Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 21, 1839 ~ Tuesday
May 21st I spent this day vary pleasently I rode out on a land excursion in viewing the territory for several miles in th
the regions around Montrose our company consisted of seven persons viz the first Presidency Joseph, Sidney, & Hiram
three of the Twelve Brigham George & Willford one of the Seventy Br Bates Nobles & also Brother Elias Higby making
the eight person Brother Nobles prepared a dinner for the company. we travled over the most beautiful
country I ever saw mostly prairie but some timber Br Joseph's horse ran with him with great speed on the
prairie about a quarter of a mile before he stoped him. The company returned across the river to Commerce about
4 oclock PM. It was about 1 1/2 mile across the Missisippi river from Commerce to Montrose. at about the close of
the day a circumstance hapned that was not so plesenasant Br Josephs B Nobles was plowing a peace for a garden that
he had got of Mr Kilbourn & before he had finished the peace of ground Campbell & his clan came down with
their cloubsuds & took his horses by the bits & ordered him off from the ground Campbell had no right there it was
ownly a mob spirit Br Nobles left the ground to keep the pieace 10 miles
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kilbourne, David Wells
12 Apr 1803 - 26 Apr 1876
6 mentions
Higbee, Elias
23 Oct 1795 - 8 Jun 1843
22 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Campbell, Henry J.
abt. 1810 - unk.
3 mentions
Smith, Hyrum
9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844
425 mentions
Apostle
Noble, Joseph Bates
14 Jan 1810 - 17 Aug 1900
51 mentions
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2369 mentions
Rigdon, Sidney
19 Feb 1793 - 14 Jul 1876
220 mentions
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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.