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Day in the Life

Oct 7, 1877

Journal Entry

October 07, 1877 ~ Sunday

7. Met at 10 oclok Joseph F Smith prayed G Q Cannon
then preseted the subject of the perpetual Emigrating fund
and spoke 51 Minuts F D Richards 37 Minuts Mission-
aries were then called Afternoon Sacrament was Adm-
inistered to 12000 people More Missionaries were called
John Taylor spoke upon the Trusteeship 63 Minuts
W Woodruff OE Snow and J F Smith was appointed
a committee to Audit all the Accounts of all the
Officers of the Church and clerks Including the accounts
of the Trustee in trust of the Church There was a vote also
taken to give a susitabe suppoart fto the Twelve Apostle as well
as other Men. W Woodruff spoke 15 Minuts

People

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Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
1968 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1844 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3573 mentions
Apostle

Events

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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.

Oct 7, 1877