Wilford serves fourth mission in Eastern United States (with other apostles) to raise funds for temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 08, 1843 ~ Tuesday
8th In company with the Twelve and about
150 Saints we left the city on Board of a
steemer for an excursion. As we glided over
the water we passed the New frigate Rariton
of sixty four guns which had been lanched but
a short time & saw the building that coverd
the Pensylvania 170 gun ship the Largest
in the world, we Past on to Gloster Point
& spent the day in the following amusment drinkig
Ice water Lemonaid, & feasting, sailing, fishing,
swinging, walking singing, & discussing vario
us subjects &c. The following subject arose
for discussion is the Prosperity of any religious
denomination a posative evidence that they
are right. Elder J. E. Page contended for the
affirmative & Elder J M Grant for the negative
After which the chairman arose & said that
Prosperity of any people was no positive evidence
of their being right & decided accordingly which
was Elder B Young. After taking our suppers
we returned to the boat & crossed again to
the city. Elder Page Preached in the evening
But I returned home to Br Hammers & spent
the night. Distance of the day 12 m
On my return to the city my mind was deeply
9th A vary rainy day exercised concerning
Mrs Woodruff which continued through the
evening with the impression that she was in distresse
or afflicted, I prayed for her before the Lord
& my mind was relieved
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
Page, John Edward
25 Feb 1799 - 14 Oct 1867
123 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
Hammer, Samuel
1780-1862
6 mentions
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Revelation regarding new and everlasting covenant of marriage for eternity dictated. Doctrine and Covenants 132:15-20
Wilford arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.