Wilford Woodruff Papers

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December 14, 1858 ~ Tuesday

Dec 14th
In company with Lorenzo Snow, Hyram Clawson, Joseph
A. Young & Patrick Lynch I started from Presidents
Youngs House in his carriage drawn by four Mules for
Fillmore s...

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Week 50 - “May Christ Lift Thee Up”

We should live so as to enjoy the Spirit of revelation that we may know the will of God concerning us in all things. You should not live for yourselves alone for if your affections are not placed on the Lord Jesus Christ and you do not possess charit...

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Who is Wilford Woodruff?

Wilford Woodruff was the fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is known for his success as a missionary and his meticulous record keeping. For more than 64 years, he kept a daily journal of his interactions with thousands of individuals, the inspired discourses of early Church leaders, his missionary efforts in the United States and Great Britain, and his service as an apostle, and later prophet, from 1839 to 1898. Over 25,000 people are mentioned in his Papers.

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Stephen W. Owen