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Day in the Life

Jun 3, 1877

Journal Entry

June 03, 1877 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I spent the day at the Tabernacle D H Cannon prayed
Richard Morris spok 38 Miniute & preached a regular
Antimormon sermon followed by David H Cannon who
corrected his sermon spoke 14 Minuts
Afternoon Prayer By M Romney
[FIGURE] I Telegraphed to President Young on the 1 day of June his 77
Birth day making him 76 years old the following

St George Temple, June 1, 1877, To President Brigham Young
Dear Brother All Officiating in the Temple join with me in
this City your seventh seventh Birth day in wishing health
and happiness, and that you may live to see wickedness swept
from the Earth and Righteousness Triumphant Wilford Woodruff

Answer Salt Lake June 1, 1877, W Woodruff
My thanks and Blessings for the words of Kindly Greeting
contained in your dispatch. I desire nothing more anxiously
than to see wickedness swept away and righteousness prevail
My health is good. I leave at 6 oclok for Provo whare we

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
141 mentions
Missionary
Romney, Miles Park
18 Aug 1843 - 26 Feb 1904
36 mentions
Missionary

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April 16, 1877
Wilford resigns as President of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society after 15 years.

Jun 3, 1877