Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 14, 1839 ~ Tuesday
13th & 14th I spent in preparing myself to move to Commerce or Montrose in the Ioway Teritory. I
wrote a
Letter to Elder Milton Holmes by the direcction of the Twelve informing him of his appointment to England
People
Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal. Click on the person's name to view a short bio and other pages they are mentioned on or click on "View in Family Search" to view their FamilySearch profile.
Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
218 mentions
Maine Mission
Places
Browse places mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journal entry on this day. Click on the place names to view other pages where they are mentioned.
Events
View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life. Click on the dates to jump to that day in Wilford Woodruff's journal.
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.