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Day in the Life

Aug 17, 1856

Journal Entry

August 17, 1856 ~ Sunday

17th Sunday I spent the fore noon at home & afternoon at meeting
& evening in the prayer Circle. President Young preached in the
morning in a vary Edifying manner & Phileman Merrill & S. Woolley
in the afternoon in a vary spirited manner

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Merrill, Philemon Christopher
12 Nov 1820 - 15 Sep 1904
9 mentions
Woolley, Samuel Amos
11 Sep 1825 - 23 Mar 1900
16 mentions

Places

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Woodruff Home, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Events

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Sep 1856 - April 1857
Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).
October 2, 1856
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).

Aug 17, 1856