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Day in the Life

Jan 11, 1847

Journal Entry

January 11, 1847 ~ Monday

11th I met in council with the Twelve at Br Bensons and
spent the day we had a good time. we spoke upon the
principle of our lives being threatend by our enemies &
prayed that we might ever be deliverd from there hands

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Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle

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1847
Church membership is 34,694.
January 19, 1847
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.

Jan 11, 1847