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May 9, 1839

Journal Entry

May 09, 1839 ~ Thursday

8th Spent the day in writing this Journal & also the 9th

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 2
for Commerce Ill. on the and arrived on the 10th & sleped with his family in a log home nearly all of the Church who were driven from Missouri soon followed the

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Church leaders escape while being transported for trial with the help of their guards; Church members move to Commerce, Illinois and establish Nauvoo.
Wilford receives the official call to serve his third mission.

May 9, 1839