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Day in the Life

Jan 27, 1884

Journal Entry

January 27, 1884 ~ Sunday

27 Sunday Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Brother
Dewey. Seymour B Young spoke 50 M[inutes] W Woodruff 40 m[inutes]
Afternoon Moroni the Lamanite spoke to the people
W Woodruff spoke one Hour and 22 M[inutes]. Br Gill
spoke 5 M[inutes]. At the close of the Meeting W Woodruff
Ordained 1 Patriarch (John D Gibbs.), 1 High Council
6 High Priests, 15 Seventies, 1 Bishop, 2 Councillors to the
Bishop. W Woodruff Also Assisted in ordai[nin]g 6 High Priests
L Snow Mouth & 15 seventies S. B. Young Mouth at the same time
L Snow & Oliver Snow ordained 15 seventies there
was 53 ordinations in all I dined with Br Snow
I Attended a Meeting in the Evening with the young People
The House was full. There were two Essay read
written for a Premium the first Essay read got
the Premium Br Box was the author W Woodruff spok
45 M[inutes] S. B. Young 15 M[inutes]. I spent the night at Phebes

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7 mentions
2 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
692 mentions
Apostle, Family
1 mention
Snow, Oliver G.
20 Feb 1849 - 13 Aug 1931
10 mentions
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
340 mentions
Family
Young, Seymour Bicknell
8 Oct 1837 - 15 Dec 1924
90 mentions

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Discourse 1884-01-27

Pres W. Woodruff said, I need the spirit of God, so does Pres Taylor, and every man needs it to enable him to perform his duties. Joseph told Pres. Young in a dream to get the spirit and teach the people to get it, touched on the history of Gods chosen ones from Moses, Jesus, Joseph, and on their work and calling the Kingdom will never be throw down but will triumph. God will fight our battles. [Exodus 14:14]

Discourse 1884-01-27

Pres W. Woodruff said 205 men went up to Zions Camp 50 years ago, in april I heard for the first time the Prophet and also Pres Youg. we met in a log cabin in Kirtland after the testimonies of the bre[thren], Joseph arose and said you are laying the foundation of a great Kingdom that you do not understand. I once heard Lyman Wight say that if the Lord would give him the use of thunder and lightning one half hour, he would never ask him an- other favor on the world. I told him he was a fool, he would go and spoil the work. spoke of his recent visit amongst the lamanites, of the Temple, had always told Pres Youg the Temple would be built of Granite, work in the Temple for the living and dead, to keep a record of the same &c do our duty and all will be well.

Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)

27 Sunday {shorthand} 10 {shorthand} {shorthand} Bishop Dewey Seymour B. Y[ou]ng spok 50 M[inutes] {shorthand} W Woodruff spok W0 40 M[inutes] {shorthand} I {shorthand} I Met at 2 {shorthand} {shorthand} Moroni the Lamanite spok to the people 10 M[inutes] {shorthand} Temple Affairs read

Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)

W W sp[ok]e 1 H[our] & 22 M[inutes] 9 x 9 Br Gill spok John D. Gibbs was ord[ain]ed a patriarch By [blank] W W ord[ain]ed 6 High priests also 15 Seventies Assisted to ord[ai]n 16 Seventies S B Y[ou]ng Mouth Lorenzo Snow & Oliver Snow also ord[ain]ed 30 70 [Seventies] & L Snow W W assisted L Snow to ord[ai]n 6 High priests W W ord[ain]ed 1 Bishop & a con[ci]ll[o]r & assisted to ord[ai]n 2 con[ci]ll[o]rs W W ord[aine]d 1 High Counsl [upside-down text] James Woodruff was Bapt[ize]d by Wm Millard in Cambridgeshire was Drowned in a Lake his family left [end of upside-down text]

Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)

I attended the Meeting of the YMMI A 2 Essays read W W spoke 45 M[inutes] S B Y[ou]ng 15 M[inutes] we had a full House & a good time W W gave instruction

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Jan 27, 1884