Day in the Life
Journal Entry
September 25, 1873 ~ Thursday
25 Sept 1873 I went to the farm to cut a 5 acre lot of Grass I
[FIGURE] commenced it & set Brigham at it & he broke one of the
fingers that turn the Grass, we went to the city & got it mended
with a new one. I went to the Historians Office with O. Pratt to attend a
a Blessing meeting but no one came & I returned home took my team
& went to the farm felt all right when I left home but when I arived
at the farm a vary strange feeling came over me I turned out my
Horses & went to bed & I vary soon felt as though I was struck with
death & could not live it seemed to be Paralysis & Death I felt that
I could not live an hour all my Blood, spirit, & life seemed to be leav-
ing my limbs & closing around my heart & vitals & I felt as though I
would soon die I sent for My wife Phebe & Br G. Q. Cannon I
also sent for my Neighbor Br Wm Wagstaff to come & lay hands
upon me, a minute seemed an hour to me Brother Wagstaff finally
came when I felt as though I was about to Give up the Ghost. He
laid Hands upon me & I was liberated instaneously. soon Mrs Wood-
ruff G. Q. Cannon & B Young Jr arived they also laid hands upon me
then returned home Mrs Woodruff stoped with me for the night. I
slept quite well
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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
578 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Brigham Young, b. 1857
18 Jan 1857 - 16 Jun 1877
63 mentions
Family
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2243 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1580 mentions
Family
Wagstaff, William
1848-1892
7 mentions
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