Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 12, 1839 ~ Sunday
12th Sunday I met in council with the twelve & the q^u^orum's of the seventies we had an interesting meeting some impor
tant things or business was transacted this day It was voted this day that none of the seventies go out to preach unless
they get a recommend from their presidency & they go out under their direction. also a committy was chosen to see to
the families of the Seventies that go out & preach. Also a committy of five was chosen to labour with Elder
Lyman Wight for presenting the subject of poleiticks through the public press in a manner that was derogatory to the
charatcter of the church & closing up what public feeling there was manifest in our favor
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Wight, Lyman
9 May 1796 - 31 Mar 1858
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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.