Wilford is appointed to Nauvoo City Council.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 25, 1841 ~ Saturday
25th Christmas Day was an interesting day indeed to
the Twelve we were invited to a Christmas supper
at Mr Hiram Kimball's it was excellent slaying &
I got a horse & slay & & carried the wives of the
Twelve to Mr Kimballs & home again to the after
our meeting broke up our company consisted of
B Young H. C. Kimball O. Pratt W. Richards Jo. Taylor
& W. Woodruff All with our wives except W. Richard
who waited upon Sister Hyde we had an
excellent feast & before we left Mr Kimball made
each one of the Twelve a present of a lot of land
& mad[e] out a bond for a deed of the whole quorum
each lot worth $50 making $3600 dollars in
all. My Lot was No 4 Block 12 in kimball second
Addition to Nauvoo A warrent tee deed to be
given on or befor the 5th day of June AD 1842
A year ago this Christmas I was in London Eng &
took dinner with Br & Sister Morgan in company
with Br Kimball but we are now again with our families
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Morgan, Benjamin
abt. August 1845
14 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Morgan, Elizabeth George
18 Nov 1787 - 28 Oct 1841
12 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Hiram
31 May 1806 - 27 Apr 1863
37 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Hyde, Marinda Nancy Johnson
28 Jun 1815 - 24 Mar 1886
10 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
Apostle
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Wooden font dedicated in the unfinished basement of Nauvoo Temple.
Wilford witnesses first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple.
Wilford sees Urim and Thummim.
Wilford helps haul stone for the Nauvoo House and Nauvoo Temple.
Wilford appointed manager of the Church's official newspaper Times and Seasons.
Wilford sets type for printing/publishing the Book of Abraham in Times and Seasons.