Wilford is appointed to Nauvoo City Council.
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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