Site for Logan Temple dedicated by Brigham Young.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 06, 1877 ~ Friday
July 6. we gave Endowments to 124, Ordained 561 Elders
WW sealed 5 couple J McAllister [blank] D H Cannon [blank]
[FIGURES] I had five single women sealed to My son
Brigham Young Woodruff who was drowned
in bear River on the 16 June 1877. I also had 1 one sealed
to my Brother Philo Woodruff all of the Hart family D H
Cannon done the sealing
[FIGURES] Marvelous are the ways of the loLord and his deali-
ngs with the children of men, past finding out. I have been
reading this day ^reading^ the first Journal I ever wrote in 1834
in my travels to Kirtland my first acquaintance
with Joseph Smith the Prophet in kirtland and travels
with him to Missoori in Zion's Camp, thein the spring of
1834 And my first acquaintance with President
Brigham Young in Kirtland in the spring of 1834. I met
him going down the Hill from the Temple and Joseph
Smith introduced me to him He gave me a Butcher knife
People
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3435 mentions
Apostle, Family
Woodruff, Brigham Young, b. 1857
18 Jan 1857 - 16 Jun 1877
63 mentions
Family
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
164 mentions
Missionary
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
656 mentions
Missionary
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2359 mentions
Woodruff, Philo
29 Nov 1811 - 25 Nov 1827
21 mentions
Family
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Events
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Wilford's son Brigham drowns in Bear River at age 20.
Church-wide priesthood reorganization directed by Brigham Young includes rebaptism.
Wilford's vision of Signers of Declaration of Independence; proxy baptisms for 100 Eminent Men and 68 Eminent Women under Wilford's direction.
Majority of endowments completed for Eminent Men and Women; some sealings also completed.
Brigham Young dies in Salt Lake City.
Funeral service for Brigham Young held in Tabernacle.
Wilford dedicates Brigham Young's grave.
Apostles meet and agree that John Taylor will be President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.