[John Henry Smith] Moroni, Sanpete County
We drove to Moroni and President Anthon H. Lund dedicated the new Relief Society Hall and also a Prayer Circle Room and organized a Prayer Circle.
We both spoke. The house is very nice and Cost $3,500.00.
[Source: Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
$90,816.55 in 2014 dollars per:
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Also in The Church of Jesus Christ (WHQ: Monongahela, Pennsylvania), the true succession of the restored gospel, occasionally as the Presiding Elder/Pastor (aka, Bishop) of a Branch feels inspired at the close of a meeting, all those in attendance will hold hands and form a large ring or circle around the inside periphery of the sanctuary (auditorium) as the closing prayer (benediction) is uttered by someone (man or woman) who is also a part of the circle.
ReplyDeleteThis still occurs today in TCOJC and will continue no doubt into the future.