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Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 24, 1877 ~ Wednesday
24. I spent the day at the Temple thank God for the privilege we bapti-
zed 251 for the dead A H Raleigh confirmed 105 H W Bigler 55
David H Cannon 101, W Woodruff 3. I wrote 5 letters to
Phebe A Snow Leslie, Orion, Milton, & Flossy Snow I wrote
a letter to G. Q. Cannon I called upon President Young a short time
then went to the 4th ward school House, and spoke a short time
People
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Raleigh, Alonzo Hazeltine
7 Nov 1818 - 13 May 1901
77 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
157 mentions
Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2243 mentions
Apostle
Bigler, Henry William
28 Aug 1815 - 27 Nov 1900
22 mentions
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
177 mentions
Family
Snow, Milton Woodruff
7 Feb 1868 - 24 Jan 1943
24 mentions
Family
Snow, Orion Woodruff
7 Sep 1866 - 7 Mar 1939
52 mentions
Family
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
341 mentions
Family
Critchlow, Phebe Augusta Florence Snow
7 Aug 1870 - 7 Feb 1964
34 mentions
Family
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First baptism for the dead administered in St. George Temple font.
First proxy endowments administered in this dispensation in St. George Temple.
First proxy sealings and first sealings and endowments for the living in St. George Temple.
Brigham Young asks Wilford and others to write out the temple ceremonies.
Wilford administers second anointing to the first couple in the St. George Temple.
Wilford administers second anointing by proxy for the first time in the St. George Temple.
Wilford receives revelation authorizing proxy ordinances for his family by non-relatives.
In honor of Wilford's 70th birthday, 154 women serve as proxies in ordinances for his deceased female relatives.
Rutherford B. Hayes inaugurated as 19th President of 38 United States.
Wilford sealed to Eudora Lovina Young by her father Brigham Young.
Wilford and others finished writing down the ceremonies and temple procedures.
Wilford administered first adoptions (two couples to Brigham Young) in St. George Temple.