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Day in the Life

Aug 31, 1846

Journal Entry

August 31, 1846 ~ Monday

31st Monday In company with B. Young
H. C. Kimbal W. Richards W. Woodruff & A.
Lyman of the Twelve ^and G. A. Smith^ And Cutler, Cahoon
Clapp, Russel Nobles Father Eldridge & two sons
Mathews Flake & others. Started in search of council
Bluffs. we had a plesant day & ride all enjoyed
ourselves well except I suffered much with sore
tongue & mouth in consequence of canker
we rode over Hill & dale about 25 miles & camped
for the night about 12 miles above the bluffs 25

People

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Cutler, Alpheus
29 Feb 1784 - 10 Jun 1864
34 mentions
Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
287 mentions
Apostle
2 mentions
Clapp, Benjamin Lynn
19 Aug 1814 - 21 Oct 1865
135 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
139 mentions
1 mention
Noble, Joseph Bates
14 Jan 1810 - 17 Aug 1900
50 mentions
20 mentions
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle

Places

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Miller's Hollow, Iowa Territory

Quotes

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August 30, 1846 ~ Sunday [FIGURE] 30th Sunday I met at the place of meeting with the 12 & church. Elder Kimbal addressed the Meeting I followed him. Elder Young followed & gave many principles of interest. said we must have exp- erience if we had done right & known how to have Magnifyed the Priesthood we should not have been driven from Jackson County but must have experiec in order to be prepared to govern the kingdom of God
~ Brigham Young
President Young there addressed the meeting And said that it was an Eternal Principle that before God would chose A man to rule any part of his kingdom he must first learn to be ruled And that the Lord was preparing A people for that purpose & fifty years would not pass away before many who are now present will each rule over many more than what I do this day
~ Brigham Young

Events

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October 15, 1846
Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.

Aug 31, 1846