Wilford witnesses first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 17, 1842 ~ Monday
17th I spent the day butchering 20 hoggs for
the Nauvoo house I attended council at Joseph
office with the Twelve
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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
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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."