Wilford is appointed to Nauvoo City Council.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 26, 1841 ~ Sunday
Dec 26th Sunday I visited the sick in the morning &
spent the forepart of the day in writing I recevived
A letter last evening from Br Azmon Woodruff
of South Richland under Date Nov 15th 1841
Joseph the Seer called upon me & others of the Twelve
to attend meeting at his house we did so in the
evening & herd many good principles presented
by presidents Joseph & Hyram Smith such as the
following s^p^eak not in tongues to your orwn nation
but to those of annother tongue then if one
of another tongue interpets it will be a sign to the
unbeliever, & then it would condemn those who
heard if they rejected it for the Lord does not
work in vain. Joseph spoke upon the 124 ch
1 Cor—prophesies will scease &c ie A person will
scease or stop prophesying & not continue all
the while &c untill we come to perfection or
a fulness then part work will be done away
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Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
364 mentions
Family
Smith, Hyrum
9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844
425 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2369 mentions
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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.