Item Detail
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17295
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English
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Taken From the Journal of Thomas Ashment, Sr.
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Our Pioneer Heritage
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1965
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8
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418-421
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February 17, 1851 to July 10, 1870. Ashment is ordained a priest and preaches for the first time. Later, he blesses his son and is ordained an elder. Forced to choose between his religion and his employment, Ashment picks religion. He records the announcement of the principle of tithing, his re-baptism, receiving his patriarchal blessing, and the death of his son. He immigrates to Utah on the Minnesota in October 1869, crosses the Plains, and is re-baptized again. Pieces of Ashment's autobiography are scattered between entries.