Wilford dedicates the Manti Temple in private services.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 27, 1888 ~ Sunday
27 Sunday I spent most of the day in the House reading
I wrote 1 Letter to Nellie I received a visit from
Marshal Soloman & Heber J Grant. They informed
me that Apostle Erastus Snow died this Evening at
9 Minutes to 7 oclok May 27, 1888
Erastus Snow was born Nov 9, 1818
Died 9 minuts to 7 oclok PM. May 27, 1888
Aged 69 years 6 month, & 9 days
Thus The Apostle Erastus Snow has left us, and gone
into the spirit world to Join with the rest of the Apostles
He making the Twelfth Apostle who has died in the church
since our Arival into these vallies on the 27 [24] July 1847
My turn must soon come I Pray God I may be
prepared for that solemn Event, which awaits us all.
I feel left almost alone, as I am the ownly Man living
who was An Apostle in the days of Joseph the Prophet
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Solomon, Alfred
10 Sep 1836 - 17 Apr 1921
54 mentions
Woodruff, Emma Manella
4 Jul 1860 - 30 Nov 1905
244 mentions
Family
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Heber Jeddy
22 Nov 1856 - 14 May 1945
273 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2369 mentions
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Thus The Apostle Erastus Snow has left us, and gone into the spirit world to Join with the rest of the Apostles He making the Twelfth Apostle who has died in the Church since our Arival into these vallies on the 27 July 1847 My turn must soon come I Pray God I may be prepared for that solemn Event, which awaits us all. I feel left almost alone, as I am the ownly Man living who was An Apostle in the days of Joseph the Prophet
~ Wilford Woodruff
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When Erastus Snow dies Wilford is only living Apostle who served in the days of Joseph Smith.
Wilford directs all 32 stakes to establish Stake Academies to educate youth of the Church.
Church's attorneys obtain commitment from United States Solicitor that temples would not be confiscated.