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Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 01, 1860 ~ Thursday
March 1st 1860 This is my Birth day I am 53 years old this day
I felel sensative when I look at these figures, truly how short is
life like a weavers shuttle it soon passes. Man should strive todiligencetly
to make his life useful. He should speak the truth, live honestly,
practice virtue, and set an example generally worthy of imitation
and ever keep in mind that it will pay no man to defraud
his Neighbor, or break the commandmts of God.
I spent most of the day in the endowment House assisting in the
Endowments we gave Endowments to 24, 7 men 17 women H C K
Presided in the labor of the day President B Young attended to the
sealing I attended Orson Pratts lecture upon Natural History & Philosophy
treating upon the motion of Bodies which was quite interesting
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3471 mentions
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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1466 mentions
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Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1088 mentions
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