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Jan 16, 1884

Journal Entry

January 16, 1884 ~ Wednesday

16 A hand pointing to the right I wrote One letter to A E Hinkley Keys crossed I met in
A crown council with the Presidency & Twelve and during the
conversation F D Richards was called upon to
Make a statement of the Purport of a Letter that He had written
to President Taylor concerning what He thought ought
to be written in the Law of the Lord or the Book called
by that Name which met with feelings of all of us
And it was universally voted that Brother Franklin
D Richards Be appointed assistant Historian I spent
the Evening at home

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Hinckley, Arza Erastus
15 Aug 1826 - 18 Feb 1901
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
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Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)
16 Jan 1884 I met in council It was mo[tio]ned sec[ond]ed & carried that F D Richards should be the Assistant Historian

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Jan 16, 1884