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Day in the Life

May 18, 1888

Journal Entry

May 18, 1888 ~ Friday

18 Keys crossed We Met in the upper room & I set Daniel H Wells
Apart to Preside over the Temple L Snow set apart
Lund to be his Assistant. After considerable conversation
we bid ade to All in the Temple. Before leaving I consecrated
upon the Altar the seers stone that Joseph Smith found by
Revelation some 30 feet under the Earth carried By him through life


We left the Temple at 12 oclok rode to Ephraim toook dinner
with Kanute Peterson then took carriage at 2 oclok & we
crossed the Mountain to the rail Road crossing 2 Miles North
of Nephi and took a private car and rode to the Farmers
Word whare I arived at 2 oclok & went to bed for the night 135 Miles

People

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Lund, Anthon Henrik
15 May 1844 - 2 Mar 1921
122 mentions
Apostle
77 mentions
Missionary
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2347 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
692 mentions
Apostle, Family

Places

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Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory
Manti Temple, Manti, Sanpete County, Utah Territory
Nephi, Juab County, Utah Territory

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I felt to thank God that I had lived on the Earth to once More have the privilege of Dedicating another Temple in the Rocky Mountains unto the Most High God And I Pray God my Eternal Father that He will protect the Manti Temple and all other Temples we have buuilt in these unto His Holy Name that they may Never go into the Hands of the Gentiles our Enemies to be defiled by them
~ Wilford Woodruff
May 18, 1888 ~ Friday 18 [FIGURE] We Met in the upper room & I set Daniel H Wells Apart to Preside over the Temple L Snow set apart Lund to be his Assistant. After considerable conversation we bid ade to All in the Temple. Before leaving I consecrated upon the Altar the seers stone that Joseph Smith found by Revelation some 30 feet under the Earth carried By him through life
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Daybook (July - November 1887 and April - October 1888)
18 I set D H Wells apart & L Snow [set apart] Brother Lund we spent several hours in council in council we then bid good by to all in the Temple & rode to Ephraim took Diner took carr[ia]ge & rode tover the Mountain to the rail road 2 Miles North of Nephi we took special car & rode to Farmer Ward took cariage & rode to Emmas & sp[en]t the night Distance of the day 130 Miles went to bed at 2 {[shorthand]}

Events

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June 14, 1888
Wilford directs all 32 stakes to establish Stake Academies to educate youth of the Church.
July 9, 1888
Church's attorneys obtain commitment from United States Solicitor that temples would not be confiscated.

May 18, 1888