Day in the Life

Jun 17, 1887

Journal Entry

June 17, 1887 ~ Friday

17 In company with Brother Thompson I started for pine valley
at 10 oclock we watered at Dimond valley and nooned in the
valley South of the summet after leaving Brother Thompson had
a roll of beding tied up and we lost it out of the Hind End
of the waggon but did not miss it untill 10 oclok at
night had traveled 10 miles since Nooning Brother Thompson
walked back 4 miles but did not find it we drove on to
Brother Bennits & spent the rest of the night we arived at 1 oclk
Distance of the day from St George to pine valley 40 Mils

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Bennett, Charles William
25 Jan 1838 - 18 Jan 1921
11 mentions
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
264 mentions
Missionary

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Diamond Valley, Washington County, Utah Territory
Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah Territory
St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
[upside-down text] they in last 4 Miles did not find it we traveled on to Brother Bents at the Mill got there at 1 c 40 M[i]l[es] 187 r[e]c[eiv]ed Letters fr[o]m Croff Bula & [illegible] Delght Dinwoody Jesse Moses Sp[i]ght Jaques
Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
Friday 17 June In company with Brothr Thompson I started for pine valley at 10 c we found at the Bottom of the Big Hill Brothr Thompson Beding was rolled up & tied with a rope we lost it out of the High end of the waggn aftr Diner we did not [k]now whre & did not Miss it untill we got 10 miles finding it Emp[t]y it was Dark Br T went west on foot & [soon] followed with a Horse [end of upside-down text]

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July 25, 1887
Wilford, as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, becomes the leader of the Church.

Jun 17, 1887