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Day in the Life

Nov 1, 1889

Journal Entry

November 01, 1889 ~ Friday

Nov. 1st 1889. This morning at about 10:30 we all
started on a fishing tour in the St Mary's River. I
caught 17 small trout. Bro Cannon caught one the
first fish he ever caught in his life. Bro Smith caught 1
Pike about 2 feet long. took dinner at Bro Neils Hansens
near where we were fishing, returned about 8 p.m.
and all took supper at Sister Zina Y. Cards, and spent
the evening together conversing and singing hymns.

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1966 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
2 mentions
Card, Zina Presendia Young Williams
3 Apr 1850 - 31 Jan 1931
22 mentions

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St. Marys River, Ontario, Canada

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November 24, 1889
Wilford receives revelation on politics and polygamy; will not trade religion for statehood.
1890
Church membership 188,000; Utah Territory 210,779; population of 44 United States. 62,948,000.

Nov 1, 1889