Wilford Woodruff Papers

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February 10, 1846 ~ Tuesday

10th A fair wind but light breeze we run 5 nots in the evening A strong breeze fair wind smooth sea run 13 nots we had A good short cake & Apple Dumplings for dinner All sai...

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Week 7 - “Upon You My Fellow Servants”

I have had the administration of angels in my day and time, though I never prayed for an angel. I have had, in several instances, the administration of holy messengers. In 1835, at Brother A. O. Smoot's mother's house in Kentucky, I received a letter...

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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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If we stay dedicated to the Lord and continue doing the things we know are right like [Wilford Woodruff] did in the past, and as many other pioneers have done, God will strengthen us and support us.

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