President

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    May 29, 1870 Attention At the close of the Meeting the Presidency & Twelve Apostles were Invited to go down & take Supper in the Pulman Palace Cars. President Young G A Smith & D. H. Wells & O Pratt J. Taylor W. Woodruff & G Q Cannon of the Twelve went down went through the whole train was introduced to all the Gentlement & Ladies & partook of a grand feast with the Board of Directors of the company in going ...
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    Dec 9, 1866 man in this church & kingdom of God of that man forfeited that blessing it would be bestowed upon his children. I met with the Presidency and Twelve at 4 oclok for Prayer. Sister Mary Vose died this morning at 7 oclok Aged 86 years. I preached in the 12 ward in the Evening & called at Sister Sayers whare Sister Vose died Brother Leonard W Hardy the Bishop of the ward accompanied me home & we ...
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    December 24, 1866 ~ Monday Dec 24, 1866 I met [went] to the field got a load of straw met with the council in the Afternoon. I wrote a letter to Uncle Ozem Woodruff December 25, 1866 ~ Tuesday [FIGURE] 25 Chrismas I spent the time mostly at home we had a Chrismas dinner Lorenzo Snow & Eliza Snow his daughter dined with us I spent the Evening at home, Santaclause called upon me & demanded for his Appropriatins $35 which I paid
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    Dec 26, 1866 O Pratt be preached & Published as the doctrine of the Church & not contradicted by us it would not be long before there would be syms [schysms] in the Church this doctrin as Preached in this sermon is fals doctrin if we do not believe that it wouldas necesary for Christ to shed his Blood to save the world, whare is our church it is nothing. This does not set well upon my feelings. It is grievious to me to have the Apostles teach fals doctrines. Now if
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    Jan 1st 1867 I met with the Twelve at the Historians office at 10 oclok we went to President Youngs office at 1 oc[loc]k and President Young wished us a Happy new Year we Blessed us & we conversed with him abot an hour we then went to Elder Kimball, & he blessed us & we Blessed him and had a good time in general we then visited President Wells & blessded each other & we took some refreshments we then ...
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    Jan 17th 1867 John Sharp & wives received their second Anointing at the Endowment House we remained in the council chamber till after 10 oclok January 18, 1867 ~ Friday 18. I spent the day & all night in the Legislative Council till 4 oclok of the 19. we finished the business of the session I met at the prayer room at the Historians office at 12 oclok L E Harrington received his second anointing. G A Smith Anointed him ...
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    Jan 21st 1867 given under heaven whare by men can be saven, and I can tell brother Lyman that that doctrin will send him to perdition if he contin- ues in it, & so it will any man, & such a doctrine would rend this church & kingdom to peaces like an Earthquake. There never was nor never will be a saint on the Earth that believes that doctrin it is the worst herricy man can preach. when the Twelve got through speaking Amasa Lyman wept like a child ...
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    June 9, 1867 ~ Sunday June 9, 1867 I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting in the Tabernacle President Young spoke one hour & 20 minutes Afternoon L Snow spoke 47 minuts & E. T. Benson 30. I met with the Presidency & 12 for Prayer & in the Evening again met at President Youngs office June 10, 1867 ~ Monday 10 I met in the morning at 8 oclok in the ...
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    November 13, 1861 ~ Wednesday Nov 13 1861 I spent the day in the office looking over scraps November 14, 1861 ~ Thursday 14 I spent most of this day looking over scraps November 15, 1861 ~ Friday 15 I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 45 I sealed 11 couple & D H Wells about 20. I spent the afternoon in the office scrap[p]ing the ...
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    December 3, 1861 ~ Tuesday Dec 3rd 1861 I spent the day in the office December 4, 1861 ~ Wednesday 4 I spent the day in the office we had a stormy night December 5, 1861 ~ Thursday 5 A stormy day I rode down to my Farm December 6, 1861 ~ Friday 6th I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to about 50 ...