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Day in the Life

Jan 2, 1882

Journal Entry

January 02, 1882 ~ Monday

2 We took cars at 4 oclok spent near 2 hours in Ogden took
Breakfast with F D Richards we arived in S L City at 11:40 [A]M
[FIGURES] President John Taylor opened the Gardo House at
11 oclok to receive the citizen & wish them a happy New
Year He shook hands with over 2000 people and in the
Evening Joseph F Smith myself & several of the Twelve
laid hands upon his last son about 2 month old and Blessed
him his Father being Mouth and sealed upon him the name
of Samuel. P. The Gardo House had been fitted for president
Taylor By a committee appointed which cost some $15000.

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Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
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Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1843 mentions
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Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3573 mentions
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Jan 2, 1882