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Day in the Life

Aug 17, 1877

Journal Entry

August 17, 1877 ~ Friday

17. I spent the day in the Temple gave Endowments to 95
One half of them Swiss Ordained 32 Elders
J. D. T. McAllister sealed 13 couple D H Cannon 11.
I attended the funeral of Sister Moody wife of John
^[FIGURE]^ M Moody I wrote 2 letters to Sarah and Bell.

People

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Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
141 mentions
Missionary
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
596 mentions
Missionary
14 mentions
Woodruff, Phoebe Arabell Moses
30 May 1859 - 7 Sep 1939
160 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
694 mentions
Family
2 mentions

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St. George Temple, St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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August 19-21, 1877
Wilford's vision of Signers of Declaration of Independence; proxy baptisms for 100 Eminent Men and 68 Eminent Women under Wilford's direction.
August 22-24, 1877
Majority of endowments completed for Eminent Men and Women; some sealings also completed.
September 16, 1877
Wilford publicly shares his vision of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Aug 17, 1877