John D. T. McAllister becomes St. George Temple President.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 31, 1887 ~ Tuesday
31
I wrote 7 Letters to Leslie, Roskelley, A. M. Tenney
Jesse Moses, Susan C. Scholes, Lot Smith & G Teasdale
People
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Tenney, Ammon Meshach
16 Nov 1844 - 28 Oct 1925
249 mentions
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
695 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Moses, Jesse Tilton, b. 1848
9 May 1848 - 26 Feb 1928
119 mentions
Family
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
181 mentions
Family
Smith, Lot
15 May 1830 - 21 Jun 1892
365 mentions
Missionary
Roskelley, Samuel
1 Jan 1837 - 10 Feb 1914
139 mentions
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
361 mentions
Family
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Seventh Constitutional Convention for Utah held; Congress rejects petition for statehood.
John Taylor dies at the age of 80.
Wilford, as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, becomes the leader of the Church.
Wilford watches John Taylor's funeral procession from Church office to avoid arrest.
To enforce the Edmunds-Tucker Act, Frank H. Dyer is appointed receiver for the government and Church property is confiscated.