Day in the Life

Dec 19, 1883

Journal Entry

December 19, 1883 ~ Wednesday

Dec 19, 1883
^[FIGURES]^ I went to the Temple and we gave Endowment
to 7 living & 63 Dead Total 70. 31 Men went through for
my Dead. There was ordained 1 Living 39 Dead I was
sealed for 39 couple of Dead friends. Emma was with
me there was 37 Adoptions to W Woodruff J McAllister
attended to Adoptions 34 dead, 34 li 1 living D H Cannon
Adopted 12 Dead, J McAllister gave 2 Anointings
5 living & 1 dead

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Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
164 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
1027 mentions
Family
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
659 mentions
Missionary

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St. George Temple, St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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Temple - Rebecca Smith endowment, 19 December 1883

Prest Wilford Woodruff Rebecca Smith dead 25 Emma Smith Woodruff Heiress ^J L^ W. W. S. D H C

Temple - Adoptions, 19 December 1883

John Pulsipher dead Wilford Woodruff Acting for him Elizabeth Dutton Pulsipher dead Johanne Maria Schultz Nixon Acting for her 1 Oliver Pulsipher dead ✓ 2 David Pulsipher [dead] ✓ 3 Elizabeth Pulsipher [dead] ✓ 4 Polly Pulsipher [dead] ✓ 5 John Pulsipher [dead] ✓ 6 Sibiyl Pulsipher [dead] ✓ 7 Salmon Pulsipher [dead] ✓ 8 Zerah Pulsipher [dead] ✓ John Pulsipher Acting for Males Sarah Pulsipher Alger Acting for females John D. T. McAllister [sideways text] John Lytle Wm W Smith [end of sideways text]

Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)

19 I had a letter from president Taylor & [FIGURE] Laney & one from Clara I went to the Temple & we gave Endo[w]ments to 7 Living & 63 Dead Total 70 there was 31 Men went through for me & 6 wom[en] ordaination 1 Living 39 Dead I had 39 sealing all for the Dead Emmas And was [on] sealings 3 living & 54 dead By D H Cannon Children to parents 5 living & one Dead By Cannon McAllister 8 Dead to parents 37 Adoptions to W W 1 Living & 34 Dead McAllister

Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)

Adopt[io]ns By Cannon 12 Dead 2nd Anointings By McAllister 5 living & 1 dead

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Dec 19, 1883