A day in the life of Wilford Woodruff: March 10, 1840 – Baptisms...

A day in the life of Wilford Woodruff: March 10, 1840 – Baptisms at Benbow Pond On this day in history, Wilford Woodruff baptized twelve people at Benbow Pond in England. He wrote, “I preached at Brother Benbow's, or Hill farm, & baptized 12 persons, 3 of which were preachers.” To read more, visit the link in our bio! #WilfordWoodruff #WritingsOfFaith #BenbowPond #DayInTheLife

A day in the life of Wilford Woodruff: March 2, 1854 – A Day of...

A day in the life of Wilford Woodruff: March 2, 1854 – A Day of Service On this day in history Wilford Woodruff spent the day serving in a nearby ward. He wrote, “I met with the 14th ward at the school house as a fast day for prayer & the worship of God. We had a house full & the spirit of God was poured out upon us. I confirmed 10 that…

A Foundation: Love of God and Fellow Man

On October 6, 1887, Wilford Woodruff helped pen an epistle to the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA). Unable to attend the YMMIA’s conference, President Woodruff and fellow Apostles Joseph F. Smith and Moses Thatcher sent an epistle encouraging the young men of the Church and providing counsel and direction. They offered the young men this counsel for how to leave the conference: On returning home…

A good friend will tell you when you are wrong. Wilford Woodruff...

A good friend will tell you when you are wrong. Wilford Woodruff valued this in a friend. Whose friendship do you value? Tag them here to let them know! #Friendship #WilfordWoodruff #WilfordWoodruffPapers #WritingsOfFaith

A HUGE thank you to all the artists who selflessly shared their...

A HUGE thank you to all the artists who selflessly shared their talents and donated these and several other works of art to benefit The Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation. These paintings, as well as other beautiful art, are part of an auction that is going through Saturday at 6 p.m. MST. Click the link in our bio to check it out! #WilfordWoodruff #WilfordWoodruffPapers #WritingsOfFaith #Art #ArtAuction #Talents

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the October 8 fireside...

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the October 8 fireside in the beautiful St. George Tabernacle! We are so grateful for the Spirit that was there. A recording of the fireside is currently available through the link in our bio! #WilfordWoodruff #StGeorgeTabernacle #TempleDoctrine

A Life Devoted to the Lord

In 1999, Renee Furgeson returned to BYU, determined to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree, when her love of history eventually developed into a love for family history. Renee felt drawn to Church historical events in various classes, which prompted her to write papers on pioneer voyages and immigration.  Renee has dedicated hours upon hours to different projects designed to make Latter-day Saint history universally accessible, such as…

A man who is full of the love of God is not content with blessi...

"A man who is full of the love of God is not content with blessing his family only, but thinks about all of the people in the world, anxious to bless the whole human race." — Joseph Smith #JosephSmith #WilfordWoodruff #MissionaryInspiration #MissionaryWork

A Marvelous Work and a Wonder” | Come, Follow Me March 11-17

A Message from Wilford Woodruff’s Journals

Why did the early Saints of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continue to build their beautiful temple in Nauvoo, Illinois, when they knew they would soon be leaving it?  Perhaps it was for the same reasons that the Israelites desired to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem which had been destroyed so many years before.1 Wilford Woodruff and the early Saints, like the Israelites who…

A New Look at Church History: The Wilford Woodruff Papers Project

A Rewarding Volunteer Project

“One of the things that has touched my heart with this project is that the individuals were just like you and me. They lived, they had their concerns (which were probably not too much different than the ones I have), and for the most part, they remained faithful to the Church,” states Kathi Quantz, a volunteer for the Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation. She continues, “I love that…

A Solid Head | Steven C. Harper | March 5, 2022

A Voice of Warning

A. A. Anderson

A. Alexander

A. Arnold Clark

A. B. Miller

A. B. Tomson

A. Blount

A. Blount was listed on stationery used in correspondence sent to Wilford Woodruff on 23 Oct. 1890. If you have any information that will help us positively identify A. Blount, such as her full name, birth date, death date, or FamilySearch PID, please send a message to contact@wilfordwoodruffpapers.org.