Wilford witnesses first baptisms for the dead in the Nauvoo Temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 20, 1842 ~ Thursday
20th I attended a general ^special^ conference of
the Church called together in Nauvoo met
at the house of Br Edwards to take into
consideration the conduct of Dr Isacc Galland
who is wronging the Church out of much property
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Galland, Isaac
15 May 1791 - 27 Sep 1858
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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."