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Day in the Life

Dec 25, 1845

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People
3

Places
10

Events

Journal Entry

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December 25, 1845 ~ Thursday

25^th CHRISTMAS DAY this is the
second Christmas I have spent in Englang
I took cab in company with Mrs Woodruff
& rode to the rockferry took steemer
crossed the Mercy we called upon Br &
Sister Enion by invitation And partook
of A vary rich Christmas dinner our
daughter Susan Cornelia made one of
the number As she had been liveing with
them for some time past they have under-
taken to make a Lady of her And they
have done well with her she is two years
& 5 months this day & she can read in two
or three syllables quite well we spent
quite a plesent time with them Br Enion
accompanied us across the ~~meeting~~ river
And we all attended A tea meeting of the
Saints held at the Music Hall there wer[e]
3 or 400 sat [at] the tables pertaking of the
bounties of the earth After the repast
was over tables were cleared away Elder
Woodruff was chosen Chairman of the
meeting many speaches was made by
Elders Woodruff, Ward, Hedlock &
A large Numbers of other elders & the
meeting past off well & interesting
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25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897

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December 10, 1845

First endowments for the living administered in the .

Population of 14,000 - 15,000; population of 500,000 - 600,000.

January 8, 1846

First priesthood adoptions administered in the .

January 11, 1846

First sealings of children to parents administered in the .

January 16, 1846

and 40 other Church members (including Wilford's future wife ) leave .

January 22, 1846

Wilford leaves for ; experiences terrible storm enroute.

Feb - March 1846

Main exodus of Church members from . family leaves February 15. Temperature -12 F on February 24.

February 4, 1846

First Church members leave for .

February 7, 1846

On final day of work in temple, 600 received ordinances; total of 5,615 received endowments in .

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 25, 1845