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Day in the Life

May 8, 1884

Journal Entry

May 08, 1884 ~ Thursday

8 [FIGURE] I received 2 letters to day from Br Bleak and
Farnsworth I wrote Letters to R Campbell & Kingsbury
[FIGURES] I ordained Heber Godard to a seventy & set him
apart for a Mission to England I met in council yesterday


I Attended the Endowment House with the Presidency
in the Afternoon I dug out the foundation for a
Ketchen in the Evening

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Goddard, Heber Sutton
25 Sep 1863 - 15 Dec 1904
2 mentions
Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
448 mentions
Kingsbury, Joseph Corrodon
2 May 1812 - 15 Oct 1898
7 mentions
Farnsworth, Moses Franklin
5 Feb 1834 - 25 Feb 1906
155 mentions
Campbell, Robert Lang
21 Jan 1825 - 11 Apr 1874
106 mentions
Missionary

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Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
England

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Daybook (6 December 1883 - 3 May 1884)
a 70 by w w Soren Jensen 2 Farmers Ward Koosharim Piute Co Grass Valley James Woodruff

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May 8, 1884