Day in the Life
Journal Entry
April 21, 1839 ~ Sunday
21st {[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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Boggs, Lilburn Williams
14 Dec 1796 - 14 Mar 1860
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At age 32 Wilford is ordained an Apostle at the temple site in Far West, Missouri.
Wilford receives the official call to serve his third mission.
Woodruffs move to Montrose, Iowa; live in abandoned barracks with Brigham Young's family.
Joseph Smith begins dictating history to scribe James Mulholland; used in Manuscript History of the Church.