Day in the Life

May 23, 1843

Journal Entry

May 23, 1843 ~ Tuesday

23rd I dug in my suller in the forenoon &
[FIGURE] Attended a conference of the Twelve in the
afternoon & we had an interesting time
& transacted some important Business
viz we set apart 1 Elders Noah Rogers, Addison
Pratt
, Benjamin F. Grouard & Knowlton
Hanks
to take a mission to the Sandwich
Islands
the spirit of the Lord was with us while
we lade hands upon them & blessed them &
we also set apart Elders Hedlock & J. Carnes
to go to England Elder Hedlock to preside
the blessings that were pronounced upon the
heads of the Brethren were written By Elder Richards

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Wilford assists in publication of the Nauvoo Neighbor (published until Saints leave Nauvoo in 1846).
Wilford serves fourth mission in Eastern United States (with other apostles) to raise funds for temple.

May 23, 1843