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Nov 21, 1839

Journal Entry

November 21, 1839 ~ Thursday

21st We walked 8 miles & rode 8 to Br James Ivins from thence to New Egypt 7 miles & stoped
at Mr Thomas Harrisons I preached in the school house to a large congregations from
Hosea 3rd 2 last verses I spent the night at the house of Abram Vintice 23 mile

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Ivins, James
22 Mar 1797 - 3 Apr 1877
Harrison, Thomas
abt. 1798 - unk.

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November 28, 1839 ~ Thursday 28th I spent the day at Mr Tiltons & the night, & had a dream while upon my bed and [FIGURE] in my Dream I saw Mrs Woodruff & notwithstanding we rejoiced much at having an interview with each other yet our embraces were mixed with sorrow for after conversing
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Daybook (8 August 1839 - 12 January 1840)
21st We walked 8 miles & rode 8 to Brother James Ivins from thence to New Egypt 7 miles & stoped at Mr Thomas Harrison's I preached in the school hous to a large con- gregation from Hosea 3:2 last virses I spent the night at the house of Abram Vintice {distance of the day} 23 m[iles]

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Times and Seasons, official Church newspaper, first published in Nauvoo, Illinois (continuously published until February 1846).
Church membership is 16,800; population of the 26 United States is 17,100,000.

Nov 21, 1839