Day in the Life

Nov 11, 1856

Journal Entry

November 11, 1856 ~ Tuesday

11th *** I spent the fore part of the day on a missionary tour I lade
hands
upon 2 persons & blessed them one was sick & in sorrow

I spent the afternoon in the office. A O Smoot dined
with me. An express came in from the teams saying
that the teams had gone to the Sweetwater & hearing
Nothing from the companies they turned back
President Young immediately took measures to raise an express to [go] back immed[iatel]y
& turn the Teams back again to continue back untill they met the company
& several Horsmen went with them


I attended the Bishops Meeting at the Seventies Hall there was a full House
Bishop Hunter spoke & was followed by many of the Bishops & also President
Brigham Young addressed the people & gave them instruction & showed them
their duties as Bishops. W. Woodruff made some remarks upon the
improper course that some of the Teachers were persueing. J. C. Little was
also spoke to the people

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3433 mentions
Apostle, Family
Little, Jesse Carter
26 Sep 1815 - 26 Dec 1893

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
^On the ^ An Express came in from the teams saying that the teams had gone to the Sweet Water and hearing nothing from the companies they turned back. President Young immediately took measures to raise an Express to go directly and turn the teamsters back again to continue back until they met the company and several horsemen were to go with them

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First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
Church membership is 55,236.

Nov 11, 1856