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Day in the Life

Mar 2, 1887

Journal Entry

March 02, 1887 ~ Wednesday

March 2 1887
This was an important day in my History. The saints in St George
Met in the Temple to day to get Endowment for my Dead. There was 122
persons got Endowments to day, & 28 Females & 45 men got Endowments
for Me, total 73 This was in commemoration of my 80th Birth day
I addressed them at the Veil, the first time I had spoken to any
of the Saints in the capacity of a Meeting for 26 Months except one
at
St George I had Adopted to me the following Persons in the Temple

(Calvin Stratton, 2 Gabrilla Stratton, 3 Martin Stratton)
(4 Great Grand Mother in Law Stratton his wife, 5 Timothy Stratton)
(Adopted to Wilford Woodruff & family)

At the close of the labor of the Day I rode to Wm Atkin &
spent the night 10 Miles

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St. George Temple, St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory
St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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January 13, 1887
Edmunds-Tucker Act passed by Congress: disincorporated the Church and Perpetual Emigration Fund; authorized confiscation of Church property.

Mar 2, 1887