Day in the Life

Jun 17, 1844

Journal Entry

June 17, 1844 ~ Monday

June 17th A hand pointing to the right I wrote a letter to Phebe &
done it up in a package with some golden
seal & $12 twelve dollars in silver & sent it
home by Elder G. A. Smith it will reach her
about the first of August. I rode to Royal Oak
in the rain & preached in the evening in the
school house, & spent the night with Mr
Cooper 12 miles

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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
2 mentions
Host
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1579 mentions
Family

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
—I parted with Elder G. A. Smith in Franklin, Michigan, and went to Boston via the Lakes and Albany; met with the Twelve
Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star
—I parted with Elder G. A. Smith in Franklin, Michigan, and went to Boston via the Lakes and Albany; met with the Twelve in
Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
^Ia^ and Michigan^ and preached and held Conferences^ I parted with Elder G A Smith in Franklin Oakland co Michigan and went to Boston via the Lakes and Albany met with the Twelve in Boston

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Wilford completes brick home in Nauvoo; over the next 2 years he lives in it for less than 6 weeks.
Meeting where majority of Church members sustain the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as governing body of the Church.
Wilford accepts call to preside over the European Mission for one year.

Jun 17, 1844