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Day in the Life

Aug 10, 1837

Journal Entry

August 10, 1837 ~ Thursday

AUG 10th {Having the offer of a ride in Father Carter’s new chaise} I rode in company
with Mrs Woodruff to Cyrus Fenderson's we had an interview
with {Sister} Aphia Woodmans Mother & Brother & sister from thence
we rode to Brother James Townsend & saw Elders Hale & Holmes
sup'd with them & returned to Father Carters whare I was
privileg'd with an interview with Ezra Carter jr & his Lady 20 m[iles]

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Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
14 Feb 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
284 mentions
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Carter, Ezra, b. 1804
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
171 mentions
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Hale, Jonathan Harriman
1 Feb 1800 - 4 Sep 1846
148 mentions
Missionary
6 mentions
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217 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1546 mentions
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Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

——I accompanied Ezra and Fabien Carter, my brothers-in-law, on a fishing excursion; we caught with hooks 250 codfish, haddock, and hake, and saw four whales; it being the first time I had ever seen that class of fish that swallowed Jonah.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1

Sunday the we met a large congregation at brother Justus Eames. After meeting I opened a door for baptism when another sea Captain the brother of Captain Eames offered himself for the ordinance as did also a young lady. I rejoiced greatly to find the captains of the sea enter the New and Everlasting Covenant and as I stood upon the shore after baptising these new members of the Church I addressed the people under the Spirit of God and they were cut to the heart. Things moved along with us in our ministry daily much according the first part of our mission to the Islands of the sea excepting that the Rev Mr Newton and also the Methodist priest turned against and opposed us. I preached baptized visited the other Island of the

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

on the I accompanied Ezra and Fabyan Carter my brothers in Law on a fishing excurtion we caught with hook 250 cod fish haddock and hake and saw four whales

Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

——I accompanied Ezra and Fabien Carter, my brothers-in-law, on a fishing excur- sion; we caught with hooks 250 cod fish, had- dock, and hake, and saw four whales; it being the first time I had ever seen that class of fish that swallowed Jonah.

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Aug 10, 1837