Day in the Life

May 17, 1844

Journal Entry

May 17, 1844 ~ Friday

17th It still continues to rain. We met
two families of the Saints moveing to Nauvoo
We rode to Ottaway called upon Br Sanger
& took dinner saw Br Buzzurd, Lightfoot.
we found an advertisement for some of
the Twelve to attend a meeting at the
Court House & deliver a lecture upon
the subject of Gen Smith views of the
goverment &c Elder G. A. Smith stoped and
attended to it, had about 300 present

I continued on to the Lasalle Branch of
about 50 members from Norway I preached
to them & had a good time & spent the
night at Br Goodman Hogus distance 25 m[iles]

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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1 mention
Host
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844

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Wilford completes brick home in Nauvoo; over the next 2 years he lives in it for less than 6 weeks.

May 17, 1844