James Bedell McKean
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Excerpt:January 1, 1872 ~ Monday Jan 1, 1872 It is snowing most of the day I called upon President G. A. Smith in the morning had some conversation with him I then called upon President Young & spent Near an hour with him I Bid him a happy New Year after conversing a short time with him I took John Henry Smith & went to the City Hall & visited Hosea Stout, Brother Blythe, B ...Dates:January 1, 1872 January 2, 1872 -
Excerpt:April 15, 1872 ~ Monday to April 19, 1872 ~ Friday April 15, 1872 15, to 19. I spent the week laboring in the City & at the farm planting potatoes [FIGURES] & Puting in Garden I received 3 letters & wrote 2 to Wilford & Saxe we received the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of the U. S. at washington in favor of the Trials of the L. D. Saints under the ...Dates:April 15, 1872 April 19, 1872 April 20, 1872 April 21, 1872 April 22, 1872 April 23, 1872 April 24, 1872 April 25, 1872 April 26, 1872 April 27, 1872 April 28, 1872 April 29, 1872 April 30, 1872 May 1, 1872 May 2, 1872 May 3, 1872 May 4, 1872 -
Excerpt:March 1, 1875 I met with the officers of Zions Saving Bank & in the Evening I Attended a party of the Seventies at the 14 ward school House March 2, 1875 ~ Tuesday 2 I spent the day making Posts March 3, 1875 ~ Wednesday 3rd I spent a part of the day in the Endowment House we Baptized 250 persons for the dead D H Wells sealed 40 couple & W Woodruff 59 c[ouple] March 4, 1875 ~ Thursday to ...Dates:March 2, 1875 March 3, 1875 March 4, 1875 March 5, 1875 March 6, 1875 March 7, 1875 March 8, 1875 March 9, 1875 March 10, 1875 March 11, 1875 -
Excerpt:March 17, 1875 ~ Wednesday March 17, 1875 [FIGURES] Glory Halleluhah The Lord has herd and answered our Prayers, and Judge J. B. McKean is removed out of his place, and Isaac C. Parker of Missouri is appointed in his place as Chief Justice of Utah and Oliver A. Patten of west Virginia register of the land Office in Salt Lake City. McKean has been the most unjust tyranical Judge ever sent to Utah ...Dates:March 17, 1875 March 18, 1875 March 19, 1875 March 20, 1875 March 21, 1875 March 22, 1875 March 23, 1875 March 24, 1875 March 25, 1875 March 27, 1875 -
Excerpt:Oct 9, 1875 I will also say we have many Bishops & Elders who have but one wife who are abundantly able to support more but their wives will not let them do it, any man who will permit a woman to lead him and bind him down is of but little account in the Church o& Kingdom of God this law of the patriarchal order of marriage & pluraliy of wives is a Revelation & Commandment of God to us ... -
Part of Discourse 1884-06-01Excerpt:a time in organizing the church, performing miracles, etc. He was a very poor man. Did not have wherewith to pay his taxes until he sent Peter to catch a fish with money in its belly for that purpose. As Christ gave his life for others, so it was to be the same with others, Joseph Smith gave his life. It was necessary for the Testator to seal his testimony with their blood. It seems as though this was to be the case from before the ...