Day in the Life

May 21, 1884

Journal Entry

May 21, 1884 ~ Wednesday

21 I went to the Temple M. W. Merrill was Apointed & orda[ine]d
& set apart to Preside over the Logan Temple President Taylor
was Mouth. S Roskelley set apart as Temple Recorder By
G Q. Cannon ^ A hand pointing to the right^ The first Baptisms in the Logan Temple was
administered By David Cannon. F. D. Richards was the
first Baptized for his health and the renewal of his covenants
He was confirmed By John Taylor & G. Q. Cannon. Sister
Rachael Grant was Baptized for her hearing seven times. many
Endowments were given during the day quite a Number of the
young Brethren had a wife sealed to them among the number
M. F. Cowley Keys crossed President Taylor officiated in sealing a wife to one ^two^
of his sons. W Woodruff gave 2nd Anointing to Wm B Preston
and wives and to L John Nuttall wife & 2 dead J. D. T McAllister
gave 2nd Anointing to C O Card & wife. D H Wells sealed 19 Couple
& J Taylor 2 & 9 sealings for the Dead.

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Card, Charles Ora
5 Nov 1839 - 9 Sep 1906
260 mentions
Missionary
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
156 mentions
Missionary
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2221 mentions
Apostle
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
644 mentions
Missionary
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1944 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
Merrill, Marriner Wood
25 Sep 1832 - 6 Feb 1906
162 mentions
Apostle
Cowley, Matthias Foss
25 Aug 1858 - 16 Jun 1940
40 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Roskelley, Samuel
1 Jan 1837 - 10 Feb 1914
Preston, William Bowker
24 Nov 1830 - 2 Aug 1908

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May 21, 1884