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Apr 21, 1839

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April 21, 1839 ~ Sunday

21^st {[We]} passed throuth Huntsville crossed a 9 mile prairie the ro[a]ds were full
of the Saints that were fleeing from Missouri to Illinois for they were driven from their houses & lands by the
state with Governour Boggs at their head & that to against all law rights & the constitution 630 [miles]

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Wilford, , and finally arrive in , Illinois six months after leaving .

Church leaders escape while being transported for trial with the help of their guards; Church members move to , Illinois and establish .

At age 32 Wilford is ordained an Apostle at the temple site in , Missouri.

Wilford receives the official call to serve his third mission.

Woodruffs move to , Iowa; live in abandoned barracks with family.

begins dictating history to scribe ; used in Manuscript History of the Church.

Apr 21, 1839