Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes
left on mission to
Eastern states, to collect funds for
Temple & Nauvoo House.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 07, 1843 ~ Friday
July 7th I Arose early in the morning laid hands
upon Mrs Woodruff & Blessed her & our daughter
Sarah Emma Phebe Amelia & went to Morrison
landing & spent most of the day at Br L Wights
But at 3 o'clock P.M we left A Morrisons
wharf on Board of steem Boat Rapids in company
with Elders B. Young G. A Smith, E P Magin &
his sister. It is a plesent day & we are all in good spirits
fare to St Louis is $2.50 We arived in Warsaw in
two hours & a half & at Quincy in five & three duall
quarters of an hour. Sister Magin stoped at
Quincy.
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Maginn, Abigail Seekel Ricketson
1825–1847
1 mention
3 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
18 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Wight, Lyman
9 May 1796 - 31 Mar 1858
197 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
344 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Emma
14 Jul 1838 - 17 Jul 1840
165 mentions
Family
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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
I arose early on the morning of ^the^ 7th of
July laid hands upon Mrs Woodruff and blessed
her and our daughter Phebe Amelia and started
on my mission.
On the afternoon of the same
day we left Morrisons Landing on the steam-
boat Rapids. Elders Brigham Young G. A Smith
and myself were together of the Twelve. E. P. Magin
was also in our company. We arrived in [[St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri|St
Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star
the printing-office, until the 7th of
July 1843, when I started on a mission
with Elders Brigham Young and Geo.
A. Smith, to the Eastern States, to
collect funds fo the Temple and Nau-
voo House. I gave bonds in the sum
of two thousand dollars for the faith-
ful return of all monies received.
On my return home in the fall, I
purchased a supply of paper and
other materials sufficient for the print-
ing-office for more than a year, and
Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
office, until the , when I started
on a mission with Elders Brigham Young and
G. A. Smith, to the Eastern States, to collect
funds for the Temple and Nauvoo House; I
gave bonds in the sum of two tousand dollars
for the faithful return of all monies received.
On my return home in the fall, I purchased
a supply of paper and other materials sufficient
for the printing office for more than a year,
Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
Meetings, and the business of the printing office, untill the , when I was
called to go ^started^ on a mission with the rest of the Twelve ^Elders Brigham Young & G A Smith to go into^ into the Eastern States to collect
funds for for the Temple and Nauvoo House. I gave bonds in the sum of two thousand
dollars for the faithful performance of my duty. July 7th I left Nauvoo on the
Steemer Rapids for my mission in company with Elders B. Young G. A. Smith & E P Magin
I travelled with the Twelve and attended conferences with them through the middle &
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Revelation received by Joseph Smith explaining the necessity of eternal marriage for exaltation Doctrine and Covenants 131
Wilford serves fourth mission in Eastern United States (with other apostles) to raise funds for temple.
Revelation regarding new and everlasting covenant of marriage for eternity dictated. Doctrine and Covenants 132:15-20
Wilford arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.