]
statistics were then CRead with the following Report
11 Apostles, 62 Patriarchs, 273953 Seventies, 3261 High Priests
12326 Elders, 1553 Priests, 1659 Teachers 525 Deacons
65482 Members, 92903 Officers & Members, 38949
children under 8 years of age, 131750 Total of souls
1239 Males Birth, 1165 Female Births, 2404 Total Births

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
210 mentions
Apostle
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
240 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
599 mentions
Missionary
371 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.

Oct 6, 1883