Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)
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Aug 24, 1877
2 High Priest One for Christopher Columbus. Ordained 60,
W Woodruff gave 2nd Anointings to 3 persons 1 Living & 2 dead.
J. McAllister sealed 12 couple D. H. Cannon 18 and sealed
10 children to parents
~ Saturday
25. I spent the day in a variety of Business
~ Sunday
26. Sunday Met at 11 oclok prayer By Henry Eyring
Ebenezar G Depriez spoke 20 M[inutes], Wm White Smith 15 M[inutes]
Afternoon Wm Fenett Prayed Charles Smith spoke 36 M[inutes],
M P Romney 17, H Eyring 12 M[inutes] & W Woodruff 11.
~ Monday
27.
I spent the day in St George And in the Evening I received
A Telegram saying President Young was vary sick and that all
the Quorums would meet in Salt Lake City at 8 oclok to Pray
for him and wished the people of St George to Join at that hour
I Notifyed all the people that I could to join in prayer which
we did throughout the City as far as we could
~ Tuesday
28.
I got Telegram that President Young was vary low
I gathered to gether some 100 Elders & 30 women & we went
into the Temple and clothed ourselves in the Temple clothing and
formed our prayer circles and Prayed through the day and night
untill 2 oclok in the Morning when we all assembled together &
had prayers together and Expressed our feelings upon the
situation of President Young. We then adjourned untill 7 oclok
~ Wednesday
29 Aug 1877 We met in Prayer Circles at 7 oclok
and continued to Pray through the day I received
Telegrams through the day Every half hour which
I communicated to all the prayer circles as they came
up to 4 oclok when I received a Telegram that He di[e]d
at 4 oclok Aug 29, 1877 I dismissed all the prayer circle
Aug 24, 1877 2 High Priest One for Christopher Columbus. Ordained 60, W Woodruff gave 2nd Anointings to 3 persons 1 Living & 2 dead. J. McAllister sealed 12 couple D. H. Cannon 18 and sealed 10 children to parents
~ Saturday
25. I spent the day in a variety of Business
~ Sunday
26. Sunday Met at 11 oclok prayer By Henry Eyring Ebenezar G Depriez spoke 20 Minutes, Wm White Smith 15 Minutes Afternoon Wm Fenett Prayed Charles Smith spoke 36 Minutes, M P Romney 17, H Eyring 12 Minutes & W Woodruff 11.
~ Monday
27. [FIGURE] I spent the day in St George And in the Evening I received A Telegram saying President Young was vary sick and that all the Quorums would meet in Salt Lake City at 8 oclok to Pray for him and wished the people of St George to Join at that hour I Notifyed all the people that I could to join in prayer which we did throughout the City as far as we could
~ Tuesday
28. FIGURES I got Telegram that President Young was vary low I gathered to gether some 100 Elders & 30 women & we went into the Temple and clothed ourselves in the Temple clothing and formed our prayer circles and Prayed through the day and night untill 2 oclok in the Morning when we all assembled together & had prayers together and Expressed our feelings upon the situation of President Young. We then adjourned untill 7 oclok
~ Wednesday
29 Aug 1877 We met in Prayer Circles at 7 oclok FIGURES and continued to Pray through the day I received Telegrams through the day Every half hour which I communicated to all the prayer circles as they came up to 4 oclok when I received a Telegram that He died at 4 oclok Aug 29, 1877 I dismissed all the prayer circle
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