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Day in the Life

Jan 6, 1842

Journal Entry

January 06, 1842 ~ Thursday

6th I crossed the Miss River in company with
Elders Hyrum Smith, H. C. Kimball, & John Taylor. it
was thawing & much water on the Ice we got our
feet much weet but we went to Zerehemla held
A CONFERENCE, discontinued the stake appo-
inted A presiding Elder over the branch, saluted
no man by the way dind not eat or drink & retur-
ned not by the way we went. walked in all 10 miles

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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Hyrum
9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844
400 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle

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Mississippi River, United States
Zarahemla, Lee County, Iowa Territory

Events

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February 3, 1842
Wilford appointed manager of the Church's official newspaper Times and Seasons.
February 19, 1842
Wilford sets type for printing/publishing the Book of Abraham in Times and Seasons.

Jan 6, 1842