Joseph Smith directs Church members to stop proxy baptisms in Mississippi River, wait for completion of Nauvoo Temple font.
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Foxall, Hannah Woolsey
1823-bef. 1860
3 mentions
1840 British Convert
Luce, Malatiah
1772-abt. 1849
28 mentions
Maine Mission
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Wilford and Phebe move into their own home for the first time in their married life.
Wilford is appointed to Nauvoo City Council.
Wooden font dedicated in the unfinished basement of Nauvoo Temple.
Wilford witnesses first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple.