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Day in the Life

May 23, 1837

Journal Entry

May 23, 1837 ~ Tuesday

23rd Spent several of the Last weeks in labour-
ing with my hands for Elder Joseph Young. Spent
the fore part of this day in attending a Patriarch-
al meeting I wrote a Patriarchal Blessing for
Brother Henry Harmon

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Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
306 mentions

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May 1837
Woodruffs live with Jonathan and Olive Hale; Wilford records patriarchal blessings for Joseph Smith Sr.

May 23, 1837