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Day in the Life

Jul 3, 1838

Journal Entry

July 03, 1838 ~ Tuesday

3rd I arose in the morning refreshed by sleep & after once more partaking of the bounties of earth together
we bowed our knees before the Lord & offered up our morning sacrafice before a throne of Grace. I then
took the parting hand with my Father Mother & Sister Eunice & also my native land once more I bid
farewell. I then walked to Mr Whitmers & took conveyance into Hartford. I then walked to Tolland
from thence to Stafford & spent the night distance of the day 36 miles

People

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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
540 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Azubah Hart
31 Jul 1792 - 20 Mar 1851
251 mentions
Family
Webster, Eunice Hart Woodruff
19 Jun 1821 - 15 Jun 1853
258 mentions
Family
Whitmer, John
27 Aug 1802 - 11 Jul 1878
52 mentions

Places

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Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut
Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut

Related Documents

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the morning of , I took leave of my relatives and my native land, and started on my return to Maine.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

—I started for the State of Maine, and arrived at father Carter's,

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

to the office of a Priest and administered the sacrament unto them. On the after committing myself father Aphek Woodruff and his household into the hands of God I bid them farewell and again ^I^ started for the state of Maine. I walked most of the

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the morning of , I took leave of my relatives and my native land, and started on my return to Maine.

Daybook (9 May - 9 July 1838)

3rd I arose in the morning refreshed by sleep & after having prayers with the family I took the parting hand with Father Mother & Sister Eunice & bid them with my native home once more fare well may the Lord delivere those of my friends from the powers of temptation that try the Souls of men that dwell upon the ear[th] I walked to Mr Whitmans & took carriage from there into Hartford I then walked to Tolland from thence to Stafford & spent the night distance of the day 36 miles

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August 9, 1838
Wilford receives news of his calling as an apostle; and call to go on mission to England with apostles.

Jul 3, 1838