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Day in the Life

Dec 27, 1883

Journal Entry

December 27, 1883 ~ Thursday

27 I went to the Temple and sealed Joseph Smith Liston
and Elizabeth A Riding at the Altar in the Marriage
covenant then rode with Emma & D H Cannon
to the sugar loaf & clum up a 10 foot perpendicular
rock took a view of the city then rode to the red stone
quiry also the Black stone quiry I went to the Temple
and sent Letters to A F McDonald A Hinkley & Ray
I spent the Evening with Br Thompson & family 16 M[iles]

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100 mentions
Hinckley, Arza Erastus
15 Aug 1826 - 18 Feb 1901
74 mentions
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
156 mentions
Missionary
2 mentions
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
987 mentions
Family
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51 mentions
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
263 mentions
Missionary

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

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Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)
27 I went to the Temple and sealed Joseph Smith Liston & Elizabeth 2 A Riding at the Altar I then rode with {shorthand} & D H Cannon to the Sugar Loft we climbed the 10 foot perpendicul[ar] rock took a view of the city and then rode to the Red Stone query & Black Stone query on the Black Ridge I went to the temple & signed Letters to McDonald Hinkley & Ray I spent the Ev[enin]g with Thompson [sideways text] Distance of the day 16 miles [end of sideways text]

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Dec 27, 1883