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Day in the Life

Dec 20, 1845

Journal Entry

December 20, 1845 ~ Saturday

20th [FIGURES] I recieved 2 letters wrote 4 Mrs
Woodruff bought A bill of goods today to
prepare for her journey. I spent the even[in]g
at home I read the 16 No of the VI vol of
the Times & Seasons containing the minutes
of the first conference ever held in the
Temple of the Lord in the City of Joseph
I also read an account on in the Liverpool papers
of the Commencement of an allianc of all protesta[n]t
churches against the Roman Catholics

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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1546 mentions
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Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois

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February 7, 1846
On final day of work in temple, 600 received ordinances; total of 5,615 received endowments in Nauvoo.
February 15, 1846
Times and Seasons stops serial publication of the Manuscript History of the Church (history ends with events on August 11, 1834).

Dec 20, 1845