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Day in the Life

Mar 30, 1887

Journal Entry

March 30, 1887 ~ Wednesday

30 [FIGURE] I wrote Letter to Emma sent a gold ring & to Jaques
Lorenzo Snow and George Teasdale I spent the day
in the Temple


[FIGURES]
I was sealed at the Altar in St George Temple to day for 36 couple
of Dead friends Sister Amelia Young Thompson officiated with
me at the Altar as the female side. {There was some difficulty between Thompson and [Bleak]. It was Saturday.}
^[FIGURE]^ I received 1 Letter from M E Teasdale

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Thompson, Amelia Young Pendleton
18 Apr 1864 - 21 Nov 1932
17 mentions
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
875 mentions
Family
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
502 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
449 mentions
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
439 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family
Teasdale, Matilda Ellen Picton
25 May 1858 - 1 Feb 1893
34 mentions

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

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I was sealed to day at the Altar in the Temple for 37 couple of Dead friends total in the two days 73 couple I find I have still after this date 265 more dead friends to get Endowments fo[r] to finish up my record for 3200 souls for my Father & Mothers House for the Woodruff Hart & Thompson families. it has been among the most pleasing and important Labor of my life to accomplish this work
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Mar 30, 1887