Wilford Woodruff Papers

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January 19, 1883 ~ Friday

19 [FIGURE 10] I received 1 Letter from M F Farnsworth I spent the
day on Zions Camp. Thermometer stands from ° zero to 2 degrees
below in the Middle of the day

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Week 3 - “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”

In the first place, I will say that the Prophet Joseph taught us that Father Adam was the first man on the earth to whom God gave the keys of the Everlasting Priesthood. He held the keys of the Presidency, and was the first man who did hold them. Noa...

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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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