Wilford witnesses first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 16, 1842 ~ Sunday
16th Sunday I preached at Br Freeman to
an attentive congregation & in the evening I
married Thomas Jones & Mary Mayle
People
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Freeman, John
6 Sep 1804 - 23 Jul 1871
33 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Jones, Mary Ann Mayah
26 Oct 1816 - 15 Jul 1900
3 mentions
1840 British Convert
Jones, Thomas English
5 Apr 1811 - 3 Mar 1885
14 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
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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.
Serial publication of Manuscript History of the Church in Times and Seasons as "History of Joseph Smith."