Day in the Life

Apr 13, 1884

Journal Entry

April 13, 1884 ~ Sunday

13 Sunday I saw Amasa M Lymans Journals
which He had written for many years. They were
in the Hands of his son MF FM Lyman we Met in the
Meeting House at 10 oclok. It was the first time I was
Ever in the House It has been 16 years since I was last in
this town the Last time I came it was in company with
Brigham Young, Heber C Kimball, Orson Pratt, G. A. Smith
Ezra T. Benson & Bishop John Rowbery was presiding


and to day they are all in the spirit world prayer By D E Harris
W Woodruff spoke 54 M[inutes], G Teasdale 40 M[inutes], Hugh S Gowans President
Charles L Ander 1 councillor Thomas ^M^ Lee 2 councillor
Afternoon John Rowbery died Aprail 4, 1884 would
A coffin John Rowberry died Aprail 4/[18]84 have been 57 in August I Baptized him in
Herefordshire in Aprail 1840 when he was
13 years of age he was born in Aug 14, 1827. He
was buried on the 48 inst And this afternoon
ther laid Before us the body of Mother Gowin Aged 96 years
M F ^m^ Lyman spoke 25 M[inutes], G Teasdale 35 W Woodruff
45 M[inutes]. we then followed the body to the grave W Woodruff
offered Prayer at the grave I spent the Evening in looking
over the History of Noted man Lambert when
He died weighed 728 lbs. Elizabeth Ann Selwood
Paid me $10 as donation to the Temple which I delivered
to Horace Whitney to send her a recept

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
296 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3424 mentions
Apostle, Family
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
267 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
644 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1454 mentions
Apostle
18 mentions
Missionary
Rowbery, John Rowberry
16 Jan 1825 - 4 Apr 1884
34 mentions
1840 British Convert
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle

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Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)
13 Sunday I Met in the Meeting House the f[ir]st time I was ever in it the last time in 67 {shorthand} D E Harris 3 x 2 W. Woodruff sp[o]k[e] M[inutes] 54 G. Teasdale sp[o]k[e] 40 M[inutes] 2 Hugh S Gowans presid[en]t Charles L Ander 1 Co[u]n[c]iller Thomas M Lee 2 Co[u]n[c]iller of Tooele Stake
Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)
Afternoon {shorthand} Br [illegible] F M Lyman sp[o]k[e] 25 M[inutes] 2 G Teasdale spok[e] 35 M[inutes] 7 w w spok[e] 45 M 2 we then foll[ow]ed the body to the grave. Sister Gowans was 96 yr old. w w off[er]ed prayer at the grave 52 x 14 = 208 + 52[0] = 728 Lambert weighed 728 lbs at his Death Elizabeth Ann Sellwood paid $20 for the Salt Lake Temple

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Apr 13, 1884