Seventh Constitutional Convention for Utah held; Congress rejects petition for statehood.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 05, 1887 ~ Tuesday
5
I wrote 7 Letters to Jaques, G. Q. Cannon, Teasdale
F. M. Lyman & John Henry Smith, Jesse N Smith,
S Roskelley Thermometer 109 in the shade
People
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Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
277 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2271 mentions
Apostle
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jun 1907
708 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Smith, Jesse Nathaniel
2 Dec 1834 - 5 Jun 1906
153 mentions
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
298 mentions
Apostle
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
450 mentions
Roskelley, Samuel
1 Jan 1837 - 10 Feb 1914
139 mentions
Events
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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.