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Day in the Life

Sep 21, 1856

Journal Entry

September 21, 1856 ~ Sunday

21st Sunday [FIGURES] H. C. Kimball B. Young J. M. Grant, Joseph &
John Young preached in the Forenoon & by the power of the priesthood &
the Holy Ghost they sent arrows into the harts of men & at the close of
the meeting President Young called upon all the congregation who were
for God & who would covenant to keep his commandments to rise upon
their feet & evry person rose in the congregation


B in the Afternoon Leo Hawkins read the 5 chapter of the book of Helaman
& the propheccy of Samuel the Lamanite then B. L. Clap spoke a short time

People

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Clapp, Benjamin Lynn
19 Aug 1814 - 21 Oct 1865
135 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1403 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
269 mentions
Apostle
Young, John (Jr.)
22 May 1791 - 27 Apr 1870
46 mentions
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
306 mentions
Hawkins, Leo
19 Jul 1834 - 28 May 1859
17 mentions
1 mention
Scriptural Figure

Quotes

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and unto they servants the Presidency of thy church & we dedicate this House unto the[e] from the Foundation to the top thereof And we pray that the spirit & power of the Devil may never have Dominion over any man or power or place in the mind of any man who labours in this room we pray that thou wilt bless us O Lord with thy holy spirit that we may never profane they name in this house or dishonour the Holy priesthood or bring reproach upon thy cause or grieve thy Holy spirit in any way & we ask the[e] to bless us & to prosper us in all things & we pray that thou wilt bring to our rememberance all things which is necessary to the writing of this history & that papers & documents & all things necessary may be brought to us to enable to compile a right, usful, & proper History. I pray the My Father in Heaven that thou wilt bless these my brethrn that are my companions in this office that our hearts may be united in the bonds of the Holy Priesthood according to the Anointings & Endow- ments givingen unto us that we may be one in spirit, in heart, in faith, works as touching the cause & kingdom in which we are ingaged & we ask the to bless all things that pertain to this office & we pray that when thy servants Brigham, Heber, & Jedediah may come to visit us that they may feel the spirit of God & the spirit of peace resting upon them & that they may feel at home with us while they are beneath this roof and may we understand our duties towards them & in all things. we pray thee to hear us in all things & to accept of this dedication & we pray thee to bless our households our wives & children from this time forth & forever. we pray thee also to bless the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles The Seventies & all the Authorities & Quorums of thy Church. And bless those of thy servants who are among the Nations of the Earth & grant that they may be inspired to send tous an account of there works that we may be enabled to keep a true & faithful record that when we have gone into the world of spirits that the saints of God may be blessed in reading our record which we have kept we ask the O Lord to grant these our request & every other blessing which thou seest we kneed And in the End of our probation may we be saved in thy kingdom & the glory of our salvation we will ascribe to God the Father through Christ our Redeemer even so Amen
~ Wilford Woodruff

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).

Sep 21, 1856