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Day in the Life

Jan 29, 1837

Journal Entry

January 29, 1837 ~ Sunday

29th Sunday I met at Elder J. P. Greens at 9 AM
in company with 7 others to act as bearers to
convey the corps of Sister Mary Boyington to
the house of the Lord whare a funeral sermon
was deliverd by Elder P. P. Pratt the latter part
of the day was spent in communion & addresses
from Presidents O. Cowdery & J Smith, Jn
JOSEPH blessed us in the name of the Lord &
said if we would be faithful we should
rise above our imbarresments & be delivered
from the hands of our enemies

People

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8 mentions
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2226 mentions
Cowdery, Oliver
3 Oct 1806 - 3 Mar 1850
123 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
523 mentions
Apostle

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Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio

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Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

——Presidents Joseph Smith and O. Cowdery addressed the Saints in the Temple. Joseph blessed the peo- ple in the name of the Lord, and said, if we would be faithful, we should arise above our embarrassments, and be delivered from the hands of our enemies.

Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

——Prests. Joseph Smith and O. Cow- dery addressed the Saints in the Temple. Jo- seph blessed the people in the name of the Lord, and said, if we would be faithful, we should arise above our embarrassments and be delivered from the hands of our enemies.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

commenced at about 6 o clock & continued ^lasted^ till past 10 P.M. Sunday President Joseph Smith and O Cowdery addressed the Saints in the Temple. Joseph blessed the people in the name of the Lord and said if we would be faithful we should arise above our embaris- ments and be delivered from the hands of our enemies.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

Prests. Joseph Smith and O. Cowdery addressed the saints in the Temple, Joseph blessed the people in the name of the Lord, and said, if we would be faithful, we should arise above our embarrassments and be delivered from the hands of our enemies.

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Jan 29, 1837