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Day in the Life

Aug 2, 1844

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August 02, 1844 ~ Friday

2nd. Left Chicago friday morning took stage for Galena
Paid fare $8 rode all day and all night, through a
delightful farming country but we had a ~~dab~~
bad road, had to walk some, had a heavy load
we did not rest much during the night

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Wilford arrives in to attend convention; nominate for President of the United States.

and are murdered while in .

Wilford attends Jeffersonian Democracy Convention in to nominate .

Work on the resumes.

Wilford learns of and death through newspaper article in Times.

Wilford returns to with other members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Meeting where majority of Church members sustain the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as governing body of the Church.

August 12, 1844

Wilford accepts call to preside over the European Mission for one year.

August 26, 1844

Wilford and baptized in for deceased relatives.

August 28, 1844

Wilford and and their children leave for ; Wilford's sixth mission.

Aug 2, 1844