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Day in the Life

Dec 25, 1869

Journal Entry

December 25, 1869 ~ Saturday

25 Christmas I called upon President Young & G. A. Smith, in the
morning I attended the school of the prophets many Questions were
asked President Young answered them. Lorenzo Young asked if
the Spirits of Negroes were Nutral [neutral] in Heaven He said someone
said Joseph Smith said they were President Young said No they
were not there was No Nutral spirits in Heaven at the time
of the Rebelion all took sides. He said if any one said
that He Herd the Prophet Joseph Saiy that the spirits of the Blacks
were Nutral in Heaven He would not Believe them for He
herd Joseph say to the contrary all spirits are pure that

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2227 mentions
Young, Lorenzo Dow
19 Oct 1807 - 21 Nov 1895
122 mentions
Missionary

Events

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1870
Church membership 90,130; population of Utah Territory 86,336; population of 38 United States 39,820,000.
February 1870
Utah women given the right to vote; Liberal (non-Mormon) Party formed opposing People's (Mormon) Party.

Dec 25, 1869