Edmunds Act passed: plural marriage a felony, cohabitation a misdemeanor.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
April 07, 1882 ~ Friday
7 Conference Met at 10 oclok D H Cannon Prayed
L Snow spoke 44 M. said one good thing was
in the Edmunds Bill it made all children Legitimate
that were born from Parents who were married By
Mormon Elders and those who were not married By
them were not legitimate L. J. Nuttall read the
account of the Donatins for the Temple List of Missionaries
called Afternoon Prayer By F M Lyman E Snow
spoke one hour & 13 M. John Taylor spoke 19 M
also 2 M. we Met in council at President Taylors
office as the Quorum of the Twelve upon the Missionary
list for Arizona
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Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
167 mentions
Missionary
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
701 mentions
Apostle
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
278 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1964 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
432 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
708 mentions
Apostle, Family
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First Presidency counsels men to live with "only one wife under the same roof."
Sixth Constitutional Convention for Utah held; Congress rejects petition for statehood on February 23, 1883.