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Day in the Life

Oct 9, 1872

Journal Entry

October 09, 1872 ~ Wednesday

9 Conference Met at 10 oclok Prayer By Joseph Young
Authorities of the Church were then presented & al voted
for unanimously some Missionaries were called to
United States Eurupe & Iceland G A Smith spoke 10 M[inutes]
President Young spoke 58 Minutes & gave a vary interesting
discourse upon Entering into the order of Enoch

At noon I preached a funeral sermon of a child
Afternoon J Vancott Prayed Joseph Young spok 30 M[inutes] G. A. Smith
33 M[inutes] & said He was going to Jerrusalem with a company
of about a dozen Men it would cost about $3000 in gold
could not raise the Money & wished the conference to help him
President Young spoke one hour upon the order of Enoch &
the way the people should live should ke[e]p the law of God, the
word of wisdom set a good Example Employ No doctor
ownly surgeons & have No lawyiers

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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
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
86 mentions
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
306 mentions

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Jerusalem, Palestine, Ottoman Empire

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Oct 9, 1872