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Aug 10, 1856

Journal Entry

August 10, 1856 ~ Sunday

10th Sunday I attended at the tabernacle morning & afternoon prayer Circle
at 4 oclok. 14th ward Meeting at 6 oclock I spoke upon Home manufacture
& carrying out the council of the presidency. Gilbert Clements preached in
the morning upon Home Manufacturing, followed by President Young
Br F Kesler spoke in the afternoon followed By J. M. Grant & H. C. Kimball
we had a spirited Meeting through the day. A Company of men

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kesler, Frederick
20 Jan 1816 - 12 Jun 1899
55 mentions
Missionary
29 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1401 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
271 mentions
Apostle

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
a company of men were called to go on mission some to Europe and some with brother Blair West on an exploring tour. Elder Thomas Bullock our chief clerk in the Historian's Office was among the number bound for Europe. The First Presidency—Brigham Young Heber C. Kimball and Jedediah M Grant spent the afternoon of the next day in hearing the Minutes of the April Conference of 1844 read which was the last Conference the Twelve spent with the Prophet Joseph before his death The next two days the Presidency and Daniel H. Wells were in the Office hearing History read. On the second day we finished up to the death of Joseph in Carthage ^Jail^ The brethren felt full and that they had heard enough for one day. We all dined at Brother Kimball's namely the Presidency Daniel H Wells and myself. On the same day I attended a meeting, in the Fourteenth Ward, of the Agricultural Society and organized an auxilary Branch of the Agricultural and Manufacturing Society and appointed Bishop Hoagland President and Charles H. Basset John R Winder David Candland and Gilbert Clements Directors Next day I met in council with Jesse C Little

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Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).

Aug 10, 1856